The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2026 started on Thursday all over the country, and more than 2.2 million students are expected to take it 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 exam officials to show the highest level of professionalism and dedication to their jobs. He said that the success of the UTME depends a lot on how well they do their jobs.
During a virtual final briefing for technical officers before the exam, Oloyede gave the charge.
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 excellent job, such as quickly handling exam materials and turning in reports on time, would get incentive packages.
He said again that JAMB has a zero-tolerance policy for cheating on exams and told students not to bring anything that isn’t allowed into the exam room.
He says that advanced technology, like biometric verification and real-time monitoring systems, has been put in place to protect the integrity of the test.
The registrar also said that candidates whose biometric information couldn’t be verified would have to take the test again at certain centers that the board had approved.
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., actually started around 8:40 a.m.
