Dare Babalola
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres without remote monitoring capabilities will be disqualified from participating in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration.
The announcement was made on Monday via the examination body’s weekly bulletin published on its website.
According to JAMB, the measure, tagged “No Vision, No Registration, No UTME,” is part of efforts to curb registration infractions and restore the integrity of its examination processes.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with Peace Monitors, Chief Technical Advisers, Chief External Examiners, and zonal and state coordinators overseeing CBT centres during the 2026 UTME registration.
Oloyede stated that JAMB’s National Headquarters in Abuja would monitor all participating CBT centres live during the 2026 UTME registration.
However, he said centres that can’t be monitored live from JAMB HQ won’t be allowed to register candidates for the 2026 UTME.
“Any centre whose registration activities cannot be viewed from the JAMB National Headquarters, Abuja, will not be paid, and such registration may be invalidated,” he said.
The registrar emphasized that only approved devices, Microsoft or Digitech live cameras, would be used for capturing the second image during UTME registration.
He explained that the measure was introduced to minimise manipulation of candidates’ pictures, which, he said, was detected during the 2025 UTME registration exercise.
Giving specifications for approved equipment, Oloyede said all existing CBT centres must migrate to HIKVision Closed Circuit Television systems, with HIKVision recommended as the Network Video Recorder or Digital Video Recorder.
“The NVRs must have a minimum of 16 channels to cover all areas of the examination centre,” he said.
He added that all CCTV systems must be wired, noting that wireless CCTV systems would not be permitted.
According to him, CCTV cameras must cover the examination area, verification area, holding room, walkways, examination hall, server room, as well as entrance and exit doors.
“Erring centres would be sanctioned, including possible prosecution,” Oloyede warned.
The registrar further stated that JAMB would not bear the cost of reconfiguring CCTV routers for any centre, adding that affected centres must handle such costs before being allowed to operate.
He recalled that centres and individuals previously involved in unwholesome practices had been delisted and were currently being prosecuted, warning that the Board would not hesitate to sanction any centre or individual found culpable of examination malpractice.
JAMB officially commenced registration of candidates for the 2026 UTME today.
