The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will commence on Monday, January 26, and end on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at only approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers across Nigeria.
This was disclosed by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, saying, “The sale of UTME application document, which is the ePIN, will start earlier than commencement of actual registration, which is January 19 to February 26.
“The close of mock selection is February 16, while the sale of DE application documents and E-PIN vending will commence on March 2 and close by April 25.”
According to him, about 926 centers were provisionally listed, adding that they would still be tested before being fully accredited before any participation in the UTME registration and examination.
He further noted that “any center whose registration activities cannot be viewed from the headquarters will not be paid, while such registration may be invalidated.”
Regarding age requirements, he said, “Underage candidates who will be less than 16 years old by 30th September, 2026, will undergo an intensive evaluation to determine their eligibility for a waiver, and such candidates must have scored not less than 80 percent in each of UTME/A’LEVEL, PUTME, SSCE, and in the exceptional candidate assessment.”
More details later.