{"id":18806,"date":"2026-05-15T17:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/2026-utme-jamb-opens-portal-for-change-of-institution-course\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:14:04","slug":"2026-utme-jamb-opens-portal-for-change-of-institution-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/2026-utme-jamb-opens-portal-for-change-of-institution-course\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 UTME: JAMB opens portal for change of institution, course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JAMB-2-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2026 UTME: JAMB opens portal for change of institution, course\" title=\"2026 UTME: JAMB opens portal for change of institution, course\" \/><\/div><p>2026 UTME: JAMB opens portal for change of institution, course, <!-- no image -->,  <\/p>\n<p>The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the commencement of the process for candidates seeking to modify their choice of institution or programme following the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released by the Board\u2019s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB confirmed that the portal for correction of data has been officially activated for eligible candidates.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, \u201cCandidates wishing to change their institution or programme of choice may now proceed to do so by visiting any of the Board\u2019s approved CBT centres.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The examination body advised candidates across the country to complete the changes only at accredited Computer-Based Test, CBT, centres to ensure proper processing and avoid errors.<\/p>\n<p>JAMB also disclosed that the printing of original result slips for the 2026 UTME will commence on\u00a0Monday, May 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, the printing of the original 2026 UTME result slip will commence on\u00a0Monday, 18th May, 2026,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2026\/05\/15\/2026-utme-jamb-opens-portal-for-change-of-institution-course\/\">2026 UTME: JAMB opens portal for change of institution, course<\/a><\/p>\n<p>, Education &#8211; Daily Post Nigeria, May 15, 2026, 5:14 pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 UTME: JAMB opens portal for change of institution, course, , The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the commencement of the process for candidates seeking to modify their choice of institution or programme following the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. 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