ABUJA, NIGERIA– The Joint Admissions and Enlisting Board (JAMB) has actually formally launched the results of the 2026 mop-up Unified Tertiary Admission Evaluation (UTME).
The announcement successfully brings the year’s testing cycle to a close and clears the path for prospect ranking and tertiary admission processing across the country.
The release was validated in a statutory statement provided on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, by JAMB’s Head of Public Relations and Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja.
Mop-Up Workout Closes Out Checking Cycle
The specialised mop-up assessment was conducted on Saturday, June 13, 2026, across chosen locations.
It was arranged specifically for candidates who were technically confirmed as not able to sit the main evaluation previously in the year due to localised facilities failures.
The standard 2026 UTME was held between April 16 and 23 throughout around 966 certified Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide.
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While a vast majority of the sessions advanced efficiently, biometric and server connection traffic jams at a handful of centres locked out numerous qualified candidates, triggering the board’s intervention.
JAMB repeated that this mop-up window functions as the outright final chance for the 2026 cohort, cautioning that no additional supplementary tests will be accommodated.
“Prospects who participated in the mop-up assessment can now right away inspect their outcomes through the Board’s established result-checking channels,” the declaration read.
“Following the successful conclusion of this workout, the Board will begin the ranking of prospects. Afterwards, the printing of official outcome slips for admission functions is anticipated to start before the weekend.”
Automated Ranking and Admission Logistics
With the final ratings integrated into the peak database, JAMB will now deploy its central ranking algorithms.
This system arranges millions of applicants by their institutional choices, cut-off thresholds, and course mixes to identify preliminary eligibility positioning swimming pools.
Transition to Institutional Screening
Following the database update, attention is anticipated to shift to individual universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, which depend on JAMB’s ranked lists to boost their respective Post-UTME screening parameters.
The apex board concluded by expressing its deep appreciation to candidates, moms and dads, host communities, and CBT center operators for their patience and cooperation during the technical drawbacks.
Prospects were strongly recommended to monitor the official Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) portal and validated interaction feeds to avoid falling victim to third-party admission fraudsters.