The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will begin on January 26 and run until February 28 across all approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide.
The JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos during a meeting with Commissioners for Education ahead of the 2025 UTME and Direct Entry (DE) exercises.
According to him, the sale of UTME application documents known as ePINs will start before the official registration period, running from January 19 to February 26. However, candidates can only complete their registration between January 26 and February 28 at accredited CBT centres.
Professor Oloyede also revealed that the option to select the mock examination will close on February 16, while the sale of Direct Entry application documents and ePINs will begin on March 2 and end on April 25.
He further explained that, unlike previous years, the UTME results of underage candidates will only be released after the board completes a full evaluation process. This, he said, is to ensure proper assessment of candidates seeking age waivers.
On monitoring, the registrar stated that all CBT centres involved in UTME registration would be monitored live from JAMB’s headquarters. He warned that any centre whose activities cannot be viewed remotely would not be paid, and such registrations could be cancelled.
Oloyede disclosed that 924 CBT centres have been screened and provisionally listed but will still undergo a final test before receiving full accreditation for the UTME registration and examination.
He also clarified that candidates are not required to pay any service charges to CBT centres, stressing that only the officially approved registration fees should be paid.
Addressing complaints about distant examination centres, the JAMB boss said candidates are only posted to towns they select during registration. He advised prospective candidates to register early, noting that late registration could reduce their chances of being assigned to preferred locations.
He also warned candidates to honestly declare any previous registration or admission history, explaining that some candidates were implicated in examination malpractice during last year’s UTME. According to him, it is a criminal offence to run more than one undergraduate programme at the same time.
“Failure to disclose prior admission details is an offence and will be sanctioned,” he warned.
On age eligibility, Oloyede stated that candidates must be at least 16 years old by September 30, 2026, to qualify for admission. However, underage candidates may be considered for a waiver if they pass a rigorous evaluation process.
He added that such candidates must score not less than 80 per cent in UTME or A’Level, Post-UTME, SSCE, and the exceptional candidate assessment to qualify for the waiver.
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