POST UTME SURVIVAL: 28,000 candidates jostle for varsity’s 3,500 admission spaces

FUNAAB: Over 28,000 candidates on Wednesday began sitting for the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for only 3,500 admission spaces into the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Last year over 22,000 candidates sat for the post-UTME examinations of the university.

The over 28,000 candidates for this year’s post-UTME have been divided into three batches by the university for the purpose of the examination whose conduct would last for three days.

FUNAAB Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, while monitoring the exercise, told newsmen that the increase in the number of candidates seeking admission into the university could be attributed to the confidence parents and candidates had in the institution.

Oyewole, who is also the president of the Association of African Universities, added that the stable academic calendar of FUNAAB could also be the major attraction to parents and admission seekers.

He said, “This year, we have 28,100 candidates sitting for this post-UTME examination. Really, it’s a reflection of the confidence of the parents and the candidates in the quality of education on offer in FUNAAB.