{"id":118652,"date":"2025-05-12T15:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=118652"},"modified":"2025-05-12T15:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:10:51","slug":"poor-jamb-scores-in-south-east-ex-uniziks-vc-demands-review-of-algorithm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/poor-jamb-scores-in-south-east-ex-uniziks-vc-demands-review-of-algorithm\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor JAMB Scores in South East: Ex-UNIZIK&#8217;s VC Demands Review of Algorithm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Widespread outrage has erupted across the South East, particularly in Anambra State, following the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, which many parents, educators, and students have described as unusually poor and troubling.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reacting to the development, former Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, and Chairman, School Management Board of Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS), Onitsha, Professor Ilochi Okafor (SAN), has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to urgently review its scoring algorithm.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof. Okafor, in a statement on Sunday, May 11, 2025, questioned the integrity of the scoring process, citing a troubling trend in which several high-performing candidates from Anambra and other South Eastern states scored below expectations, with many clustered between 130 and 180 marks.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Why are UTME scores in Anambra and other states so low? The JAMB algorithm must be reviewed,&#8221; he demanded.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Describing the situation as deeply concerning, Prof. Okafor said, \u201cThis year\u2019s UTME results have triggered confusion, frustration, and suspicion, particularly among students who are known to be academically sound and who had adequately prepared for the exams.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He noted that historically, students from Anambra and similar education-focused states have performed exceptionally well in national examinations. However, the 2025 UTME outcome has disrupted that record, raising questions about the fairness of the system.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the senior advocate, JAMB&#8217;s automated scoring and moderation mechanism, designed to detect exam malpractice and adjust scores accordingly, might have backfired or malfunctioned.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt appears that once a centre is flagged for suspected irregularities, all results from that location are automatically subjected to downward moderation. This blanket penalty approach punishes innocent candidates along with the guilty,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Okafor described this as a flawed system that undermines trust and jeopardizes the academic future of thousands of hardworking students.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cImagine a student who studied diligently for months, aced mock exams, and walked into the UTME hall confidently, only to end up with a score of 160. For such a student, that score could mean lost opportunities in competitive fields like medicine or engineering,\u201d he lamented.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He stressed that such experiences damage not just the morale of students but also the credibility of the examination body.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a solution, Prof. Okafor called for the immediate implementation of an instant score display mechanism at the end of UTME sessions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf the UTME is truly a Computer-Based Test (CBT), there\u2019s no justification for withholding scores for days. Instant score display will enhance transparency, allow early error detection, and restore faith in the system,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that globally respected examination bodies prioritize fairness and transparency, and JAMB must follow suit to maintain its integrity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOnly a transparent process can inspire trust,\u201d he concluded.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses Widespread outrage has erupted across the South East, particularly in Anambra State, following the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, which many parents,&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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