The results of the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission to the Federal Unity Colleges’ JSS1 have been made public by the federal government.
One candidate received the highest score of 203 on the exam, according to Minister of State for Education Dr. Yusuf Sununu, who revealed the results at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday.
Sununu reported that 4,360 candidates were absent from the exam, out of the 71,291 candidates who registered for it. Of those, 66,931 took it.
“Out of the maximum attainable score of 210, one candidate obtained the highest score of 203, while 13 candidates obtained the lowest score of one.
“This year, an unprecedented number of 52 candidates (two candidates from Lagos State and 50 candidates from Rivers State) were involved in examination malpractice.
“For the examination conducted for the Federal Government Academy (FGA), 2,649 candidates registered for the examination, 2,336 candidates sat for the examination, and 313 candidates were absent.
“The highest score for this examination is 180, while the lowest is five,” he said.
The minister said the standards for admitting eligible applicants to Federal Unity Colleges remained unchanged.
He states that the requirements for admission are as follows: 60% merit, 30% equality of state, and 10% exigency.
He thus gave the ministry’s Senior Secondary Education Department the mandate to make sure that all admissions procedures were completed on time and following the standards mentioned earlier.
“As you are all aware, it is common knowledge that our Federal Unity Colleges have become the first port of call for most parents in the country.
“I want to assure all Nigerian parents that the government will continue to do its best to improve on infrastructural development, feeding, and teacher quality for effective teaching and learning in our colleges,” he added.
