Oya, all JAMB candidates wey write dat mock exam for March, una don hear? The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board don release results for di 2026 UTME mock wey dem conduct on Saturday, 28th March. Na Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB public communications advisor, yarn dis gist for press statement yesterday.
If you be among di 152,586 candidates wey sit for di exam, you fit check your score sharp sharp. How? Just send MOCKRESULT as SMS to 55019 or 66019. But make sure you use di same phone number wey you register with for di 2026 UTME o. No try use another person SIM card.
For dis year mock, total of 224,597 candidates register, but only 152,586 show up for di test. Di exam hold across 989 Computer-Based Test centres for everywhere for Nigeria. But JAMB don already delist over 20 CBT centres wey experience technical wahala during di exam. Dem say di centres no meet standard.
Dr Benjamin warn candidates to shine their eyes well well. He say make nobody fall for fraudsters wey dey claim say dem fit help increase scores, especially for WhatsApp. “Such claims na false and criminal,” di JAMB advisor yarn. Any candidate wey dem catch for such matter go get their registration cancel. Even if dem discover di infraction after exam, results fit dey withheld or withdrawn.
Di main UTME dey schedule to start on Thursday, 16th April, 2026. So dis mock result na just to give candidates small idea of wetin expect. No be final result o.
For di centres wey dem delist, JAMB say na because of technical inadequacies. Dem promise say dem go make sure all centres for main exam work well well. Candidates wey write for di affected centres go get chance to rewrite.
Di process to check result na simple. Just send di SMS and wait for reply. No need to pay any money or visit any office. Everything na through phone. If you no get reply, make you check if your number correct and if you get credit.
Some candidates wey we talk to say dem happy say result don come out early. Dem say e go help dem know areas wey dem need to improve before di main exam. Others dey complain say di mock too hard, but JAMB say na to prepare dem for real thing.
Di board advise candidates to use di mock result as learning opportunity. No to dey carry last o. Make everybody focus on their studies as di main UTME dey approach. Time no dey again.
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