Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has formally commenced the method for candidates who could have chosen incorrect topics, or who want to alter their decisions to appropriate topic combos for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was disclosed in a discover shared on the Board’s official X web page.
The replace comes as registration for the 2026 UTME approaches its closing deadline, and candidates are urged to finish vital adjustments promptly.
What JAMB stated
In response to JAMB, candidates who want to alter their UTME topic combos can now accomplish that by visiting any accredited centre to impact the adjustments.
- “That is to tell you that the correction of UTME topics mixture is now obtainable. Kindly go to any of our accredited amenities to impact the change,” the board acknowledged.
The board additionally notifies that the sale of e-PINs for the 2026 UTME will shut at midnight on February 26, 2026.
- “The pin merchandising for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will shut on Saturday, twenty sixth February, 2026.
- “The sale of e-PINs which allows a candidate to proceed to the Centre for registration will finish at 12:00 midnight on Thursday, twenty sixth February, 2026, whereas precise registration at accredited centres for individuals who already procure the e-PIN will stop on Saturday, twenty eighth February, 2026,” they stated.
Backstory
The UTME is the annual computer-based examination used to rank candidates looking for admission into Nigerian tertiary establishments.
The 2026 UTME will probably be held nationwide from April 16 to April 25, 2026.
Direct Entry registration is scheduled to run from March 2 to April 25.
Extra particulars
The Board disclosed that as of February 17, 2026, greater than 1.5 million candidates have efficiently registered for the 2026 UTME.
Regardless of having a each day registration capability of 100,000 candidates, registration centres nationwide are working at roughly 30% capability, suggesting that numerous potential candidates are but to finish their registration.
The Board confused that there will probably be no extension of the registration deadline, noting that the UTME schedule is a part of a nationally coordinated examination calendar agreed upon by all examination our bodies in Nigeria.
What it’s best to know
The Board additionally dismissed widespread claims suggesting that undergraduates are barred from registering for the 2026 UTME, they nonetheless warned candidates registering for the 2026 UTME to disclose any present admission standing, noting that failure to take action may lead to forfeiture of each the earlier and new admission provides.
- The directive clarified that whereas it isn’t an offence for a candidate already enrolled in a tertiary establishment to register for UTME or Direct Entry, non-disclosure of matriculation standing violates the Board’s guidelines geared toward stopping a number of admissions.
- JAMB defined that when a candidate secures a brand new admission by means of the present registration cycle, any earlier admission mechanically ceases to subsist, stressing that Nigerian regulation doesn’t allow candidates to carry two admissions concurrently.
In a separate compliance measure forward of the 2026 registration cycle, JAMB mandated the usage of Microsoft Digicam programs at accredited CBT centres to strengthen identification verification and curb impersonation and image-blending malpractice noticed throughout earlier examinations.
The Board warned that centres that fail to conform threat delisting, because it strikes to strengthen registration integrity and preserve examination credibility nationwide.
