Jamb Marking Scheme 2025/2026 For All Subjects

I’m sure most people would love to know Jamb Marking Scheme as it will help them know if their scores are correct.

Well you don’t have to worry about not knowing how Jamb do their calculation because in this post, we are going to break everything down for you.

One thing to keep in mind when writing your jamb examination is that questions don’t carry equal mark and that is why it has always been hard for some people to determine how jamb do their marking.

Jamb Method of marking is unique and very simple and if you look at what we have provided for you below you would understand why I said it is simple and unique.

Jamb Marking Scheme For 2025

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board popularly known as Jamb is an organization founded by the federal government and charged with the responsibility of accessing every student that want to enter into the tentiary institution.

Previously we provided for you all the processing you need to take for your Jamb registration for 2025 and also how to get your NIN for Jamb registration. 

The highest score for Jamb is 400 point, which mean for the four subjects every students is supposed to write, your total mark there is your Jamb score.

Every subject is award a total score of 100, so if you get 50 in each of the 4 subjects, then your total jamb score should be 200 point.

If you are able to meet up with the Jamb Cut-off mark, then you will be given admission by Jamb first before your school can give you.

How JAMB Mark UTME

If your looking for answer to questions like, “how does Jamb mark their exams?” Then your on the right place as the answer you seek will be properly explain here.

To all the students looking for Jamb marking scheme, Jamb grading secret, average score or number of questions I. JAMB UTME will get all the answers they sick here.

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We have read a series of confusing posts on this topic before conducting our own research to develop something very official. We personally contacted JAMB officials/Admin and reviewed the syllabus before compiling this information.

Rest assured, nothing is left out in this post. Yet, we have made it as concise as possible for you.

We will break things down by subjects.

1. JAMB Method Used To Mark/Score English in UTME

Use of Englis has the total of 60 questions, this means that jamb will set the total of 60 questions for all citizen irrespective of which school or course you are going for.

But this doesn’t mean that the total score for the Use of English is 60 marks in all. In fact, it’s 100 marks for this compulsory subject.

UTME English Marking: Evaluation/Assessment

SECTION A: Comprehension/Summary

Comprehension Passages Questions	3 marks each
Cloze Passage Questions	2 marks each
Reading Text (the Life Changer) Questions	1 mark each

 

NOTE: A cloze passage is a reading exercise where certain words are left out, and students have to fill in the blanks with the correct words. Their answers are considered correct if they exactly match the missing words. This is also called REGISTER.

SECTION B: Lexis Structure

Sentence Interpretation Questions	2 marks each
Antonyms Questions	2 marks each
Synonyms Questions	1 mark each
Sentence Completion Questions	1 mark each

 

SECTION C: Oral Forms

Question Test on Oral

1 mark each

 

If the total score for English set for you is 60 but you scored 50, JAMB calculates your percentage like this: 45/60×100 (in percentage) So, your mark will be 83.33%.

This calculation aligns with the official JAMB syllabus explanation for their 100 questions standard.

SECTION A: Comprehension/Summary

a	1 Comprehension passage	5 Questions
b	1 Cloze Passage	10 Questions
c	1 Reading Text	10 Questions

SECTION B: Lexis and Structure

a	Sentence Interpretation	5 Questions
b	Antonyms	5 Questions
c	Synonyms	5 Questions
d	Sentence Completion	10 Questions

 

SECTION C: Oral Forms

Oral Forms

10 Questions

Total: 60 questions

2. JAMB Method Used to Mark Other Three Subjects UTME

Since you have three other subjects besides English, here is the official marking scheme for them.

JAMB sets 40 questions for each of the other subjects. Each question is worth 2.5 marks. So, the three subjects together add up to 300 marks (i.e., 40 x 2.5 x 3 subjects). In other words, each of the three subjects will have a total of 100 marks (40 x 2.5).

The Calculation for Each of the Other Subjects

If you score 35 out of 40 in each of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology (for example), JAMB calculates your percentage like this: 25 X 2.5 = 63% (in percentage) that will be 25/40 %

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Assuming you score the same in the other two subjects, each will also give you 63%.

Finally, your UTME score will be calculated as follows: 75+63+63+63 = 263 over 400.

This is just the simple way that Jamb scores you and it is quiet simple.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the total score for Jamb?

The total score jamb give is 400, that means each course will have 100 and every student is meant to write only 4 subjects.

How many people scored above 200 in Jamb?

Well, according to jamb, the last exam, over 300k students scored above 200 which is more like the Bench mark for Post UTME of some universities.

How Is Jamb Calculated

Jamb Score has the total 400 points, whkch means each subject has 100 point, each point from the 4 join together will give your score over 400

Conclusion

In the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam, candidates earn one mark for each correct answer. There are no penalties for wrong answers, so it’s a good idea for candidates to answer all questions, even if they’re unsure.

A candidate’s total marks in the JAMB exam make up their overall JAMB score. This score is used to determine if they are eligible for admission to a university or other higher education institution in Nigeria.

It’s important to remember that the JAMB score is just one part of the admission process. Other factors, like the candidate’s performance in the school-based part of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the cut-off marks set by the institution they are applying to, also matter.

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