Correcting your name, date of birth or other details on the JAMB portal

JAMB lets UTME and Direct Entry candidates correct an error on their registration slip through the e-Facility portal, covering details such as name, date of birth, passport photograph, gender, and state or local government area. Some of these corrections, particularly name and date of birth, can only be made once, so the correction itself needs to be checked carefully before you submit it, not treated as something you can simply redo if you get it wrong a second time.

Where do I correct an error on my JAMB registration?

You correct registration errors through the JAMB e-Facility portal, choosing the correction option that matches your entry type, UTME Data Correction or Direct Entry Data Correction, then following the prompts for the specific field you need to fix. A correction fee applies and is paid online through the portal; the exact amount has been reported differently across sources and cycles, so check the live figure on the portal at the time you pay rather than a number quoted elsewhere.

What details can actually be corrected?

JAMB’s correction facility generally covers name, date of birth, passport photograph, gender, and state or Local Government Area, among other biodata fields. Some of these, most notably name and date of birth, are limited to a single correction, so a second attempt to change the same field again is often not possible through the standard portal flow, which is the main reason to double-check the corrected value before submitting rather than after.

Does correcting my date of birth affect my age eligibility?

It can. The JAMB exam page covers the age rule directly: a candidate must not be less than 16 years old by 30 September of the examination year. If a date of birth correction moves your recorded age across that threshold in either direction, run the corrected date through the age calculator against the 30 September reckoning date before you finalise the correction, since an inaccurate date on your own end can create an eligibility problem that a portal correction alone does not resolve.

Do I need to visit a JAMB office in person for every correction?

Not always, but some corrections, particularly to sensitive details such as name or date of birth, sometimes require physical verification at a JAMB office or an accredited CBT centre once the portal correction is submitted, rather than being completed entirely online. Follow the specific instruction the portal gives after you submit the correction request rather than assuming every correction closes out online.

Is correcting my data the same as uploading my O-level result?

No, these are two separate steps on the same e-Facility portal. Data correction fixes your own biodata, while O-level result upload and verification, covered in the O-level upload guide, is JAMB checking your WAEC, NECO or NABTEB result against the issuing body’s own record. An error in one does not fix or affect the other; each has to be checked and corrected independently.

How urgently should I make a correction?

As soon as you notice the error, and well before any admission-related deadline, since a correction that requires physical verification at a JAMB office can take time to process, and a mismatched name or date of birth between your JAMB profile and your O-level certificate can create the same kind of verification problem covered in the O-level upload guide above. Track your own registration and correction windows against the current cycle’s dates with an exam countdown rather than assuming there is no deadline pressure on a correction.

Frequently asked questions

Can I correct my name on the JAMB portal more than once? Generally no; name and date of birth corrections are typically limited to a single correction through the standard e-Facility flow, so verify the corrected value carefully before submitting.

Is there a fee for correcting data on the JAMB portal? Yes, a correction fee applies and is paid online through the portal; the exact amount has varied across sources and cycles, so confirm the current figure on the portal itself.

Does every correction require a visit to a JAMB office? Not every correction, but sensitive fields such as name or date of birth sometimes require physical verification at a JAMB office or accredited CBT centre after the online request is submitted.

If I correct my date of birth, could that make me ineligible for the current UTME cycle? It could, if the corrected date moves you below the minimum age of 16 by 30 September of the examination year; check the corrected date against that cutoff before submitting.

Is data correction the same process as O-level result upload? No, they are separate steps on the same portal: data correction fixes your own biodata, while O-level upload is JAMB verifying your result against WAEC, NECO or NABTEB’s own record.