Your JAMB plan: 90, 60 and 30 days to go
How you prepare should change as the exam gets closer. Find where you are below and follow that stage. Wherever you start, it is not too late to improve your score.
90 days or more: learn the syllabus
- Get the official syllabus for your 4 subjects from JAMB IBASS and list all the topics.
- Share the topics over the weeks you have. Aim to finish every topic at least once by the 30-day mark.
- After each topic, answer questions on it the same day. See how to use past questions.
- Spend more time on your weakest subject now, while you still have time to fix it.
- Start your mistakes notebook.
60 days: finish topics and practise more
- Finish any topics you haven't covered.
- Answer more questions than you read pages. Go back to topics where you keep losing marks.
- Take one full timed practice test every week, on a screen if possible.
- Read the recommended Use of English text if one is set for your exam year (check JAMB's syllabus and announcements).
30 days: revise and simulate the exam
- Stop starting big new topics. Revise and practise.
- Do timed tests often — in the last two weeks, ideally every day.
- Review your mistakes notebook every few days.
- Practise at the same time of day as your exam slot if you know it.
- See how to revise before the exam.
The final week
- Light revision only: summaries, formulas, mistakes notebook.
- Print your exam slip and check your centre, date and time.
- Sleep well every night — especially the last two.
- Read what to bring and what is banned on exam day.
Less than 30 days and just starting?
Don't panic and don't try to read everything. Focus on the most important topics in each subject from the syllabus, practise lots of questions, and learn from every mistake. A calm, focused month can still raise your score.