The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, June 13, 2026, for the conduct of the mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who missed the main examination despite successfully completing biometric clearance.
This was contained in a statement issued by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin.
The board explained that the mop-up exercise is specifically for candidates who registered and took part in the 2026 UTME process but were unable to write the examination due to technical glitches and other issues recorded at certain Computer-Based Test centres.
JAMB recalled that the 2026 UTME held from April 23 to April 29, during which some examination centres experienced technical hitches that disrupted the exercise for several candidates.
The examination body further stated that candidates whose results were withheld over alleged examination misconduct, alongside those who encountered biometric verification problems during the exercise, have also been accommodated in the mop-up test.
“The mop-up examination marks the concluding stage of the yearly UTME exercise and provides an avenue to resolve all pending examination issues involving candidates who appeared for the exercise but faced challenges in writing the test,” the statement said.
JAMB advised affected candidates to start printing their Examination Notification Slips from Saturday, June 6, 2026.
The board also urged candidates to acquaint themselves with their designated examination centres and make necessary arrangements ahead of the examination.
It added that the mop-up exercise would serve as the final opportunity for qualified candidates to participate in the 2026 UTME.
