The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB, has announced Saturday, June 13, 2026, as the date for the conduct of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, mop-up exercise.
The examination is intended for candidates who were successfully biometrically verified during the main UTME but could not sit for the examination due to various challenges.
In a statement signed by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Board explained that the 2026 UTME was held between April 16 and April 23, 2026, but some examination centres experienced technical difficulties that prevented several candidates from taking the test.
JAMB also disclosed that some candidates whose results were withdrawn over examination malpractice, as well as candidates who encountered biometric verification issues, have been included in the mop-up exercise.
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According to the Board, the mop-up examination marks the final stage of the 2026 UTME exercise and is aimed at resolving all outstanding issues affecting eligible candidates who were unable to complete the examination process.
Affected candidates have been advised to begin printing their Examination Notification Slips from Saturday, June 6, 2026.
JAMB urged all eligible candidates to familiarise themselves with their examination centres and make adequate preparations ahead of the exercise, stressing that there would be no further opportunity to sit for the 2026 UTME after the mop-up examination.
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