Results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are now available for 1,897,692 candidates following the conclusion of the examination on Saturday, April 25.
JAMB confirmed in its official bulletin that the 1,897,692 results released represent a portion of the 2,243,761 candidates who registered for the 2026 UTME. The board added that the remaining results will continue to be released in batches as they become available.
Candidates can currently access their scores via SMS. JAMB stated: “To check their results, candidates should send UTMERESULT via SMS to 55019 or 66019, using the same phone number (SIM) used during registration.”
You can follow this very easy steps to check yours: How to Check Your UTME Result
The board clarified that result slips are not yet available for printing. Candidates can only view their scores at this stage, with further updates expected from JAMB on when slip printing will commence.
The 2026 UTME began on Thursday, April 16, and was conducted across accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in Lagos State, Abuja, and other locations nationwide before concluding on April 25. A total of 2,243,761 candidates registered for this year’s edition, reflecting an increase from the previous year’s figures.
Adesegun Ogungbayi, board chairman of MIMS Educational Resources Limited, described the conduct of the 2026 UTME as a significant improvement on past editions. The Lagos based educator attributed the upgrade to background work carried out by Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who led the JAMB administration.
“Prof is revealing to us that they have actually done some underground trials that have made the improvements we have witnessed possible,” Ogungbayi stated.
He further praised the speed at which results were processed and released, describing it as evidence of JAMB’s growing responsiveness to public feedback.
“The results are released seamlessly, which is commendable. We are particularly happy that JAMB is responsive to our feedback. For example, they release results faster than usual. That’s within 24 hours after the exam. That is not a bad standard,” he added.
The UTME is Nigeria’s centralised university entrance examination conducted annually to determine admission into tertiary institutions.
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