How Many Questions Will JAMB Set This Year 2024/2025
How Many Questions Will JAMB Set: What is the Number of question JAMB sets in UTME Exam?, how many questions are in JAMB Per subject?, how does JAMB set their questions? How JAMB Questions Set for 2024 UTME Exam?.
Hey SAVANT! In today’s episode of my “JAMB Doctor Series” I will provide you with the total number of questions JAMB will set for students in this year’s JAMB, and possible ways to tackle JAMB questions. I know it is a lot to take in, Just breath, trust me you will be fine. ?

It is pointless going to the battle field without first arming yourself with the appropriate information about your enemy (enemy in this sense would be JAMB), if you are really serious with the battle and have the intention to win, then questions like…
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…How many troops or Soldiers will I be coming against, and how can I bring myself to over power them, becomes a pertinent question.
Now, relating this to JAMB, if you are indeed serious about passing JAMB, then you should be interested in knowing the number of questions (Troops or Soldiers) you will be up against, and possible ways to answer them correctly (Overpower them)
That is what this episode “How Many Questions Will JAMB Set This Year 2024/2025” will help to answer, all you have to do from your end is take a glass of chilled water and read through diligently… Don’t worry, you can thank me later.
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Before I begin, there is something I need to tell you; JAMB reduced the total number of questions that they set for students and consequently the time given to answer them.
This reduction was first implemented in 2018/2019 UTME and since then, this new number of questions have been maintained (the new normal)
Now that you know, lets head straight to the topic proper… ENJOY!
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How Many Questions Will JAMB Set This Year

The total number of questions you will be expected to answer in 2023/2024 JAMB UTME Exam is 180. This is unlike the 250 Questions students were expected to answer in the previous JAMB (2018 Downwards).
Below is a table that shows the number of questions for each subjects offered in JAMB…
SUBJECTS | TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ASKED IN JAMB |
---|---|
Use of English | 60 Questions |
Mathematics | 40 Questions |
Chemistry | 40 Questions |
Agricultural Science | 40 Questions |
Biology | 40 Questions |
Commerce | 40 Questions |
Physics | 40 Questions |
Government | 40 Questions |
Christian Religious Study | 40 Questions |
Economics | 40 Questions |
Computer Science | 40 Questions |
Principles of Accounts | 40 Questions |
Physical and Health Education | 40 Questions |
Geography | 40 Questions |
From the table above, you would see that JAMB Use of English takes bulk of the question (60 questions), but do not take bulk of the marks, while other subjects like Chemistry, Physics, government, Economics e.t.c would on get 40 questions.
Now, you see how the 180 questions comes about;
So if John intends to study Pharmacy, and the JAMB subject combination to study Pharmacy is JAMB Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
With;
Use of English – 60 questions
Biology – 40 questions
Chemistry – 40 questions
Physics – 40 questions
Total number of questions asked would then be 60 + 40 + 40 + 40 = 180
Since JAMB Use of English have 60 questions, does it mean that JAMB Use of English will carry more marks?? this brings is to the next question?
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What Mark Is given for Each Questions In JAMB
It would have been logical for JAMB use of English to carry most of the marks since it gets more questions, but that is not the case here.
In JAMB, irrespective of the number of questions a subject have, it will all amount to a total of 100 marks, therefore making the 400 the highest score possible to get in JAMB.
For Use of English, different questions carries different marks, so you must be smart when answering JAMB Use of English, take for example…
…questions on comprehension passages would carry more marks than questions from antonyms and synonyms, so paying close attention to your comprehension passage won’t be a bad idea.
While for other subjects like, Mathematics, Physics, Commerce et al, each question carries 2.5 marks, making 40 questions 100 marks.
How Many Hours Does JAMB Examination Last?
JAMB Examination will now last for Two (2) hours, as against the three (3) hours when the total number of questions were 250.
This means, from the moment you click on the start Exam button, you have just 2 hours to finish up.
Am pretty sure you can handle this. Meanwhile, endeavor to go through my top notch tips on how to pass JAMB with a very high score HERE.
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How Do JAMB Set Their English Questions?

From my explanation above, you would observe that JAMB use of English is quite different from other subjects in JAMB, and this would beg the question “how JAMB sets JAMB Use of English questions”
Below is a breakdown of how JAMB Sets Use of English Question for 2024/2025… Enjoy!
SECTION A: COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY
a | 1 comprehension passage | 5 questions |
b | 1 cloze passage | 10 questions |
c | 1 reading text | 10 questions |
SECTION B: Lexis and Structure
a. | Sentence Interpretation | 5 questions |
b. | Antonyms | 5 questions |
c. | Synonyms | 5 questions |
d. | Basic Grammar | 10 questions |
SECTION C: Oral Forms
a. | Vowels | 2 questions |
b. | Consonants | 2 questions |
c. | Rhymes | 2 questions |
d. | Word Stress | 2 questions |
e. | Emphatic Stress | 2 questions |
Total Number of Questions = 60
Guess what, I have a guide that would help you overcome your fears of emphatic stress questions, you can check it out ? How To Answer Emphatic Stress Questions in JAMB.
This will be all on “How Many Questions Will JAMB Set This Year 2024/2025”, I will now answer some frequently asked question…
Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Questions Are There In Each Subject In JAMB?
JAMB Sets a total of 60 questions for Use of English, and sets 40 questions for the other subjects like Mathematics, Physics, chemistry, Commerce, Economics e.t.c.
Does JAMB set different questions?
Yes, JAMB do set different questions, so you would have that the questions set in last year’s JAMB will not be the same with this year JAMB, in fact, the questions student on Monday answer is different from those writing the next day.
Do JAMB Repeat Past Questions?
YES, JAMB Repeats past questions a lot, that is why you must make past questions your study companion. These questions may not be exactly the same, a times the options may be changed, but it is the same question.
What is the overall score for JAMB?
The Overall score for JAMB is 400, and you can only attain this score if you are able to answer all question in JAMB use of English and the other three (3) subjects for you registered in JAMB.
In Conclusion
The total number of questions JAMB will set for 2023/2024 UTME is 180.
This will be all for now, I understand that you may have a question or two to ask, feel free to drop them using the comment box below!
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