UTME results for underage candidates yet to be released - JAMB 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it is yet to release the results of underage candidates who wrote the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. 

The Board said this in a statement signed by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin on Tuesday in Abuja. 

The statement explained that when such candidates attempt to check their results, the system will return the message “no result yet.”

The statement said: “The Board has received numerous inquiries from parents regarding candidates whose results are currently displaying “No Result Yet.”

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“Please be informed that results for underage candidates have not been released. When such candidates attempt to check their results, the system will return the message “No Result Yet.”

“As stipulated by regulation, only candidates who will be at least 16 years old by 30th September 2026 are eligible to register for and sit the UTME. However, underage candidates may be considered under the exceptional category, provided they demonstrate outstanding ability by scoring 320 and above in the UTME and attaining at least 80% in subsequent screening stages.

“In line with the agreement reached and endorsed by parents of these underage candidates, only those who score 320 and above will be shortlisted and invited to proceed to the next stages of the screening. 

“Successful candidates at that stage may then be considered for admission under the exceptional candidates provision.

“For now, results for underage candidates remain unreleased.”