Many Candidates and Parents have been wondering how Jamb is Markets and How it is graded over 400 since Jamb Questions are not up to 400. Learn how Jamb is Marked and Scored.
It is absolutely true that Jamb has reduced the number of questions to be answered in the UTME. However, Jamb still scores each subject over 100%. Jamb Sets 60 English Questions and 40 Questions from other subjects.
You are simply answering 180 Questions in Jamb. These questions are marked by the computer according to the marks Jamb assigns to each subject.
The total score you can get in a subject is 100. The highest you can score in Jamb is 400. And the minimum you can score is above zero.
For example, if you are required to answer 40 questions in Mathematics and you were good enough to score 20 over 40 correctly, Your score will be divided by 40 multiplied by hundred percent (20/40×100 = 50). Then you have a Jamb scored of 50 in Mathematics.
Let’s See something below:
- Total Score Obtainable for Mathematics = 40 Marks
- Assuming your score in the subject = 30 Marks
- Provided each question carries equal mark
- Total percentage =100%
Your Jamb Score will be = (30/40)x100 = 75. Do you understand?
Now you may be asking, what if I score 40 over 40? The grading remains the same. Jamb will divide your 40 by 40 and multiply by 100. This will leave you with a score of 100%.
Does it apply to all Subjects? This calculation does not apply to Jamb use of English. Jamb English questions do no carry equal marks. Jamb comprehension passages usually carry more marks (Usually 3 marks each) than other questions.
In a case where Questions carry different marks, the total marks you scored will be divided by the total possible mark and multiplied by 100. This is to ensure that you don’t score above 100 in a subject. The Jamb Computer is programmed to do all that.
If there are five questions with 3 marks attached after each comprehension passages and Jamb decides to set two passages; then you will score 30 marks by answering only comprehension passages correctly. Other questions will then sum to 70 marks to complete 100 total marks.
How?
- One passage is five questions
- Two passages equal to 10 questions.
- One question carries 3 marks.
- 10 times 3 equals 30.
After the whole calculation, your mark will be divided by the total mark obtainable and multiplied by 100. This will give you your Jamb Score.
Hope you understood the Jamb Score Calculator above? Feel free to let me know how you feel using the comment box and don’t fail to share. Now, read how to score high with Jamb past questions.
T boy says
Gud evening sir how can i score high in jamb
Davidson says
Read ur books
Trish says
Since in utme English only one comprehension is given, will it still be 3marks for each correct comprehension?
Rahman says
Please those that are going to write on the first day that is (june19) should please help us with the questions they remembered and the blog owner should compile them to make a post and give solution to the questions:(
Anonymous says
You are making sense please guys what do you say to this?
Glory Bocco says
Thanks
Anonymous says
Good evening sir,I thought jamb score will be deducted if a question is answered wrong,so some students prefer not to answer an unknown question than answer on guessing that can reduce mark,why is that so ,sir
Thanks
Anonymous says
No negative marking !
Yusuf david says
God bless u
Timileyin says
Morning sir , pls what is the subject combination for political science
Anonymous says
How come people get 99 and other odd score 91
Anonymous says
He just explained that in the post that English questions carry three marks and three is an odd number so failing a question can prompt a odd score noted!?
God's will Emmanuel Edem says
Pls sir I want to study medicine and surgery
So pls I would like to know the subject combination and my cut off mark
Abass Omephue says
chemistry
biology
physics
English
God's will Emmanuel Edem says
Please sir I don’t have an Instagram account so sir please help me because I don’t have money to further and it’s only a Facebook account that I have
I’m from akwa ibom and I reside in uyo
timilehin says
I want to be a computer programmer which subject should pass
Abdurrasheed d salihu says
Pls Sir what is my subject combination I want to study medicine and my cut of Mark
Imo Emediong says
From what you’ve written above question in every subject apart from use of English carries 2.5 marks. So how in the name of God can someone score 74,91 or even 89 in a subject.
GBENGA says
Sir. i want you to ask question and my questions goes like this. I bought jamb form and I my first choice was Mass com. My second choice was English. My third choice was Mass com as well. Till the next they day. I heard from the news no Mass com. And my subject combination was English, litrature, government and Yoruba. Sir what do you think I can do sir. Thanks
Johnson says
Pls sir
What re the subject I should study for computer science
Anonymous says
Maths English physics and chemistry
Fu'ad says
I saw English Maths Physics and Biology somewhere, am also a Comp Sci student but what u typed that’s what I also choose and I later heard about that one I typed just now
Blhexoftz says
I also saw I eng,math,phy and agric
Zubby Micheal says
Yea
Idowu says
Please sir subject combination for Estate Management
Walters precious says
Pls sir jamb combination of political science
Prince Godsent says
Good morning sir , pls whats the subject combination for medicine
Anonymous says
English, chemistry, biology, physics
Anonymous says
Please sir, what’s the subject combination for microbiology
samson akangbe says
I samson akangbe How to download jamb questions and answer to my mobile phone
Stanley says
Please sir what are the JAMB subject combination for microbiology?
Okiemut says
English
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Lekan says
Jamb said total score 130 is it also means ur cutt off mark i.e 130/400
Grace says
Oh I got 198
Adebowale peter says
Can’t they help us by adding more marks for us
Kimberly palma says
Wow,thank God,I had,290in jamb,going for medsurge
Anonymous says
Wish u best of luck, I swear u really tried
Kelvin says
Please what are the materials you use
Anonymous says
thanks for the info.But do calculations also attract higher marks?
Samuel Yusuf says
What kind of exams is this.
Jimoh AMINU Woru Gbere says
When will the result be released. They should let us know our fate na