2026 UTME: JAMB announces date for mop-up Examination

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the date for 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up examination.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Communication Adviser of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, on Monday.

According to the statement, JAMB has fixed June 13, 2026 for the conduct of the mop-up exercise for candidates whose biometric were verified, but could not sit for the examination due to technical or other challenges.

The JAMB Spokesperson said the mop-up examination marks the final phase of the annual UTME exercise and it is aimed at addressing all outstanding examination issues, involving affected candidates.

Following this, JAMB has advised candidates scheduled for the mop-up examination to begin printing of their Examination Notification Slips from June 6, 2026.