UTME 2026: Arts Student Scores 49 in English, Her Complete JAMB Result Goes Viral

• An arts student who wrote the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has made her result public after checking it via SMS
• The student admitted that she was overjoyed as soon as she saw her UTME result, as it was what she manifested that came to pass
• So far, JAMB has released over 1.89 million results for candidates who took the examinations from April 16th to 18th, with more to be out

Mary, an arts student, has celebrated herself on TikTok owing to her performance in the 2026 UTME.

The young lady posted her UTME result after checking it via SMS, and could not contain her joy.

Arts student's UTME result

In a TikTok video shared on April 19, Mary danced excitedly, with a screenshot of her UTME result on her screen.

According to Mary, she was very happy when she saw her result, adding that it was what she manifested that became a reality.

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"Immediately I saw my result I was so happy Omo finally #jambite #jamb #2026.

"#fyp i manifested my result and I got it ooh," Mary wrote.

Mary scored 49 in English language, 47 in economics, 56 in government, and 54 in Christian Religious Studies (CRS), bringing her aggregate to 206.

Internet users were divided over how she celebrated her performance, with some sending her congratulatory messages.

How much does preparation method affect student's performance?

Legit.ng asked Azoyenime Samuel Chukwuemeka, an OAU student who got 372 in the 2025 UTME, about how much a preparation method affects a student's performance in the UTME, and he replied:

"Now this is a practical question. Why do I say so? After JAMB, as I got admission to my university of choice (OAU) as an Aerospace Engineer undergraduate, months later I started a JAMB tutorial (AZOZ TUTORS) and held countless seminars to assist students nationwide in preparation for the next UTME and beyond. Unknowingly to me, I was exposing myself to see the big problem facing students concerning this exam in particular. Just to name a few.

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"I noticed that it's not that some students are not preparing for the UTME exam, but they are doing so in the wrong way. Many just read, read, read textbooks without reading with the JAMB syllabus. JAMB has helped your life 60% by dropping the syllabus..."

Speaking further, he said:

"It's like a cheat cos you know where to expect questions from. Therefore, students neglecting the JAMB syllabus would end up reading more than or less than is required, which would hurt them deeply in the exam hall. Also, I noticed that students don't prioritise CBT practice, no matter how many times it is being spoken to in their ears. My director back then in secondary school always says something: " You can't prepare for an exam without doing an exam".

"Simple but 1000% accurate. We all know JAMB is a Computer-Based Test; still, many students don't combine reading with actually testing themselves using the exact exam condition and simulations. That's why, funny enough, on the exam day, in fact in the exam hall, you'd see many candidates struggling with how to use the mouse, or how to finish 180 questions in 2 hours or how to use the keyboard to answer questions sef. Very terrible.

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"Another thing is that students, especially the ones offering calculation subjects, don't realise the importance of knowing some mathematical stuff before the exam. Things like multiplication tables, rules of divisibility, squares and cubes, prime numbers, square roots of common prime numbers and so on. These are things many top scorers won't say. They are a lot to say, but time would fail me. I would just say study top scorers and see their history, realise how they passed through the process and conquered, then do likewise and even more.

"The method in which you prepare must not be haphazard unless it would negatively impact your desired JAMB score. Ensure that your preparation is an active, smart, strategised and highly consistent one."

See her UTME result in the TikTok video below:

UTME 2026: Lady's result stirs reactions

Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the JAMB candidate's result below:

A M E E R A H 💅🌸❤️ said:

"Congratulations 🍾. I claim it for myself too."

_ 😊lย๓เภ🫠tгєรєץ💞 said:

"Same score with me, dear."

I am blessed 🙏 said:

"Congratulations, Asa. I tap from ur result."

🌬𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡defender said:

"Omo, since on Thursday now I write my results never come out."

Ola Mide said:

"Me get 207 last year dey no give me admission."

👹✨️ƐBUBƐ~CHŮKẄŮ🥷💨 said:

"I’m still looking forward to checking my own also, I sat for the exams today."

ℙë𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕁𝕙ä𝕪 said:

"As I check my result like this, joy full body."

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In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a young man who checked his UTME result had raised an alarm after receiving an unexpected text message from JAMB.

Law aspirant weeps over her UTME result

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a law aspirant had broken down in tears after seeing her 2026 UTME result.

The law aspirant revealed that she was one of the candidates who wrote the UTME examination on April 16. According to the young lady, she scored 267 in the UTME, which fell below her law cutoff mark of 297. She admitted that she is disappointed in herself for scoring below the cutoff mark.

However, she has vowed to study harder for her West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) as she is determined to still study law this year, despite her UTME result. Social media users have reacted to the law hopeful's UTME result.

Source: Legit.ng