BREAKING: JAMB exempts Education, Agriculture candidates from UTME

JAMB Exempts Education and Agriculture Programs from Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced Monday that candidates applying for admission into Education programs and agriculture-related non-engineering courses will no longer be required to take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

This decision was communicated through a post on JAMB’s official account on X, during their ongoing policy meeting concerning admissions for 2026.

“Candidates seeking admissions into Education programs and agriculture non-engineering courses are now exempted from UTME,” the board stated.

This announcement follows the recent Nigerian government directive to eliminate the UTME as a requirement for admission into Colleges of Education. The federal government indicated that candidates pursuing Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programs will also be exempt from the examination.

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