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How to check 2026 UTME results for underage candidates

From The Punch · () English

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  • Underage UTME candidates can check their 2026 results by texting “RESULT” from their registered phone number to 55019 or 66019.
  • Viewing a result does not guarantee admission; exceptional admission requires at least 320 in the UTME and 80 percent in relevant secondary-school subjects.
  • JAMB warned candidates who do not meet the conditions not to use their results to seek admission outside the approved process.

Underage candidates who sat Nigeria’s 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination can check their results by SMS, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said.

Candidates should use the phone number linked to their UTME registration and send the word “RESULT” to either 55019 or 66019. JAMB said the result should be returned by text message shortly afterward.

The board stressed that viewing a score does not automatically qualify an underage candidate for admission. JAMB defines an underage candidate as someone who will be below 16 years old on September 30, 2026.

Scores can be used for admission only by candidates who meet the requirements for exceptional admission. These include a minimum UTME score of 320 and at least 80 percent in relevant subjects in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. Candidates who do not meet those conditions were warned not to present their results to institutions or individuals in an attempt to secure admission outside the approved process.

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