UTME: Making these final moments count!

 Starting Your UTME exams in a Few Days?!  .

Weeks after weeks of solving countless past questions, attending tutorials, and tirelessly preparing for your upcoming exams, have led you to the brink of the long-awaited UTME 2026 exams. With just a few days to the exams, you are likely to fall into any of these three categories: 

•you may be confident in the efforts you have put in;

•you may be jittery - if it's your first time, or you have had previous unsuccessful attempts, or you have not prepared enough;

•you may just want to get it done with as quickly as possible.

Regardless of where you stand, here are a few tips to help you approach your exams confidently and ensure you give it your best  shot..

TIP ONE: Get Good Rest!

The idea of staying up all night when you have an exam the next day can be very dangerous. Surely, you don't want to end up dozing off in the exam hall and failing an exam—not because you didn’t study, but because your brain was too tired to function at its best. Those last-minute overnight preparations take a lot but are not likely to yield much. Please avoid them.

TIP TWO: Eat Healthy and Stay Hydrated

Eating a balanced diet and taking as much as 2 liters of water every day, especially during exam periods, is very important. This is not to say that you should overeat that you become too tired to revise your books. A balanced diet will supply your body and brain with essential nutrients and glucose you need to stay active and be at your best throughout your exams.

TIP THREE: Revise What You've Learnt 

If you've taken out time to do proper study of your books before now, then now is the time to tidy up your learning—dotting your i's and crossing your t's. Go through relevant topics, solve past questions, and be confident that you won't forget all that you've read. Don't panic. As you aim to acquire as much new knowledge as possible, make sure to solidify what you already know.

TIP FOUR:  Read All Instructions Carefully!

This is very important. Make sure you carefully read and understand the instructions of the exams well before you start. Read them thoroughly, and obey all instructions you are given. Don't be in too much of a hurry that you end up doing the wrong thing for failure to understand instructions.

TIP FIVE: Practice timed computer based tests.

From now, it's not only about knowledge accuracy, but also about speed. Simulate exam conditions by making use of eResources that enable you to answer computer based questions similar to those asked by JAMB. Time yourself, and make notes for improvements. Do it multiple times.

TIP SIX: Avoid All Forms of Examination Malpractice.

You might feel like you've not prepared enough and might have planned to take in some answers on a piece of paper, ask your friend, or even go in with a phone or any device. That's absolutely wrong. Engaging in examination malpractice shows that you're not confident in yourself, and that you don't trust God enough to help you and bring to your remembrance all that you've read. When you're caught, you'd realize that the price you have to pay for cheating isn't worth it after all.

TIP SEVEN: Pray, Pray, Pray!!!

In addition to all the preparations you've made up to this point, prayer is also a very crucial part of your preparations. Commit all your exams into God's hands, ask Him to lead and guide you, to protect you from making costly mistakes, and to bring to your remembrance all that you have read. Remember that God is always ready to help you.

Finally, we encourage you that as you start your exams, stay confident not timid, put in your best instead of approaching your exams casually, avoid all forms of malpractice, and put your trust in God alone.

We wish you outstanding success in your exams!

We're rooting for you.