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 JAMB List Top 13 Scorers Of 2024 UTME

. Pegs Cut-Off Mark At 140 For Varsities, 100 For Polytechnics, Others

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday, unveiled the list of the top scorers in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The announcement was made by JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, during the ongoing policy meeting of the Board in Abuja.

The scores range between 363 to 367, which is the highest in this year’s examination.

Here under are the top scorers of 2024 UTME:

1. Olowu David – 367 (Ondo State)

2. Alayande David – 367 (Oyo State)

3. Orukpe Joel – 367 (Edo State)

4. Emmanuel Jeremiah – 366 (Akwa Ibom State)

5. Essiet Etini – 365 (Akwa Ibom State)

6. Ezenwoko Zara – 365 (Abia State)

7. Umoh Joshua – 365 (Akwa Ibom State)

8. Mamudu Abdulraham – 364 (Edo State)

9. Adeleke Abdulbasit – 363 (Kwara State)

10. Echem Victor – 363 (Rivers State)

11. Etute Emmanuel – 363 (Edo State)

12. Jedidiah Chidiebube – 363 (Imo State)

13. Adesanya Oluwatimilehin – 363 (Ogun State)

Prof. Oloyede praised the students for their exceptional performance and highlighted the competitive nature of this year’s examination. He noted, “The dedication and hard work of these students are commendable, and their scores reflect the high standards we aim to uphold in our examinations.”

The top scorers hail from various states across Nigeria, showcasing the diverse talent pool in the country. Olowu David, Alayande David, and Orukpe Joel all achieved the highest score of 367, representing Ondo, Oyo, and Edo States respectively. Close behind is Emmanuel Jeremiah from Akwa Ibom State with a score of 366.

Prof. Oloyede encouraged all UTME candidates to continue striving for excellence, emphasising that the Board remained committed to maintaining the integrity and credibility of its examinations.

In another development, JAMB has approved 140 as the cut-off mark for 2024 admission into the nation’s universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively.

The National Minimum Tolerable UTME Score (NTMUS), popularly known as the cut-off mark, for 2024 admission into tertiary institutions was arrived at on Thursday during the 2024 annual policy meeting on admissions, which was held at the Body Benchers, Headquarters, Abuja.

The meeting was held following the successful conduct of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). A total of 1,989,668 registered candidates sat for this year’s UTME.

Out of the 1,989,668 registered candidates, 80,810 were absent, while a total of 1,904,189 sat for the UTME within six days of the examination.

The policy meeting was chaired by the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, and decided following recommendations by the heads of institutions.

Registrar of JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, who announced the cut-off marks, explained that individual institutions were at liberty to raise their minimum benchmark approved at the policy meeting but could not go below what was approved for various institutions.