The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has ruled that any Computer-Based Test centre whose registration activities cannot be remotely monitored will be barred from participating in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration.

The Board announced the decision in its weekly bulletin published on Monday, describing the policy as part of renewed efforts to curb registration malpractice and strengthen the integrity of its examination processes.

According to JAMB, the directive, tagged “No Vision, No Registration, No UTME,” means that only CBT centres whose activities can be viewed live from the Board’s National Headquarters in Abuja will be allowed to conduct 2026 UTME registration.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with Peace Monitors, Chief Technical Advisers, Chief External Examiners, as well as zonal and state coordinators overseeing CBT centres during the 2026 registration exercise.

Oloyede said all approved centres would be placed under real-time surveillance from JAMB headquarters, warning that any centre not visible on the monitoring system would be disqualified.

“Any centre whose registration activities cannot be viewed from the JAMB National Headquarters, Abuja, will not be paid, and such registration may be invalidated,” he said.

He also announced the compulsory use of Microsoft or Digitech live cameras for UTME registration, stressing that only approved devices would be permitted for capturing candidates’ second images during registration.

According to him, the directive followed the discovery of widespread manipulation of candidates’ photographs during the 2025 UTME registration exercise.

On technical requirements, the registrar said all existing CBT centres must migrate to HIKVision Closed Circuit Television systems, with HIKVision recommended as the Network Video Recorder or Digital Video Recorder.

“The NVRs must have a minimum of 16 channels to cover all areas of the examination centre,” Oloyede said, adding that only wired CCTV systems would be allowed, as wireless systems would no longer be permitted.

He explained that CCTV coverage must include the examination area, verification points, holding rooms, walkways, examination halls, server rooms, and all entrance and exit doors.

Oloyede warned that centres found violating the new guidelines would face stiff sanctions, including possible prosecution.

He further stated that JAMB would not bear the cost of reconfiguring CCTV routers, noting that affected centres must resolve all technical issues at their own expense before approval.

The registrar recalled that several centres and individuals previously implicated in examination malpractice had already been delisted and were currently facing prosecution, stressing that the Board would not hesitate to sanction any centre or individual found culpable.