Candidates who participated in the recently rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are celebrating remarkable improvements in their scores, with many reporting jumps of over 150 points compared to their initial results.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of the rescheduled examination on Sunday, bringing relief to approximately 379,000 candidates who sat for the resit following widespread concerns over mass failures in the initial examination.

The examination board had previously reported that over 1.5 million out of the 1.9 million candidates who took the 2025 UTME scored below 200 marks out of a possible 400, prompting public outcry and calls for investigation. JAMB later acknowledged that technical and human errors had negatively affected candidates' performance, necessitating the resit.

Alex Onyia, Chief Executive Officer at EDUCARE, shared one candidate's dramatic improvement via his X handle @winexviv: "This is the first JAMB resit result I woke up with. This youngster was wrongly graded 170 due to the error and now 301 in just 48 hours of preparation. Finally, our students have been vindicated."

Several candidates and parents have taken to social media to share their success stories. One candidate with the username Dumem #DubemSylvia wrote: "From 151 to 307. God is awesome", while Ezubelu Valentine reported an improvement from 154 to 333 marks.

A relieved parent, David Busola, posted: "Yes oooooo! I am soooo happy!! My daughter scored 302 in the resit exam!!! All glory to God!"

Educators are also celebrating their students' improved performances. Samuel Olusanya shared: "My student that was given 146 now scored 332! The one that was given 160 now scored 305! The one that was given 170 now scored 308! I'm the happiest teacher on Earth!"

Another X user, Engreb, expressed gratitude: "Thank you for all you did, my niece was wrongly credited with 161 previously and after the resit, she scored 285. JAMB nearly shattered her dreams of becoming a Nurse."

The significant score improvements appear to validate JAMB's admission of technical errors in the initial examination. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, had reportedly considered resigning over the incident, highlighting the seriousness of the situation.

This development brings relief to thousands of candidates whose academic futures were temporarily jeopardized by the examination errors. With the corrected scores now available, many students can proceed with their university admission plans with renewed confidence.