The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the sale of registration forms for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and Direct Entry, DE, admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session.

 

 

The Board made this announcement in a post on its X handle on Tuesday night.

 

The photo statement signed by its Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, said the UTME is open to suitably qualified candidates for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions for the 2026/2027 academic session.

 

 

JAMB stated that registration begins January 2026 and closes March 2026, disclosing that the UTME examination is scheduled to hold in April 2026.

 

According to the Board, the period of registration for UTME candidates, including those from foreign countries, is from Monday, 26th January, 2026 to Saturday, 28th February, 2026.

 

 

The tertiary institution examination body reiterated that candidates must have obtained their National Identification Number, NIN, before registration.

 

It maintained that only candidates who will not be less than 16 years old by 30th September, 2026 are generally eligible to apply/be considered.”

 

“Candidates less than 16 years old by 30th September, 2026 will have to undergo an intensive evaluation to determine their eligibility for a waiver. Such must have scored not less than 80% in each of UTME/ALEVEL, PUTME, SSCE, and in the exceptional candidate assessment.

 

 

“The UTME results of the underage candidates will be released only at the conclusion of the complete evaluation process,” JAMB said.

 

For Direct Entry candidates, JAMB disclosed that the sale of 2026 Direct Entry (DE) application documents and E-PIN vending would commence from Monday, 2nd March, 2026, and end by Saturday, 25th April, 2026, and would only be at the Board’s State and Zonal Offices.

 

“The 2026 UTME will commence on Thursday, 16th April, 2026 and end on Saturday, 25th April, 2026. Mock-UTME (optional) shall be held on Saturday, March 28th, 2026,” it added.