No student is allowed to hold 2 admissions concurrently – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that no student is permitted to hold two admissions at the same time. The board further warned candidates registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that failure to disclose any prior admission could result in the loss of both offers. The clarification was contained […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that no student is permitted to hold two admissions at the same time.
The board further warned candidates registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that failure to disclose any prior admission could result in the loss of both offers.
The clarification was contained in a statement issued yesterday by Fabian Benjamin, Public Communication Advisor to JAMB, in response to what the Board described as misleading narratives circulating online about candidates’ matriculation status and compliance obligations.
According to JAMB, the directive is in line with its statutory mandate to prevent multiple matriculations, stressing that all candidates registering for the 2026 UTME or Direct Entry (DE) must declare their matriculation status where applicable.
“For the avoidance of doubt and for record purposes, and in line with its statutory mandate to prevent multiple matriculations, the Board directed that all candidates registering for the 2026 UTME/DE must disclose their matriculation status, where applicable,” the Board said.
The Board explained that it is not an offence for candidates who are already enrolled in an institution to register for UTME or DE. However, non-disclosure of such status constitutes a violation.
JAMB further clarified that disclosure means any previous admission automatically lapses once a candidate secures a new admission through the current registration cycle.
“Disclosure simply means that once a candidate secures admission through the latest registration, the former admission automatically ceases to subsist. The law is explicit that no candidate is permitted to hold two admissions concurrently,” JAMB said.