As part of preparations for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that the use of Microsoft Camera is now mandatory for all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres handling candidate registration.
This was made known during a monitoring visit by the Gombe State Coordinator of JAMB, Mr. Johnson Adebiyi, to El-Lawanti ICT Centre in Gombe on September 30, 2025.
The visit aimed to assess the level of compliance with the Board’s new registration requirements ahead of the October 1 deadline for full adoption of the Microsoft Camera system.
The new directive follows a review of the 2025 UTME, where some CBT centres were found to have engaged in image blending to aid impersonation and other examination malpractices. The introduction of the Microsoft Camera system is part of JAMB’s effort to strengthen identity verification and ensure the integrity of its registration process.
Adebiyi emphasized that the Board would not tolerate any breach of the new directive, warning that any defaulting centre risks being delisted from JAMB’s registration activities.
He encouraged accredited CBT centres to seize new opportunities available under the Board’s expanded services, including handling registration tasks previously restricted to JAMB’s Professional Registration and Testing Centres.
He also noted that CBT centres stand to benefit from partnerships with other examination bodies such as the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), both of which have adopted the CBT model for their assessments.
