The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has opened the process for candidates who want to change their institution or course choices after the release of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results. The move, announced on JAMB’s official X handle in a statement signed by Dr Fabian Benjamin, gives candidates another chance to adjust their applications as the admissions cycle gathers pace.
JAMB said the exercise is fully active and open to candidates who may want to reconsider their initial choices based on their UTME scores or admission preferences. Those seeking a change are expected to go only to any of the board’s approved computer-based test centres nationwide, with JAMB warning that using accredited CBT centres is the safest way to avoid mistakes and possible fraud.
The timing matters because it comes immediately after the 2026 UTME results were released, when many candidates begin reassessing their chances of securing admission. For some, the issue is not whether they passed, but whether their original course or school choice still fits the score they got and the options now available to them.
JAMB also said printing of the original 2026 UTME result slips will begin on Monday, May 18, 2026. The document carries candidates’ passport photographs and other security features, and it remains one of the key papers required for admission screening and clearance in tertiary institutions.
The two announcements point to the next stage in the admissions process: changes to course or institution choices are already available, and candidates will soon be able to obtain the original result slips they will need when schools begin screening them. For applicants, the message is simple — act through the proper centre, and keep the original result slip ready for admission processing.
