The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will commence on January 26 and close on February 28 at all accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide.
The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in Lagos on Saturday during a meeting with Commissioners for Education ahead of the 2025 UTME and Direct Entry (DE) exercises. He explained that the sale of UTME application documents, known as e-PINs, would begin ahead of the registration window.
According to him, the sale of e-PINs will run from January 19 to February 26, while actual registration will take place between January 26 and February 28 at approved CBT centres across the country.
Oloyede said candidates interested in participating in the mock UTME must indicate their choice on or before February 16. He also disclosed that the sale of Direct Entry application documents and e-PIN vending would commence on March 2 and end on April 25.
The registrar noted that, unlike previous exercises, the results of underage candidates would only be released after the completion of a comprehensive evaluation process to determine eligibility for age waivers.
On monitoring and quality assurance, he said all CBT centres involved in the registration exercise would be monitored live from JAMB headquarters, warning that any centre whose activities could not be viewed in real time would not be paid and could have its registrations invalidated.
He revealed that 924 CBT centres had been screened and provisionally listed, adding that they would still undergo a final test before being fully accredited for the registration and examination exercises.
Oloyede stressed that candidates are not required to pay any service charge to CBT centres, noting that only fees approved by the board are payable. He also dismissed concerns over distant posting, clarifying that candidates would only be posted to towns selected during registration, though late registration could limit available options.
The JAMB boss further warned candidates to disclose their previous registration and admission history, stressing that running more than one undergraduate programme concurrently or concealing prior admissions constitutes an offence.
On age eligibility, he said only candidates who will be at least 16 years old by September 30, 2026, are generally eligible for admission, adding that underage candidates would undergo a rigorous evaluation and must attain a minimum score of 80 per cent across required assessments to qualify for a waiver.
He assured stakeholders of JAMB’s commitment to transparency, discipline and improved service delivery in the conduct of the 2025 UTME.
