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The university entrance search in Nigeria. Written for readers who search this on Google in Nigeria. This page has 50 important questions and answers.
50 important questions. Quick 10 is a random set; Full set plays every question.
Original practice items — not copied from any official exam paper. Tap a question to see the answer.
Answer: UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination)
It is the gate to most Nigerian universities.
Answer: register for UTME and print documents
Use only official jamb.gov.ng channels.
Answer: a computer-based test (CBT)
Centres are assigned at registration.
Answer: JAMB subject combination (e.g. Medicine vs Law)
Wrong combination blocks admission.
Answer: an extra hurdle many universities still run
Cut-offs are set per school and course.
Answer: JAMB’s Central Admissions Processing System
Admission offers are accepted there.
Answer: a degree — it is an entrance exam body
You still need O-level credits.
Answer: optional practice JAMB sometimes offers
Use it to test CBT timing.
Answer: Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
It runs UTME and the CAPS admission system.
Answer: Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
It is the usual gate to universities, polys and COEs.
Answer: an official e-PIN and a JAMB profile
Create the profile only on official channels.
Answer: jamb.gov.ng or an approved CBT centre flow
Fake sites steal NINs and payments.
Answer: a computer-based test (CBT)
Centres are assigned at registration.
Answer: Use of English plus three other subjects
English is compulsory.
Answer: four papers including English
The combination must match the course.
Answer: the course in the JAMB brochure / IBASS
A wrong mix can block CAPS offers.
Answer: institutions, courses and required combinations
Read it before you buy a PIN.
Answer: optional CBT practice before the real UTME
Use it to test CBT timing.
Answer: switch to a neighbour’s CBT centre
Your slip shows the assigned centre.
Answer: CAPS (JAMB’s central admission system)
Offers are accepted or rejected there.
Answer: in an official JAMB window (with the published fee)
Late unofficial ‘changes’ are scams.
Answer: uploaded to CAPS
Awaiting result has a later upload deadline.
Answer: the institution’s policy allows that mix
Some courses insist on one sitting.
Answer: a JAMB route for diploma, NCE, A-level or similar holders
DE candidates still use CAPS.
Answer: an extra hurdle many universities still run
Cut-offs are set per school and course.
Answer: set per school and course, not only the national minimum
A high UTME score still may not meet a departmental line.
Answer: guarantee admission
O-level, screening and quotas also count.
Answer: that year’s JAMB guidelines
Do not invent a 2026 age cut-off.
Answer: creating or retrieving a JAMB profile
One person should keep one official profile.
Answer: the examination slip / e-slip
The slip shows centre and time.
Answer: biometric verification
Mismatched fingerprints delay entry.
Answer: banned
Malpractice can cancel the paper.
Answer: the JAMB portal / profile
Print or screenshot from your own login.
Answer: CAPS, not a random PDF seller
If CAPS does not show it, it is not an offer.
Answer: use UTME and CAPS
Each has its own cut-offs.
Answer: Physics, Chemistry and Biology (plus English)
Confirm in that year’s brochure.
Answer: Literature in English among the UTME subjects — confirm the brochure
Wrong combinations waste a year.
Answer: an extra published charge
Missing even the late window means the next year.
Answer: downloadable from JAMB
CBT questions are drawn from it.
Answer: recommended to learn the interface
Timing per paper is tight.
Answer: your JAMB profile or official app/portal
Keep the profile password private.
Answer: the post-graduation service year, not part of UTME
You meet NYSC after the degree, not after UTME.
Answer: O-level credits from WAEC, NECO or NABTEB
Both layers are required for most degrees.
Answer: the official upload deadline
No upload, no admission.
Answer: some old or irregular admission records
Use only JAMB’s published process.
Answer: cause matching problems
Recover the original profile if you lose access.
Answer: JAMB’s published review process
Most raw CBT scores are not re-marked like essays.
Answer: what CAPS shows
Accept the offer on CAPS before the deadline.
Answer: scams — use CAPS only
Nobody can lawfully sell a federal admission.
Answer: it is the entrance-exam and admission-processing body
You still need O-level credits and the institution’s screening.
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