JAMB fixes June 13 for 2026 UTME mop-up

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, announced that the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination mop-up exercise will hold on June 13, 2026.

The board’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Monday, explained that the mop-up examination is for those who were unable to sit the 2026 UTME held between April 16 and 23 due to technical challenges, examination infractions, and biometric verification issues.

“The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has fixed Saturday, 13th June, 2026, for the conduct of the UTME mop-up examination for all candidates who presented themselves and were biometrically verified for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination but were unable to sit the examination for one reason or another,” the statement read.

The board described the mop-up examination as the final stage of the 2026 UTME process aimed at resolving all outstanding issues involving affected candidates.

“The mop-up examination represents the final phase of the annual UTME exercise and serves as an opportunity to address all outstanding examination challenges involving candidates who duly presented themselves but encountered difficulties in taking the examination,” the statement added.

JAMB advised affected candidates to begin printing their Examination Notification Slips from June 6, 2026, and urged them to familiarise themselves with their examination centres before the examination date.

The board warned that no additional opportunity would be provided after the mop-up exercise.

“Affected candidates are hereby urged to print their Examination Notification Slips, familiarise themselves with their examination centres, and make all necessary arrangements ahead of the examination date, as there will be no further opportunity for any candidate to sit the 2026 UTME after this mop-up exercise,” the statement said.

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