The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that any Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre whose registration activities cannot be monitored live from its National Headquarters in Abuja will be barred from participating in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration.
The directive was disclosed in JAMB’s weekly bulletin published on Monday, as the Board officially commenced registration for the 2026 UTME nationwide.
According to JAMB, the policy—tagged “No Vision, No Registration, No UTME”—is aimed at eliminating registration irregularities and strengthening the integrity of its examination processes.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting involving Peace Monitors, Chief Technical Advisers, Chief External Examiners, as well as zonal and state coordinators, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said all CBT centres involved in the 2026 UTME registration must be monitored in real time from the Board’s headquarters.
He warned that any centre whose registration process cannot be viewed live would not only be disqualified from registering candidates but could also have such registrations invalidated.
“Any centre whose registration activities cannot be viewed from the JAMB National Headquarters, Abuja, will not be paid, and such registration may be invalidated,” Oloyede said.
The registrar also made the use of Microsoft or Digitech live cameras compulsory for UTME registration, stressing that only approved devices would be allowed for capturing candidates’ second images.
He explained that the decision followed the discovery of image manipulation during the 2025 UTME registration exercise.
As part of stricter technical requirements, Oloyede directed all existing CBT centres to migrate to HIKVision Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems, with HIKVision recommended as the Network Video Recorder (NVR) or Digital Video Recorder (DVR).
He added that the NVRs must have a minimum of 16 channels to adequately cover all areas of the centre.
He further ruled out the use of wireless surveillance systems, stating that only wired CCTV systems would be permitted.
The cameras, he said, must cover the examination area, verification points, holding rooms, walkways, examination halls, server rooms, as well as all entrance and exit points.
Oloyede warned that centres found violating the new guidelines would face stiff sanctions, including possible prosecution. He added that JAMB would not bear the cost of reconfiguring CCTV routers, noting that affected centres must handle such expenses before being allowed to operate.
The registrar also recalled that several centres and individuals previously involved in unethical practices had been delisted and were currently facing prosecution, stressing that the Board would not hesitate to take similar action against any offender.
JAMB confirmed that registration for the 2026 UTME officially began on Monday, with the new monitoring measures taking immediate effect.
