The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced Saturday, June 13, 2026, as the date for the mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who were unable to take part in the 2026 examination despite completing biometric verification.
The board made the announcement in a statement released on Monday by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
According to JAMB, the mop-up exercise is specifically for candidates who appeared for the 2026 UTME but could not sit for the examination due to technical problems and other related challenges experienced during the exercise.
The board explained that while the 2026 UTME was conducted between April 23 and 29, 2026, technical glitches at some examination centres prevented certain candidates from participating.
JAMB stated that all affected candidates already identified by the board would be accommodated in the mop-up examination.
The examination body also disclosed that some results had been withdrawn over examination malpractice and infractions.
In addition, candidates who appeared at their centres but could not be biometrically verified have also been included among those eligible for consideration in the final mop-up process.
JAMB described the exercise as the concluding stage of the yearly UTME process, aimed at resolving all pending issues involving candidates who encountered difficulties despite presenting themselves for the examination.
The board advised affected candidates to begin printing their examination notification slips from Saturday, June 6, 2026.
Candidates were also urged to familiarise themselves with their examination centres and make adequate preparations ahead of the scheduled date.
JAMB stressed that the mop-up examination would serve as the final opportunity for candidates to participate in the 2026 UTME, noting that no additional examination would be conducted afterward.
More than two million candidates participated in the nationwide 2026 UTME conducted in April, with JAMB already releasing the results.
The board also retained the minimum admission cut-off marks at 150 for universities and 100 for polytechnics, while its portal remains open for candidates seeking changes to their courses or institutions.
The mop-up examination is expected to provide affected candidates with a final chance to complete the admission process for the 2026 academic session.