JAMB moves O’Level upload online, ends visits to CBT centres

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) now allows candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions through the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), to verify and upload their O’Level results from home.

The new service initially covers results issued by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

And it is expected to reduce candidates’ dependence on Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for O’Level result uploads, particularly during periods of high patronage.

Under the arrangement, JAMB will electronically verify candidates’ results directly with the relevant examination bodies before the results are uploaded to their profiles.

The Board, in a statement on Monday by its Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said the initiative was designed to make its services easier, faster, safer and more convenient while eliminating challenges associated with the traditional manual upload process.

According to JAMB, the system will also address cases involving misplaced or mixed-up paper certificates, submission of unverified or fraudulent results, as well as errors in the manual entry of subjects and grades.