JAMB Begins Sale of 2026 UTME Registration Forms Nationwide

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that all arrangements are now complete for the sale of registration forms for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination across the country.

JAMB assured prospective candidates that the registration process will be seamless, stating that the Board has already implemented mechanisms to ensure candidates receive top notch service during registration.

In its weekly bulletin released yesterday, JAMB encouraged candidates to register at all Board approved Computer Based Test centres throughout the Federation, 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 have biodata issues, such as name or date of birth discrepancies, or who wish to correct their data, to do so with the National Identity Management Commission 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 stated, "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 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."

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."