A lot of Candidates made one mistake or another while filling their Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Jamb Registration Form, and after the results are released, they found out the mistakes, and getting it fixed might look like a dead-end… but Jamb correction of data has been made possible by Jamb. Although there is a price for it. The Price for Jamb Correction is N2,500.00 (Two thousand five hundred Naira) only.
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Some of the mistakes Candidates make whiling filling their JAMB Form includes;
– Mistake in Birthdate
– Mistake in Age
– Mistake in Name(s)
– Mistake in – (Put here whatever the mistake it is you want to correct)
JAMB UTME DATA CORRECTION
You can perform correction for the following data group (Kindly make Payment (on your JAMB Profile) and visit the nearest JAMB CBT Centre for correction.)
- Names Correction (can only be done once)
- Passport Photograph Correction (can only be done once)
- Gender Correction (can only be done once)
- UTME Subjects Correction (can only be done once)
- State/LGA Correction (Correction can only be done once)
- Profile Correction (Correction can only be done once)
- Choice of Institution/Course Correction (Correction can only be done multiple times with separate payments)
The good news is that it can be corrected!
Update: JAMB Correction of Names can now be done after registration.
JAMB correction of data
This is to inform all the candidates who made mistakes while filling their forms during the 2021 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) UTME Registration that they can now make corrections for the following categories:
- Names Correction: This allows candidates to apply for the correction of names where there are spelling errors or errors in the arrangement, e.g. Surname, Firstname, or Lastname (Correction can only be done once).
- Date of Birth Correction: (Correction can only be done once).
- Passport Photograph Correction: (Correction can only be done once).
- Gender Correction: Supporting documents may be required. (Correction can only be done once).
- State/LGA Correction: Supporting documents may be required. (Correction can only be done once).
- Profile Correction: (Correction can only be done once).
- Choice of Institution/Course Correction: This allows candidates to apply for a change of course or Institution (Correction can only be done multiple times with separate payments).
NB: Changes for Course/Institution, Names, Date of Birth, Gender, State/LGA of Origin, etc., cost N2,500 (two thousand five hundred naira only).
Data Correction Procedure
Follow the procedure outlined below to effect any of the changes above:
- Go to JAMB portal at http://www.jamb.gov.ng/efacility/.
- Login with your Email and Password.
- Click on ‘Registration (2021 only)’ from the list of services on the left side.
- From the drop-down, select ‘2021 UTME Data Correction‘ / ‘2021 DE Data Correction‘ as your case may be.
- Then proceed with payment.
After payment, visit the closest JAMB office, or a JAMB accredited centre to complete the correction process.
Related: Check Jamb Result Here | How to change your Names after Registration
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sir… I paid for late jamb regularisation since January 19 up till now I ve not received email .what can I do
plz the register make a mistake n register me Wit another person pin n surname n I even did thumb printing on the other person registration pin….
n they haven’t used my own pin yet..
plz can that mistake be rectified? n how?
Please the email I opened my profile with is not working well I don’t know If it’s possible to change it
Hello Hyacinth,
If you have not done anything with the profile yet, you can create another account. And this time, please ensure your account is working before processing.
Thanks.
plz I need quick reply about the registrar mistake.
Dora
Please i made a mistake in my state of origin. What can i do
Pls sir i made a mistake in the waec grade i uploaded during the registration
Pls can it still be corrected and how?
Plz I reprinted my jamb mock slip a d saw a different age and subject combination.. What do I do??
You will need to correct the mistakes. Please login to your Jamb profile
They did mistake during my registation,in my subject combination instead of chemistry they choose mathematics.pls what can i do
Please go to where the mistake was done, and they will find a way to fix it.
please I made a mistake to put uni uyo first choice instead of aksu please what can I do now
I made mistakes in my date of birth
Pls I didn’t fill my waec exam no during reg wat should I do
just checked my jamb slip for reprinting and there is no passport on it what should now and my exams is on 15 may
i just checked my jamb slip for reprinting and there is no passport on it what should i do now and my exams is on the 15 of this month
Please go to the centre where you register, to inform them.
pls there was a mistake during my registration with my date of birth and local government. will I go for d corrections at jamb office before or after d exam?
Please check Jamb portal, login and see if you can make the corrections.
If not, you will have to visit Jamb office after the examination.
A mistake was made in my name my surname was ommited and I feel disturbed pls what can I do?
You will have to correct them. Please see if you can do it online on Jamb portal or visit Jamb zonal office nearest to you after the examination. It usually cost between #2500 to #3500.
please I made d mistake in arranging my name,date of birth, gender and institution and I was told to pay #3500. please can all this be changed at once or I will pay #3500 for each mistake.
The #3500 will cover all the errors.
Please can a different date of birth in your WAEC result and JAMB affect your admission??. i mistakenly filled 2000 in Jamb and 1999 in WAEC but the names are the same. Pls help..
Yes, it will affect your admission. Please visit jamb portal and make appropriate corrections.
Der was a mistake in my jamb instead of oluwatosin ..they wrote olutosin..can i still change it wen am tru wit my jamb?plz
Yes you can.
pls I make a mistake I filled economics and commerce but someone told me DAT d r dsame and my exam is on 17 wedsday pls can i still change it before d exam
pls help me ooo I never knew d two subject are the same and d person that told me this said that he was once d vitim last year that no school gave him admission pls can i still change it before or after d exam
Please login to Jamb portal and there you will see how to correct any mistake.
My name is Gideon. There was a gender mistake in my form. Pls how do I correct it?
Please login into your Jamb profile and you will be able to correct it after making payment of N2500.
pls i have wrote my JAMB exam, and later find out that d midle name i use for waec is diffrent whit the one i use on JAMB(AFODA NOAH ADEBAYO for WAEC and AFODA BOLUWATIFE ADEBAYO for JAMB). pleas can this cause any problem for me and if yes is it not late?
It can cause problem for you. And it is not late to change it. Please login to your Jamb profile and make the change when you are ready.
thank you sir, pleas can correct the name by my self on my phone after the result is out or go to caffey of in JAMB office?
pls during d processing of my jamb a mistake was made( in my name) so i wil like to know d date i will be able to change it and i will also like to know if changes of institution can be done and when is d date. i need reply nw pls
You can change your names anytime.
Change of Institution form will be made available by Jamb after the examination.
thanks bro, so i can go to jamb office tomoro to change d mistake or is they any other way i can change it except going to jamb office?
how can i check my jamb score online?
In my second choice institution am supposed to put Nursing /Nursing Science , but the lady mistakely put nursery and primary education. could it be change
Yes, you can apply for change of course/institution.
Pls i want to do change of name how do i go about the transaction nd payment
Please follow the steps above to apply for change of Name. The price is N2,500.
pls sir I change my institution when I was correcting my data and now that the result is out but I didn’t meet up with the course and school cutoff mark so I want to ask if I can change it again if the form for the change of institution is out. thanks
From what I know. Change of Institution and course can be done once. But this year might be different.
pls sir can i steal change my course from agricultural bioresources to waft because i have written the exam
Yes you can.
Hello, pls I made a payment for change of institution and the money has been deducted from my account but I cant complete the process…pls what next?
You should be able to complete it flawlessly? If you want us to take a look. Please send us your details.
pls my name is Timileyin in jamb but Timilehin in neco hope there is no problem
There will be my friend. It is better you change it to the correct one. If the mistake is in NECO. Please go to neco zonal office and get it changed.
is it true that changing of course dont need fee for correction
pls can i be admitted if I made mistake in my local government during jamb registration
Yes, but it is better you make the correction now before it will affect you.
pls sir,hope is nt too late to change my name.
No, you are not too late.
Please I made a mistake In mine name for jamb registration mine waec surname and mine jamb surname is different and mine result is out please can I still b able to correct it.
Yes you can still make the changes. Please login to your Jamb profile to carry out the data correction.
pls sir a mistake was done in my day of date of birth. Instead of 24th May 1997, they wrote 23rd May 1997 and i hav written jamb and i made it. What do i do about dis error.
It is simple Promise. Log on to your Jamb profile and apply for data correction. You will have to pay Jamb N2500 to effect this change.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Sir pls help me. What can i do concerning this error, Instead of 24th of May, 1997 as my date of birth, Jamb made a mistake and wrote 23rd of May 1997. I didn’t knw it was a problem until i begin to read people’s comment about their error during jamb registeration. Pls sir what wil i do nw cos i hav written jamb and i made 249 by God’s grace.
Sir can i do affidavit in court to correct the error. Pls sir answer
You can, but it is better to make the necessary correct via Jamb portal.
If you are admitted, it might affect you later.
thanks Sir, i have gone to jamb office and i was told to go to bank and make deposit of 2500 into jamb portal and then 700 for processing making it a sum of 3200. But Sir can i go to any bank and make that payment.
Promise,
You can do all that in your Jamb profile and pay via remitta.
good morning sir
please sir i made a change of institution to University of Ibadan on Monday and submitted the necessary details to JAMB office that same Monday…
so I’ve been unable to login on UI portal to make application for the screening as a D.E student of which the application closes today…it kept saying login failed incorrect credentials
please sir what do i do….
Well, the only thing you can do is to keep trying and hope the closing date will be postponed.
Sir, pls what is remitta,, i don’t understand
A platform where you can pay online with your mastercard.
sorry can one change the waec or gce result previously used upon d arrival of a better one
This was introduced this year. To find out if it is possible, please go to the nearest Jamb zonal office close to you.
Please the lady filling my form made a mistake in my local government instead of owan-west she filled in owan-east. Is it going to affect me?
Yes. It will affect you. You can make the correction directly from your Jamb profile.
Hello sir I made a mistake in my date of birth and I have already taken my JAMB exam can I still correct it
Yes you can.
Everything is available inside your Jamb profile.
Pls is computer engineering part of futa newly approved curses..pls I need urgent answer pls…
IS USING THE JAMB PORTAL GUARANTEED? AND AFTER MAKING THE PAYMENT VIA THE JAMB PORTAL WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?
You are doing it directly from the portal. So it is guarantee.
The steps will be provided when you logged in.
kindly help me on how to calculate my jamb n waec result to make up ur depertmental cut of mark
Pls I computer engineering part of federal university of akure (futa) newly approved course
sir i made mistake while registering for jamb instead of Nwode obinna Emmanuel.she wrote Nwo?e obinna emmanuel….and i have received my result…can correct it?how long will d correction take?am scared a bit that it might affect…..what do i do?
You can still change the name. Please login to your Jamb profile to make the correction.
pls sir have try to make the correction but i was not able to do that, what should I do?
Rose. Give us your details and let us know what correction you want to do.
pls I have try to make the correction but I was not able to do that,what should I do?
Grant us access to your dashboard and tell us what you want to do. But before that, you must have made the necessary payment.
can we do the correction else where apart from jamb office cause I don’t know any jamb office in kogi
you can do the correction online. Just log into your Jamb profile.
Hello,
I already paid using Mastercard on my portal but I am unable to change my name because 2017 UTME has not shown on the drop-down. What do I do please?
The 2017 UTME is not available if you want to apply for change of course/institution.
Good evening, I wrote 2917 UTME, I tried changing my name, I already paid and whenever I tried to change my name it keeps asking for my exam year; please sir I how do I go about it?
I don’t know why a lot of candidates are finding it difficult to complete the process.
If you want to, you can grant us access to your Jamb profile and tell us what you want to do. We will try to do it from our end here.
Good evening sir, please is it possible I change my o’level results details I used for registration. I combined result earlier, want to use a single result now.
I have paid 2500 at the bank so what is the next step when changing my data
Well, you need to login to your Jamb profile.
There was a mistake in my name positioning-the middle name as the first name and vice vesa; will it affect me from gaining admission?
It will affect you in the future. The best thing is to apply for change of names.
pls can I change my waec from two sitting to one sitting in jamb coz I made day mistake during my jamb registration?
Yes you can.
sir pls can i change d o level result i am using for jamb pls i rilly nid dis i scored 227 in jamb and i d lyk to change it to awaiting gce
You can.
pls sir I made a mistake during registeration I mistakenly put Lagos as my state of origin instead of ondo can i still change it now at jamb office to ondo back pls I need ur reply thanks
You can change it. Yes.
2017utme is not coming up…it keep saying invalid reg no
Please what are you trying to correct?
I went to change my date of birth at a cafe through remitta and up till now my date of birth has not been changed. Pls sir what can I do about it.
I went to change my date of birth at a cafe through remitta and up till now my date of birth has not been changed.
Pls sir,way can I do about it.
Do I have to make separate payment if I want to change my course and name.
Pls I need an urgent help
I guess so. The change of course is different from other data correction.
Sir, i have change my local government because the mistake when applying but yet i see no respond that it has been rectify. how may i do nw pls ?
Pls sir I nid an urgent reply…I’ve corrected my LGA nd I’ve submitted d form in Ibadan so pls wen will the correction be made…
If you have submitted the form. There is nothing to be worried about.
But most skuls have started dia screening exams in which it d correction is not made early aw wuld u present it on d screening day
pls I did change of course and institution… de secomd day I was given admission into kwasu…. de question is…. will it affect my admission…… 2….. can I change it back to de course I apply for in kwasu screening which is biochemistry… I chnged it to chemistry recently… pls I ned an answer
From what we know, the change of course and/or institution can be done once. But you can visit any jamb zonal office to confirm.
Pls I did d change of skul and state since 2 wks ago…but I visited cafe d change has not yet been effected….and I went to dia ofice dey said d person meant to sign d indemnity form travelled…..delsu screening comes up on d 14th of august and we are asked to kum with our original jamb result which wil contain all dat.. since d change hasnt been effected uptil nw aw du I go abt it????????
Hello, how can i cancel an application? for instance, if i apply for a change of lets say name and i dont want to change it again. What do I do to cancel the application?
If you have not paid for it. Then you have no problem. But if you have, please contact Jamb directly.