The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said all is now set for the sale of registration forms for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide.
The registration, JAMB said, will be seamless, as the Board has already put mechanisms in place to ensure candidates receive top-notch service.
JAMB, in its weekly bulletin released yesterday, enjoined candidates to register at all Board-approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres all over the Federation, the Professional Registration centres and the Board’s offices across the country.
The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, during a meeting with critical stakeholders, advised candidates who had biodata issues, such as name or date of birth, or who wish to correct their data, to do so with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) before proceeding with registration. He pointed out that the Board would neither correct nor use any data other than that generated by NIMC.
On registration timelines, the Registrar said, “The period of registration for UTME candidates, including those from foreign countries, is from Monday, 26th January, 2026, to Saturday, 28th February, 2026.”
He reminded prospective candidates that, “e-PIN vending for the UTME began on Monday, 19th January, 2026, and ends on Thursday, 26th February, 2026, while registration closes on Saturday, 28th February, 2026.” For Direct Entry candidates, “Sale of 2026 Direct Entry (DE) application documents and e-PIN vending would commence from Monday, 2nd March, 2026, and end on Saturday, 25th April, 2026, and the sale would only be at the Board’s Zonal and State Offices.”
In the same vein, the Registrar announced that three categories of e-PINs would be available.
“There will be three categories of e-PINS: Direct Entry (N5,700); UTME Only Without Mock (N7,200); UTME With Mock (N8,700).”
The breakdown of the charges is as follows: “UTME/DE JAMB Application Fee: N3,500; Reading Text: N1,000; CBT Centre Registration Service Charge: N700; CBT Centre UTME Service Charge: N1,500; Bank Charges: N500; CBT Mock-UTME Centre Charge: N1,500.”
On Examination dates, the Registrar noted, “The 2026 UTME will commence on Thursday, 16th April, 2026, and end on Saturday, 25th April, 2026, while the Mock-UTME (optional) shall hold on Saturday, March 28th, 2026.”
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