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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) started releasing 2026 UTME results on April 17, 2026. Results are coming out in daily batches, and by the evening of April 20, about 1.9 million scores had already been released out of the over two million candidates who sat the exam. That is the largest number of candidates in JAMB’s 48-year history.
The 2026 UTME is currently running from April 16 to April 25, 2026, across 966 accredited CBT centres nationwide. The exam is being conducted in multiple daily sessions. Before the main exam began, JAMB held a Mock UTME on March 28, 2026, after which it delisted over 20 CBT centres that showed technical problems during the mock exercise.
Your UTME score is important. It is the first major step toward gaining admission to any Nigerian university, polytechnic, or college of education. The score is marked out of 400, covers four subjects (English plus three others based on your course of choice), and is only valid for one academic session. If your result is blocked or you miss the steps to access it properly, it can cost you an entire year. That is why knowing how to check correctly matters.
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