All 2026 candidates, pay attention to this
📝 NUMBER OF QUESTIONS & TIME
You’ll be given 180 questions to answer within 2 hours.
📊 HOW IT IS SET:
📘 English Language – 60 questions
📘 Three other subjects – 40 questions each
👉 Total questions = 180
🎯 TOTAL MARKS AVAILABLE
The exam is marked over 400.
⚠️ NOTE THIS WELL:
JAMB does not subtract marks for wrong answers.
So even if you’re unsure, it’s better to attempt the question.
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📊 HOW MARKS ARE GIVEN
📘 English Language Section
Different parts carry different scores:
🔹 Comprehension – 3 marks per question
🔹 Cloze test – 2 marks each
🔹 Novel questions – 1 mark each
🔹 Interpretation & Antonyms – 2 marks each
🔹 Synonyms & sentence completion – 1 mark each
📘 Other Subjects (3)
✔️ 40 questions per subject
✔️ Each subject totals 100 marks
📊 OVERALL SCORING:
✅ English – 100 marks
✅ Subject 2 – 100 marks
✅ Subject 3 – 100 marks
✅ Subject 4 – 100 marks
🎯 TOTAL = 400 MARKS
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