JAMB Releases Guidelines, Dates For 2026 UTME, Direct Entry Admissions Fees
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the commencement of the sale of application documents for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and Direct Entry, DE, admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the commencement of the sale of application documents for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and Direct Entry, DE, admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session.
JAMB's Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, made these known in a statement on the Boards official X handle on Tuesday, noting that applications were open to suitably qualified candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions across the country for the 2026/27 academic session.
He also, reiterated that eligibility was tied to age, stating that only candidates who would be at least 16 years old by September 30, 2026, were eligible to apply, even as provisions had been made for underage candidates under strict conditions.
The board further explained that candidates who would be below 16 years by the stipulated date would be required to undergo an intensive evaluation to determine their eligibility for a waiver.
“Only candidates who will not be less than 16 years old by September 30, 2026 are generally eligible to apply/be considered.”
However, such candidates must score not less than 80 percent in each of the UTME or A-Level, Post- UTME, Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, as well as in the exceptional candidate assessment, Oloyede, further noted, adding that the UTME results of underage candidates would only be released after the completion of the evaluation process.
For Direct Entry candidates, the Board stated that the sale of DE application documents and E-PIN vending will commence on Monday, March 2, 2026, and end on Saturday, April 25, 2026, pointing out that Direct Entry registration would be carried out only at JAMB’s State and Zonal Offices nationwide.
“The period of registration for UTME candidates, including those from foreign countries, is from Monday,January 26, 2026 to Saturday, February 28, 2026.
“E-PIN vending for UTME begins on Monday, 19 January, 2026, and ends on Thursday, 26 February, 2026, while registration closes on Saturday, 28th February, 2026.”
JAMB also announced three categories of e-PINs for the 2026 admission exercise. These include Direct Entry at N5,700; UTME only without Mock at N7,200; and UTME with Mock at N8,700.
A breakdown of the charges shows that the UTME and DE application fee is N3,500, reading text N1,000, CBT centre registration service charge N700, CBT centre UTME service charge N1,500, bank charges N500, while the optional Mock-UTME attracts an additional CBT centre charge of N1,500.
“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.”
The Board further announced that the 2026 UTME will be conducted from Thursday, April 16, to Saturday, April 25, 2026, while the optional Mock-UTME is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2026.
JAMB cautioned candidates against multiple registrations, stressing that candidates are not permitted to register more than once. It advised that in the event of errors during the registration process, candidates should seek corrections through the Board rather than obtaining a fresh application, warning that duplication of applications violates registration rules and could attract sanctions.
“Candidates are not permitted to register more than once , in the event of any errors during registration process, candidates are to seek correction from the board and not obtain a fresh application as duplication of applications violates all the applications,” the board noted.
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