JAMB has issued a six-point checklist for anyone planning to sit the 2027 UTME, in an advisory reported on November 10, 2026, and its first item asks candidates to make sure the name, date of birth and other details on their National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) record are correct, a check many only think about once they’re already at a registration centre. The board hasn’t announced when registration for the 2027 UTME will open.
The Federal Ministry of Education has proposed holding the exam between March 15 and 25, 2027, as part of a harmonised national exam timetable, and since no registration deadline is running yet, every item on JAMB’s list is something you can sort out now.
Identity
- Correct biodata on your NIMC recordName, date of birth and other personal details must be right before you register.
Contact details
- An active email addressUse one you can open easily and won't lose.
- A registered phone number you can reachKeep the SIM active and in your possession.
- Your login detailsRemember them and make sure you can receive messages on your account.
Choices
- Programme admission requirementsUnderstand what your preferred course and school ask for.
- The right UTME subject combinationMatch your four subjects to the course you want.
Your NIMC record is what JAMB reads first
JAMB draws your biodata from your NIN record, so whatever NIMC holds is what ends up on your UTME profile. If your name is misspelt or your date of birth is wrong there, the place to correct it is NIMC, and that can take time you won’t have once the registration window opens.
Print or screenshot your NIN slip and compare every field with your birth certificate and school records. If anything differs, start the correction at a NIMC enrolment centre now. Graduates who’ve run into mismatches years later know how painful this gets, which is why JAMB had to reopen its NIN alignment service for people stuck before NYSC.
Losing your phone number can lock you out of your own profile
Your registered phone number and email are how JAMB reaches you through the process, so the board wants you using ones you’ll still control months from now. Don’t register with a sibling’s line, a borrowed SIM or an email someone else created for you at a business centre, because getting access back later is slow.
If you’ve already lost access to the number or email on an old JAMB profile, there’s now a way back. In September, JAMB lifted its ban on changing them and said candidates can do a SIM swap or email change once only, at a JAMB Professional Test Centre, Professional Registration Centre or state office. You’ll need a court affidavit, payment of the fee through your e-Facility profile under SIM Swap/Email Change Payment, and biometric verification at the centre.
Pick the course before you pick the subjects
JAMB’s last two points go together, because each programme lists the UTME subjects it accepts and a wrong combination can rule you out of the course you actually want, however well you score. Decide on your preferred course and schools first, then confirm their requirements before choosing your four subjects.
JAMB points candidates to its IBASS portal for programme information, and it asks everyone to follow only its official website and verified platforms for updates. That matters more than usual this season, since registration dates and fees for 2027 haven’t been published yet and any site quoting them as fact is guessing.
What to have ready before the registration notice drops
By the time JAMB announces the 2027 registration window, you should have a NIN slip that matches your documents, a phone number and email that are yours, and a course with its subject combination already confirmed. Candidates who also need to check whether they meet the age rules can read how underage applicants fared in the 2026 exercise before they plan around next year’s exam.
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