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How Not To Fail JAMB CBT Exams This Year

Posted on September 29, 2025 By CampusTimesNG 2 Comments on How Not To Fail JAMB CBT Exams This Year

Do you fall among this category? You have been failing JAMB CBT Exams every year? You need to scale through JAMB CBT Exams this year? You want to be among the highest scorer this year? I know students preparing for JAMB CBT Exams wants these problems solved.

In my years of experience and research, I have discover that students who score high in the Examination are psychologically prepared not to fail.

This article will not only teach you how not to fail. It will also mentally and psychologically place you ahead of your colleagues during the examination.

Don’t be surprise, I came, saw, and conquered this problems. So let me show you how I passed my JAMB CBT.

How To Avoid Missing JAMB exam

Do Not Forget These Instructions:
  1. To avoid missing your JAMB UTME examination ensure you travel to your JAMB exam venue at least 3 or 2 days prior to your exam date.
  2. Identify the examination centre, and study the nature of traffic that occurs before the hour preceeding the exam.
  3. Determine whether to book an hotel space or find a day’s accommodation or squart in order to avoid lateness.
  4. Ensure you get to the exam venue at least 2 hours before the starting time.
  5. Take with you adequate writing materials.
  6. Don’t forget to have a good breakfast, but avoid drinking too much water to delay frequent visiting of the toilet.
  7. Take prior adequate medication to avoid falling sick on exam day.
  8. Be confident of yourself and pray before you start your exam.

The following tips will help…

How Not To Fail JAMB CBT Exams

1. You Must Have A Plan

Have you heard of an adage that says ” You plan to fail when you fail to plan “. Planning should be very essential in our daily activities.

When you enter the exam hall, decide on the subject to write first and the sequence to write them. Don’t forget that all JAMB questions carry almost equal marks. answer the ones you know better.

Also, you must make adequate plan to knowing your CBT center, beating traffic and arriving there at least 1 hour before exam sitting.

2. Know Your Course JAMB Required Cut Off Marks

You must know the cut off marks for the course you want to apply for. Some courses are more competitive than the other. e.g Medicine.

Knowing the cut off marks on time will encourage you to study harder and be prepared to cross through the hurdles.

Similarly, You must also know the JAMB Subject combination for the course you want to apply. The Knowledge of this will prevent you from registering wrong subjects.

3. Practice JAMB CBT Software & Past Questions

The days when JAMB Exams were written on paper are gone. This examination is now computer based. It is no longer a new thing. Every candidate is now aware that they have to take the exam using a computer with an internet connection.

With this in mind, you should practice JAMB CBT past questions with a computer or a mobile software. you can download the free version of these software here.

More importantly, learn to always time yourself while practicing your past questions with these software. you should be serious about it.

If for instance, you are given 45 minutes to answer each paper, you should train yourself with 40 minutes. This technique will help you during real exams. you need to be smart and know this tactics.

4. Start Your Exam Preparation Now

If you don’t want to fail JAMB CBT this year, you must start your preparing now. You don’t need to wait until the wee hours to the exams.

Of recent, JAMB exams are usually conducted in the Month of April or May. It is not a bad idea if you start preparing 5 months to the exams. what fails most students in JAMB is their inability to prepare for exam in time.

5. Be Self Confident 

You need to be confident in yourself. This is where your psychology comes to play. If you go through the tips highlighted above, there is no reason why you should be scared  of passing JAMB CBT.

Be positive in your thinking. Determine within yourself that ” I will not fail JAMB CBT exams this year if some candidates can score high”. Memorize this line every time and it will work for you. You can thank me later !!!

If you have other tips or ideas on how to not fail JAMB CBT Exams this year, you can share them with us by using the comment section below. Thank you!!

Recommended Link:7 Practical Ways To Study For Long Hours Without Losing Concentration

What To Expect On JAMB CBT Exams Day

You will be given two hours to answer 180 questions; 60 for English, and 40 for each of the other subjects. Speed and accuracy matter a lot. If you have been using the JAMB CBT Mobile App (for Android mobile phones) and JAMB CBT Software (for Desktops and Laptops), the examination should be simple enough.

Important Computer Keyboard keys to remember

If you are using the keyboard, here are the most important keys;

N – To move to the next question
P – To go back to the previous question
A – To select option A on a question
B – To select option B on a question
C – To select option C on a question
D – To select option D on a question
S – To submit your exam (Be Careful)
R – To Cancel Submit (and RETURN)

The above will be stated before you start the exam, so you should read the instructions properly before starting.

However, you should note that there are actions you may not be able to perform using the keyboard. In this case, you must use your Mouse (or track-pad). These are;

If you need to switch from one subject to another. That is if you want to answer a particular subject before going to another.
If you need to use the on-screen calculator at the top right corner of your screen.
The on-screen calculator will be available on the screen for candidates who will be taking subjects that involve calculations.

 

NOTICE TO JAMB UTME CANDIDATES:

JAMB UTME CBT HAS FOUR (4) BATCHES EACH DAY

The UTME will commence on April 25, 2023.

1st Batch, Will Commence By 7:00 am

2nd Batch, Will Commence By 9:00am

3rd Batch, Will Commence By 12:00pm

4th Batch, Will Commence By 3:00pm

 

JAMB Comprises Four(4) Subjects

(1). English = 60 questions in 40 minutes.

(2). 2nd Subject = 40 questions in 27 minutes

(3). 3rd Subject = 40 questions in 27 minutes

(4). 4th Subject = 40 questions in 26 minutes

A total of 180 questions and 2hours.

10 Questions will be from the JAMB recommended reading text.

Use an average 40 seconds to answer each question.

 

JAMB 8 keyboard keys Features

A – For option A
B – For option B
C – For option C
D – For option D
R – For Reverse Question
N – For Next Question
P – For the Previous Question
S – For Submit

Take note of these 8 Keyboard Keys Features as you might not be provided with a mouse on the examination day.

Do not forget to share this article to help friends and colleagues if this article has sufficiently provided you with Informative preparedness for the coming JAMB CBT Exams.

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Comments (2) on “How Not To Fail JAMB CBT Exams This Year”

  1. Dalmas says:
    February 7, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    Can i study psycology in unilag with the jamb combination of ENG, BIO, GOVT AND YORUBA

    Reply
  2. TechyList says:
    May 31, 2023 at 6:03 am

    Good advice! I’ll definitely be following it.

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