The 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, or UTME, began on Thursday all over the country. More than 2.2 million students are expected to take the test at approved centers.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is in charge of the test, which will take place from April 16 to April 22 in several sessions each day.
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar of JAMB, told the people in charge of the exams to show the highest level of professionalism and dedication. He said that the success of the UTME depends a lot on how well they do their jobs.
Oloyede gave the order during a virtual final meeting for technical officers before the test.
He thanked the staff, temporary workers, service providers, and technical advisers for their help in making the mock exam a success.
He said that most of the problems that came up during the mock exercise were because some technical officials didn’t do a good job of evaluating the centers.
Oloyede also said that teams that do an outstanding job, such as quickly handling exam materials and turning in reports on time, will receive incentive packages.
He repeated JAMB’s strict policy against cheating on tests and told students not to bring anything that wasn’t allowed into the test rooms.
He said that advanced technology, like biometric verification and real-time monitoring systems, has been used to protect the integrity of the test.
The registrar also said that candidates who could not have their biometric information verified would have to take the test again at board-approved centers.
A NAN reporter who watched one of the centers at Aduvie International School, Jahi, says that the first session, which was supposed to start at 8:30 a.m., didn’t start until about 8:40 a.m.
