Jamb 2025/2026 registration form price, starting & closing date

JAMB REGISTRATION UPDATE AND PREREQUISITES:

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Our team have finally decided to come together and write a Complete and comprehensive Guide on  JAMB Registration that will be of great help to all prospective jamb candidate seeking to gain admission into any tertiary institution in Nigeria this year’s academic session.

Statistically It’s been on record that over two-thirds of jamb candidate who sit for jamb on yearly basis actually failed to secure an admission and also study their dream course. And this failures has been attributed to lack of information.

We don’t want you to be a victim, that is why you must read this complete guide from A to Z.

• JAMB 2025/2026 registration date

• How do I register for JAMB ?

• What are JAMB registration requirements?

• What is JAMB registration fee

• How are questions set, marked, and calculated

• How to score a High mark in JAMB.

JAMB boss has made it very clear that everything must be put in their rightful place before the commencement of the exams.

However we can still guess accurately when the registration and exams is to commence by taking into consideration past dates:- hence there is every likelihood that the commencement date is scheduled to hold by late February or early March

So, therefore, this vital information ought to ring a bell that the much anticipated JAMB  is just at the corner.
UTME Exam starts

 Jamb mock exam holds March ; things to know about jamb mock click here

JAMB  DATA	INFORMATION
Jamb Registration Start Date	January
Jamb Registration Deadline	February
Total Expenses for the Registration Procedure	N4700
Date to Reprint Jamb Mock Slip	Not out
Jamb Mock Exam Date
Jamb compulsory Novel	Life Changer by Khadija A. Jalli
Jamb Examination Reprinting Date
Jamb Examination Date
Jamb Result Release Date	Not specified (explained in details here)

How Much is JAMB Form ?

We can’t skip the price of jamb so let’s give you details on this subject. Well The official price each student or candidates are to pay for the UTME registration form is 3,500 naira only.
(Three thousand five hundred naira). Not expensive right?

Well there are other charges that you should pay which is 700 naira. This money is simply for Computer Based Test center (CBT) charges.

Not yet over, there is still a recommended text book that candidates need to obtain ; this recommended literature text cost 500 naira only.
Check the table below for the cost of JAMB form:

Items	Amount (₦)
Registration Fee	3,500
Compulsory Reading Text	500
Service Charge for Registration	700
Total	4,700

Foreign Centres: $20.

How long does it take to pay?

Our candid advise to prospective candidates is not to wait but to rush and obtain the jamb form immediately the forms are available and portal is open online for registration. This will help you all to chose a well suitable center that is not only close to you but has all basic requirements up to date.

As you go about your registration process its best to understand the basic on how to operate a computer like clicking of mouse. Just ensure you do everything possible to familiarized oneself with the system.

Get YOUR NIN for Jamb Here

PROFILE REGISTRATION:

As expected, jamb said that interested candidates for this year’s jamb should get a unique phone number which will be use for processing of the registration.
Dont make use of phone number used by other persons in the past to register for JAMB. Rather make use of your phone number because according to Jamb this number will be used to identify you.

Candidate taking jamb at the point of registering jamb will have to send their ( his or her) NIN. This should be sent via SMS to 55019. Remember to send the above making use of your phone number and not the number belonging to someone else.

How this should be done – type NIN leave space type your NIN number then send to 55019 e.g NIN 00123456789
Note: for this to work without error ensure that there is a space between “NIN” and the 11 digit number. Finally this NIN must belong to you only and not the one used by someone else for jamb registration.

If everything goes well then you will receive your jamb profile code and it will come as SMS. this JAMB profile code will be 10 characters. Please take note.

Candidates should note that the phone number used to create and receive jamb profile code wont be used by any other person again but it has become tied to their details such as jamb reg number, jamb profile and code etc.

JAMB Candidate that have gotten their profile code by now should presents the profile code they have received as sms at any point they chose to purchase the jamb form. (Banks, MMOs, MFBs, Switches, USSD Partners).

Once payment is made for jamb forms an ePin will be sent to the candidate. This E-pin will be delivered by sms and not any other means as instructed by jamb.

Now gotten your jamb E-pin? Good job; now visit the nearest jamb registration center, then present this E-pin to them. They will use it to process your registration for you at a fee.

No candidates will be allowed by the new system put in place by jamb to complete his or her application unless such a candidate should be able to complete the compulsory biometric (all ten fingers).

The ten fingerprint are to be fully captured by the system. Another important aspect is uploading of candidates photograph then after that the forms could be processed and at the end the e-registration slip should be printed.

Jamb has made it very clear that Only candidates that were able to meet the biometrics verification criteria and requirements will be permitted to enter the examination hall and sit for the exams

Finally: any Candidates that has any challenges that has to do with biometric can only register at JAMB headquarters Abuja

SELF HELP IN CASE OF MISTAKE/LOSS OF PROFILE CODE:

Lost or Made in any mistake while registering for JAMB profile code? To get everything sorted out you only need to send [RESEND] to 55019, this should be sent via text message from the same mobile number used to register previously.

Jamb Candidate who wish to have the password of their jamb profile reset should sent [password] space [email address] to 55019

BIOMETRIC CHALLENGES:

Are you having any issues registering for your jamb due to issues arising from biometric challenges? If yes then just simply walk into jamb office in Abuja.

Please note that jamb will handle every issues that concerns such candidates as CBT centers have no power to attend to such candidates. As such these sets of candidates are to sit for their exam in same venue which is jamb office at Abuja.

The only candidate who are permitted to sit and take their jamb exams at any of the accredited jamb centers nationwide are those who have done their Biometric and have been verified.

So if you as a candidate is having issues that has to do with Biometric and its preventing you from registering just calm down as jamb as a plan for you guys.

How to Apply for  JAMB Form in Foreign Countries

If you are in any foreign country where you wish to purchase your forms without coming down to Nigeria; you will have to purchase the form for a fee of $20.
Jamb have just eight approved countries at the moment for this purpose. The application form are to be downloaded from jamb portal @ (www.jamb.gov.ng).
After downloading the jamb form, fill it accurately with valid information of yours before submitting it at designated centres as instructed by jamb.

According to reliable information from JAMB, Foreign Candidates will have to visit the following foreign missions;

1. Nigerian Embassy in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire
2. Nigerian High Commission Accra, Ghana
3. Nigerian Embassy/permanent mission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4. Nigerian Consulate, Beau, Cameroun
5. Nigerian Consulate, Cotonou, Benin Republic
6. Nigerian Consulate Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
7. Nigerian Consulate, Johannesburg, South Africa
8. Nigerian High Commission, London, United Kingdom

Here is the Procedure for Registration at the eight foreign centres only is as follows:

• Foreign candidates are expected to visit www.jamb.gov.ng/efacility
• They now have to create a profile
• Then they should Login to the profile
• they should click on ” Foreign UTME/DE registration” this is located at the left pane of the menu.
• Go through guided questions until the payment page
• Make payment using any of the authorized cards
• Complete the registration directly online

THE UTME  SELECTION OF CHOICES OF INSTITUTION

The 2023/2024 portal allows candidates to select any tertiary institution according to their choice of preferences. This implies that, a candidate can prefer to make either, university, polytechnics, College of education, Monotechnics, Innovative Enterprise Institute, Nigerian Police Academy and Nigerian Defence Academy as first or second choice.

However, it is not a must you make university your first choice institution.

GENERAL REQUIREMENT FOR UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION

More information is embedded in the e-brochure. This e-brochure will be supplied for all a candidate and gotten at their point of registration (CBT accredited centres) and UTME various offices across the country.

See JAMB Subject Combination Here

Don’t want to make any error in subject combination? Here are some tips that will help you with the right subjects combination
Jamb Subject Combination on Each Course Here

THE UTME  DATE OF REGISTRATION AND EXAMINATION VENUE

Note:

The exam venue will be within the selected examination town of all candidate but the candidates’ examination centre will be randomly done by the UTME officials.

It is important to know that UTME does not post any candidate to an exam town he/she has not chosen.

It is therefore advised that all interested candidates should register before their desired examination town will be flooded such that their will be no space to accommodate you in your desired examination town.

THINGS TO KNOW TO HAVE A STRESS FREE REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

It is of utmost priority have the following knowledge before taking any registration step.

UTME charge 4700 for the registration of each candidate; of which 3500 is for the e-pin, and 500 for the recommended literature and 700 processing fee. The registration cost $20 for candidates who will register using any of UTME foreign examination centres.

A compact disc which encompasses the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination’s syllabus, an e-Brochure and some important materials are also provided and collected at the point of registration.

All e-pin bought by all candidate are attached to their personal profile. So, it cannot be transferred by means. It is advisable that candidate should confidentially protect security data like e-pins, Registration numbers, ATM Cards numbers, passwords and emails.

To ensure the security of the vital information above, No centre is allowed to request or accept a candidate’s password.

No registration centre is permitted to ask for any candidate login details. So, you don’t give it to anybody. Instead, you can rather input it yourself if the need arises.

UTME REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

After understanding the above important information, the following details will be required to complete your registration.

1. Registration Of Your Profile

One mobile phone number can only be used by a candidate. The telephone number adopted by the candidate to receive text is tied to the candidate profile automatically.

This phone number will as well be the point where UTME will reach you concerning any exam-related issues or  UTME registration form. The phone number that is used should be noted and functioning as all information will be subsequently sent to the contact number.

2. Sending Of Name

After creating a profile using a reachable and functional phone number, the next procedure is that you send your name for registration. This name is sent using the format; Surname, First Name and Middle name ( if you have one). When typed, it is to be sent to 55019 as SMS.

This name must not exceed forty characters including the two spaces that is expected to be between the surname and first name then between first name and middle name. It is important to know that your Surname and first name are compulsory.

3. Registration Confirmation

On the same phone number used for the above processes, UTME will send a profile code which consists of ten characters. This is a confirmation of your registration.

The profile code is presented at the form procurement centre (Banks, MFBs, USSD Partners, Switches) the candidate e-pin is forwarded as text the registered profile number. The e-pin received as text is presented at the accredited CBT centre for registration completion.

APPROACHES TO TACKLING LOSS/MISTAKE OF CANDIDATE’S PROFILE

1. To Correct Errors In Candidate Name

To carry out a correction in a candidate name, send an SMS using the phone number used for registration to 55019. The message body should be: [CORRECT Surname First-Name Middle-Name].

2. To Recover A Missing Profile Code

If you lost your profile code, use the phone number on your profile to send a text to 55019. The message body should be: [RESEND]

3. Lost Of Profile Password

In case you cannot recollect your profile password, send; [password] space [email address] using the phone number attached to your account to 55019. This will help you reset your forgotten or lost password.

Other Complaint Channels

To ensure that all questions, complains and problems are adequately sorted out, UTME has an absolutely free complaint ticket.

Just visit support.jamb.gov.ng and provide your registered email address to have an access to your account while you make some needed corrections.

Where To Get Your UTME E-Pin

The utme e-pin is available across the country, but it is very essential you know that there are some outlets that provides substandard pins.

To this effects, below is the list of jamb-approved outlets where you can get your genuine utme e-pin in the country:

Commercial Banks And Nigeria Postal Service. (NIPOST) :One of the accredited places where UTME epin can be gotten is the NIPOST. also, some commercial banks like Stanbic IBTC, Unity, Sterling, Access, Union, Polaris, First, FCMB, Jaiz and Fidelity bank are allowed to vend the pin.

Operators Of Mobile Money: Some mobile money operators like e-transact, Paga, TEASYPay, Pocket Moni, Xpress payment Solutions, Readycash are also vendors of the e-pin.

Micro Finance Bank: Some micro finance Banks have also gotten the permission to participate in the sales of utme e-pin. The certified Micro Finance Bank involved in the exercise include: Obeledun MFB, Zazzau MFB, Regent MFB, and trust MFB.

Online Platform For Making Payments: The utme examination body has licensed some online payment medium. This medium are; InterSwitch (Quickteller), United payment system (UPS), System Spec (Remita), e-transact and supper link

Other sellers of these e-pin include; JAMB Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society, Digital partners network, Unique ICT, Citi-serve, ATM machine of the banks allowed to vend it, USSD/ Mobile banking, Nigerian Embassies in Accra, Abidjan, Abuja, Cotonou, Jeddah, Beau, London and Johannesburg.

FUNCTIONS OF THE PARTICIPATING OUTLETS AND BANKS

You might be asking ‘what do i have to do with the duties of outlets and banks that involves in the vending of the e-pin?’ but i would love to tell you that it is a good thing for you to understand their assignments so that you can easily know when they are requesting for excess information which can expose you to attack of fraudsters.

Below are their functions;

1. They Request For The Profile Code Which Confirms Your Profile Registration

They collect the profile code which was used to as a confirmation of candidate account creation. This is necessary because all the e-pin(s) is linked to candidate profiles and that profile code confirmed candidate registration.

2. They Vend e-pin

The identified banks and bodies are the only accredited e-pin vendors. At the point of purchasing the e-pin, they collect money while they send your e-pin as SMS to your phone number.

It is extremely important you know that your e-pin can’t be copied from somewhere. As it is generated and sent to the candidate profile phone number.

3. POS Payment Validation

They are also responsible for the POS payment facilitation when necessary.

4. Evident Of Payment Issuance

It is important to collect your payment’s evidence. As it might be needed. So if they don’t provide one, it is the right of the candidate to request for it.

how much is jamb form  The price of jamb

form cbt is four thousand and seven hundred naira (₦4,700 ).

You might pay additional money for Mock exams but the standard price for jamb form is ₦3,500. You will pay for the registration, the e-pin and the novel (may be free) all this will increase the fee to ₦4,700. But budget ₦6,000.

HOW TO PAY FOR THE UTME E-PIN

There are six different approaches to making payment for the UTME e-pin. This is done so that candidate can choose the one that is more suitable and convenient for them.

These methods include:

1. Payment Via The Commercial And Microfinance Banks

Candidate can pay with card or cash after the presentation of their profile code at the point of payment after which the candidate e-pin will be delivered as a text message to the your profile number.

2. Point Of Sales (POS)

Another method of making payment for your e-pin is through POS. This POS payment method is accessible at UTME state office, POS outlets and CBT Examination centres that requested for it.

To pay through this procedure, visit any of the vendors listed above, give them your profile code and use your ATM card to pay. After the confirmation of your payment, the e-pin will be delivered to your registered phone number.

3. Mobile Money Operators

This method of payment is obtainable at all the payment outlets and CBT centres. You are required to provide your unique confirmation code, make payment by cash and your e-pin will be received almost immediately as SMS.

4. Payment Via Jamb Official Portal

You can equally pay for your e-pin using JAMB’s official website. All you need to do is follow the following procedures:

• Visit JAMB’s verified online payment portal by Clicking Here
• click on  Application Document, and enter your Profile Code.
• Choose your preferred method of payment, either InterSwitch or Remita.
• Pay the exact amount and your e-pin will be generated and send directly your registered phone number.

5. Make Payment Via USSD Code (ERCAS)

This method requires you to dial some certain figures on your mobile phone. Below are the procedures to take to make this method of payment easy and fast:

Dial *565*6*55019# (irrespective of your network)

Provide your Profile Code and follow all instructions for a successful transaction.

Your e-pin will be sent directly to your phone number once you’re successfully through with the transaction processes.

6. Payment Using ATM

This is the last method of payment but it’s one of the easiest ways to get your e-pin as it doesn’t require much stress.

However, your credit card must be among the list of acceptable banks which are listed earlier in this article. You are advised to undergo the following procedures if you must have a smooth transaction using this method:

• Press ‘Bill Payment’ at the ATM stand, and select JAMB
• Input Your Profile Code and click on ‘pay’ button.
• Your account e-pin will be sent to you as soon as your payment is received.
• Should you forget or misplace your e-pin, text [UTMEPIN] or [DEPIN] to 55019 and your pin will be retrieved as soon as possible.

HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION PROCESS AT THE CBT CENTRE

Once you get to the CBT accredited centre, you will give them the e-pin you have bought.

Your name will be displayed automatically as soon as the e-pin is being processed. You have to complete the following steps to complete your final registration procedures:

• Your payment as service charge at the CBT centre must not exceed 700 naira.
• Provide your Biodata like; your date of birth, state of Origin, Nationality, gender, email, Local government among others.
• Supply your choice of institution and discipline.
• Supply your qualification, your grade and date ( if available)
• Upload your required certificate if available.
• Your A/L or O/L grades are to be supplied. If your O/L or A/L is not available as at the time of registration, you can upload them latter when Jamb open their portal for result uploading.
• Provision of your result and grade is very important because UTME will never consider any candidate recommendation from any institution if such candidate result is not on the UTME portal.
• As a direct entry candidate, you will need to supply your UTME registration number of your last institutional certificate.
• Supply your examination town and UTME subject for mock (optional) and main examination.
• Ensure that your picture is captured and not scanning of passport.
• Carry out the enrollment of your ten fingers (Biometric)
• Review your data entries and be sure that they are all correct.
• Use biometric authentication to print out your registration slip.
• Collect your literature and CD without any other payment.

Ensure that you collect your e-slip after the registration process as this will indicate that you have completed your registration procedure.

Note that all registration is an online process as all the accredited CBT centres have gotten all that they need to carryout the online registration.

Please don’t register in anywhere apart from the UTME CBT centres and UTME State Offices otherwise, you will be disqualified when identified.

JAMB Eligible InstitutionAs registration commences please take note on the following:

• First Degree
• National Diploma (ND)
• National Innovation Diploma (NID)
• Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes
• In Universities
• including other Degree-Awarding Institutions
• Monotechnics
• Polytechnics
• Innovation Enterprise Institutes
• Colleges of Education.

OTHER INFORMATION TO NOTE

It is compulsory for you to register your profile via text message before you buy your e-pin.

Your registration fee cannot be refunded for any reason.

You are not allow to pay more that 700 at any CBT centre as service charge if otherwise, you can forward your report.

All the CBT centres have been informed to choose any of the commercial or microfinance bank.

It is advisable for you to read and digest the online registration procedure and instruction before you commence it.

Multiple registration is not allowed. If you try it, you will be disqualified when identified.

It is important to understand that UTME does not entertain a scanned photograph but you rather take a life photograph. This picture will be embossed on your result slip and admission letter.

No matter your course, you will take a text on Bolaji Abdullahi’s ” Sweet Sixteen” for UTME while the D. E. candidate will be text on “The Last Days at Forcados High School” by H. Mohammed.

Do not come to the examination centre with your phone, wrist watch, biro, pencil and electrical device because you will not be allows to seat for the exam with those things.

PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR UTME BY THOSE CANDIDATES IN FOREIGN COUNTRY

Did you want to obtain the UTME  form from a foreign country, you will need only $20 for registration. You can download the form from Jamb’s official website. Fill and submit at the designated centres as stipulated in the website.

Optional UTME-Mock-Examination

Because of the complexity that surrounds computer base exams, jamb has decided to give everyone the opportunity to participate in an Optional UTME-Mock-Examination.

The purpose is to allow you familiarize with everything that has to do with computer base examination. But if you are not interested in taking Mock exam you can stay clear from it.

If you are very sure that you are going to sit down for Mock, please indicate while registration is ongoing as this will enable jamb to identify those candidates who will participate so as to make provision for them.

Note: marks or score gotten from JAMB Mock won’t be added to your jamb score. No one pays attention to the score. If you perform poor it won’t affect your overall mark obtained in JAMB Exam.

when is  jamb form closing/jamb registration closing date?

If you have been asking when the 2023/2024 JAMB registration form closing date will be announced here is the right place t get the information.
As expected JAMB registration closing date will likely be a few weeks after the registration date has been announced.

Although there might be an extension which will be aimed to enable those who were not able to get their fingerprint captured to do so and roundup with the registration process.

how much is jamb form ? You want to know the total amount of money to be spent on jamb form?

How Much Is Jamb Form?

In this section of the post you are going to find out the specific amount to pay so as to get your form and start processing it.

The price of jamb has been reduced to just 3500 naira only.
Before it was around 5000 naira but due to the economic hardship and need to make it affordable to all, the joint admission and Matriculation board jamb had to reduce the price to accommodate all.

when is jamb form coming out/jamb registration date?

jamb registration date has already been concluded. Jamb registration starting date has been announced

is jamb form out for ?

the 2022/2023 jamb form will has been announced . For now you have to open your jamb profile, make sure you get the current jamb syllabus for your relevant subjects and this should be match with the necessary textbooks so as to cover all topics with light of speed