JAMB has opened its portal for candidates scheduled for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination mop-up exercise to print their examination notification slips ahead of the 13 June test. The slip gives candidates their examination centres, dates and other instructions they need before they report.
The move matters now because the clock is already running toward the exam date, and candidates are being told to sort out their logistics early. JAMB urged affected candidates to print their slips immediately and familiarise themselves with their examination locations, warning them not to wait until the last minute before confirming where they will sit.
“Affected candidates are hereby urged to print their Examination Notification Slips, familiarise themselves with their examination centres, and make all necessary arrangements ahead of the examination date,” JAMB said. The board also said it was preparing to conduct the mop-up examination for candidates who were unable to sit the main exam through no fault of their own, and assured them that all necessary arrangements had been made for a smooth exercise.
The mop-up is meant for candidates who missed the main UTME through no fault of their own, which makes the slip more than a routine download. It is the document that tells them where to go, when to be there and what to bring with them, and JAMB wants them to act before the rush starts.
There is, however, one unresolved point around the broader result process. Fabian Benjamin said the printing of the 2026 UTME Original Result Slip had not yet been activated, even as the mop-up slip portal was opened. JAMB had earlier linked the delay in printing those original result slips to the completion of foreign examinations and to preparations for the mop-up exercise.
For now, the immediate task for candidates is straightforward: print the slip, check the centre and date, and make the trip planning before 13 June rather than after it. The remaining question is which specific candidates will be included in the mop-up list beyond the general category JAMB has already described.
