In the 2015/2016 Post UTME exams, 1.3 Million Nigerian students registered for the exam, out of that number only 90,000 candidates were admitted into universities after the exam, making the ratio 09.11% of 100%.

In the 2020 Post UTME exams, 1,352,988 candidates scored 120 and above while 275,206 scored 200 and above, meanwhile the official minimum cut off mark for gaining admission that year, was 160.

We think these statistics raise the questions, why does Post UTME seem so difficult to pass? And how do I pass my own Post UTME?

You, shouldn’t concern yourself with the first question, instead, you should focus on how to pass your Post UTME so that you don’t just scale through by meeting the cut-off mark, but you really pass with flying colours.

Our guide on How To Pass Post UTME will provide you with some tips on how to achieve this.

How To Pass Post UTME

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Any serious Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidate should know that 50% of passing the exam is based on how well you prepare for it, and without preparing properly you have already failed, even before you take the exam.

Read And Understand Past Questions
Take A Mock Test
Learn Basic Computer Skills
Take Tutorials
Try Solving Questions Without A Calculator
Ensure That Your O’level Result Is Good
Strive To Pass
To avoid failure here is how to passfor the Post UTME:

1. Read And Understand Past Questions

Do not undermine the importance of the Post UTME past questions, by completely ignoring them. If you want to pass, you can get the previous Post UTME questions of the university you wish to attend, and start studying them.

Doing this can give you a clear idea of how the school sets their questions, what type of questions are most likely to appear, in which topics and how many questions they set.

Another sure way for you to acquire accurate past questions is for you to find a subject’s JAMB past question from previous years and start solving them, try to also focus on the English Language, as most Nigerian universities’ Post UTME screening contains more English Language questions than on other subjects.

Check out this link to Post UTME Past Questions hub we created.

2. Take A Mock Test

Post-UTME is nothing like the WAEC exam, where you are first given a mock test to assess your capabilities. You are the one who will give yourself a mock Post-UTME test if you really want to pass the exam.

What you need to do is simply get those past question papers we discussed in the first point, and quiz yourself from them. When you are done with the exam, mark the correct answers you got using the past questions’ answer sheet.

3. Learn Basic Computer Skills

Computer literacy is an essential skill for this exam, as most universities will set a computer-based Post UTME for their candidates. On this note, you need to familiarise yourself with how a computer works as well as simple things like how to type in information into it.

During the test, you can still ask the officials anything you don’t understand about the computer test, however, learn what you can on your own.

4. Take Tutorials

If you are finding it difficult studying alone, you can form a study group with your close friends, or you can register at a centre that offers Post-UTME tutorials for aspiring candidates.

These types of tutorials are important, as they teach you working strategies and hints which you can use to boost your performance during the exam, and practising also gives you an idea of how you may perform in the exam so that you can redouble your efforts.

5. Try Solving Questions Without A Calculator

Using a calculator to solve equations can make things easier for you, but it also won’t hurt for you to learn how to solve the past Post-UTME questions without using a calculator to do so. This is because you may not be allowed to use a calculator inside the exam hall, so you really need to learn how to do without it.

6. Ensure That Your O’level Result Is Good

Putting in a good effort to pass your Post-UTME exam is a sure way to pass, but you have to double-check yourself to ensure that you have a good level result grade, as some universities may request for your grades when you are taking the exam.

Make sure your o-level result is good so that it won’t affect your admission in any way.

7. Strive To Pass

Failure starts with your mind, if you already have the mindset that you will fail, then it will happen like that. But if you aim to pass, then every effort you put in towards passing the Post-UTME will pay off.

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