The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of the 2026 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted on Saturday, 28 March.
In a statement on Tuesday, JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin also announced that the main UTME examination is scheduled to begin on Thursday, 16 April.
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Over 2.2 million candidates are expected to sit this year’s UTME, a prerequisite for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions.
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JAMB said candidates who sat the Mock-UTME can now check their results by sending “MOCKRESULT” via SMS to 55019 or 66019 using the phone number registered for the 2026 UTME.
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JAMB said only 152,586 of the 224,597 candidates who registered for the mock examination participated last weekend.
The board explained that 20 of the 989 Computer-Based Test centres that participated in the exercise experienced technical challenges and have been delisted.
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It warned candidates against falling prey to individuals or groups claiming they could inflate scores, describing such claims as false and criminal.
“Candidates found engaging in these activities risk cancellation of registration or withdrawal of results,” the statement said.
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