JAMB Introduces Online O’Level Verification, Upload for 2026 UTME Candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new online service that allows candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions through the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to verify and upload their O’Level results from home.

The initiative, which initially covers results issued by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), is designed to reduce candidates’ reliance on Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for O’Level result uploads, particularly during periods of heavy patronage.

Under the new arrangement, JAMB will electronically verify candidates’ results with the relevant examination bodies before the verified results are uploaded to their JAMB profiles.

The Board, in a statement issued on Monday by its Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said the system would make the process easier, faster, safer and more convenient while reducing the challenges associated with manual uploads.

JAMB said the digital verification system would also help tackle problems such as misplaced or mixed-up certificates, submission of fraudulent or unverified results and errors in the manual entry of subjects and grades.

Through the integration of JAMB’s e-Facility platform with examination bodies, candidates’ results can be checked against records held by the issuing institutions before being downloaded directly into their JAMB profiles.

The Board said the innovation was part of its customer-focused service delivery agenda under its sixth Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, with technology being deployed to reduce unnecessary physical visits, queues and paperwork.

How candidates can verify and upload their results

JAMB said candidates would first need to obtain a result Verification Code by accessing the designated result verification portal.

They are required to provide their National Identification Number (NIN), select the number of O’Level sittings and the relevant examination body or bodies, as well as provide their email address and GSM number before making payment through the available payment gateway.

After payment, candidates will enter their examination details, including examination number, examination series and examination year.

Once the result is successfully verified, a Verification Code will be issued.

Candidates will then be required to send “VERIFY” followed by the Verification Code to 55019 or 66019.

JAMB said the verified result would subsequently be uploaded, while candidates would receive a notification confirming the submission.

Candidates with two O’Level sittings are required to log into their JAMB e-Facility dashboard and select “2026 UTME O’Level Upload.”

After entering the Verification Code, the two verified results will be displayed, allowing candidates to select the required subjects.

The Board said candidates must select at least five and no more than nine subjects, with each subject selected only once, before clicking “Apply the O’Level Results.”

A notification will be sent to candidates after the upload is successfully completed.

JAMB said the new system would be particularly useful when CBT centres experience heavy patronage, long queues or network difficulties.

The Board added that it would continue to strengthen collaboration with examination bodies and other government agencies while expanding the use of technology to simplify its processes.

The latest development represents another step in JAMB’s digital transformation, allowing candidates to complete an important admission-related process remotely rather than relying entirely on physical intervention at CBT centres.