The registration portal for the 2027 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination is not yet open. But the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has a message for candidates: the work starts now, not when the link goes live.
In a video posted on its official platforms on Monday, JAMB laid out what prospective candidates should put in place before they ever touch the registration form — and the list is shorter than the panic it prevents.
Step One: Your Identity Must Be Straight
Everything begins with the National Identity Number. Without a NIN, there is no JAMB profile code, and without a profile code, there is no registration.
JAMB’s advice is blunt: if you have not enrolled with the National Identity Management Commission, go now. And check that the name and date of birth on your NIN match those on your other documents. A mismatch here can unravel everything downstream.
Step Two: The Code That Follows You
Once the NIN is in order, the next move is to send it to 55019 or 66019 from a personal phone number.
That number matters more than most candidates realise. It will receive every JAMB message through to admission, which is why the board warns against borrowing someone else’s line. The SIM should be treated as part of the application itself.
Step Three: An Email You Actually Check
JAMB will send important communications by email and phone. Candidates are advised to create an address they can access at any time and to keep the phone line active.
Step Four: Results, Ready and Matching
Those who already have WAEC, NECO or NABTEB results should have them on hand. Candidates still in SS3 may register with awaiting results, but the documents must be uploaded later.
The subject combination, JAMB stresses, must match the course the candidate intends to study.
Step Five: Decide, Then Save
The final preparation is not administrative but personal: choose the course and the institution now, and confirm the correct subject combination in the JAMB brochure.
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And start setting money aside for the registration fee, so the moment the portal opens, the candidate is not scrambling.
The Warning
JAMB has cautioned candidates to register only through approved CBT centres and never to hand money to touts.
The portal is not open yet. But those who do this groundwork now will register faster, and avoid the last-minute chaos that swallows others every cycle.