The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that 501 blind candidates will sit for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide between April 28 and 29.
Chairman of the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG), Prof. Emeritus Peter Okebukola, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing held in Abuja.
The JAMB Equal Opportunity Group was established in 2017.
The group is tasked with ensuring a fair and inclusive UTME process for visually impaired and other special needs candidates.
According to Okebukola, the examination for visually impaired and other special needs candidates will cover 20 subjects.
“The candidates take the same test papers as their sighted counterparts. Standards are not lowered in any form,” he said.
He emphasized that the process mirrors that of the general UTME to ensure equity and uphold academic standards.
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