Unilag releases post UTME results, says 17,935 were successful out of 31,955 candidates.

University of Lagos has released results of its 2015 Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to a statement signed by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information, Mr Olagoke Oke, 17, 935 candidates out of the 31,955 that sat for the entrance examination were successful.

 “A total of 17,935 candidates passed the screening test with a minimum score of 40 per cent. To this respect, 309 candidates did not show up for the test while 118 candidates were disqualified for failure to follow the instructions for the Computer Based Test (CBT). A total of 393 results were initially withheld on suspicion of malpractice but on further scrutiny, 271 of these results have been confirmed as cases involving malpractice. We will continue to withhold them for further investigations, while the remaining 122 results have been released. The cut-off marks for admissions into the various programmes offered by the university have since been released on the university website,’’ the statement said.

All candidates who participated in the examination are expected to visit the university’s website www.unilag.edu.ng for the cut-off marks and individual scores.