The recent TMA update in NOUN in 2026 is a comprehensive guide, breaking down into bits and pieces all that one needs to know about the TMA in NOUN.
Since the inception of TMA in NOUN, it has been graded 30% assessments just like every other university, while the examination is graded 70%, which makes it a total of 100%.
This is the standard grading system provided by National Univerties Commisions (NUC).
Recent statistics have shown that students in the National Open University of Nigeria take the attempt of the TMA to heart more than effective exam preparation.
Just before we dive into proper details of the recent TMA update in NOUN in 2026
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Perhaps it might interest you to know that, as a student at the National Open University of Nigeria, your total grading for the semester is based on the premise of the ratio of 70/30.
Your examination is graded 70% while your TMA is graded 30% and the combination of these two makes the 100% grading for the semester.
When it comes to TMA you don’t want to take chances, I repeat; you don’t want to take chances; this is some serious business.
Having a score range of 28 – 30 will go a long way in helping to sort out certain things, it posits high chances of academic success for the semester.
What does the term TMA mean?
The term TMA simply means Tutor Marked Assignement. Unlike conventional university that takes regular lecture attendance, accumulate grade points from the submission of test, assignmnets and attendance which all these are cummulatively regarded as assessments.
In NOUN the reverse is the case, instead of the long process of what the conventional universsities acknowledges as semester assessments, all that falls under what is know as Tutor Marked Assignement (TMA) stands for continuous assessment.
How does the TMA work in NOUN?
In the National Open University of Nigeria the TMA are three for every course which you register except project, seminar, teaching practice and practicum which do not have TMAs.
They are called TMA1 , TMA2 and TMA3. With each TMA’s having 10 sub-ojective questions.
After the attempting of question 1 to 10 you are espected to submit all and finish, in other to see your grading.
This is done for each TMA’s and at the end of all 3 TMA submission a feedback is required.
Why are my courses not showing on my TMA Portal?
TMA not displaying on the TMA portal coulbe be as a result of some reasons.
1. If you had just registered your course for days not up to 3, then this may be the issues.
- If you have registered for the semester and done course registration but left the exam registration maybe due to lack of funds, this might as well affect.
One thing you need to note as the NOUN STUDENT PORTAL has said and I quote is that is that “all TMA1 in all registered courses for examination are made available in the same period.
Likewise TMA2 and TMA3. Each TMA is made up of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank or true/false questions which are targetted at testing your understaning of what you read in the course.
You can only access the TMAs of courses you have registered for examination after 48hrs of registration. This is subject to the schedule on the University academic callendar. Each TMA carries 10 marks that is, TMA makes up 30% of your total score in every course you register.
To access a TMA in any given course after you have met the above stated condition, do the following: Go to elearn.nou.edu.ng
WHEN IS TMA IN NOUN 2026 STARTING?
TMA in NOUN 2026 first semester in the 2026 academic calender is on going as submission has commenced since late February to early March, as it is being released in batches.
The TMA 1 was released first, along side some task amid other activities, and after then was the TMA 2 which is currently active, and the release of the TMA 3 is anticipated.
Every semester, the TMA PORTAL experience one upgrade or the other, and the 2026 first semester academic section is not left behind.
Here are all to know about the recent TMA update in NOUN 2026
How do I login to the TMA portal
Logging into the tma portal requires that you visit the NOUN TMA PORTAL official website.
To visit the NOUN TMA PORTAL official website, you need a brower, among which could be the Chrome browser, Safari, Operamini, Edge browser etc.
Then use the search column option in the browser to type in the NOUN TMA PORTAL official website: elearn.nou.edu.ng
The next interphase should look something like the image displayed below
At the top right hand corner you will find where it says, LOGIN. You should see something that looks like the image below.
When you click on the LOGIN button, then it takes to the next interphase which looks something like the image below:
By now you should have received your matric or you have it written somewhere. All you need to do is to fill out your TMA PORTAL details.
It is necessary to note that the details for the TMA PORTAL is different to that of the STUDENT PORTAL details.
The student portal servers it’s own purpose which has to do with:
Semester Registration
Course and Exam Registration
Wallet Funding
Semester Result
Student ID
Library and so on.
If you want to check the student portal, CLICK HERE
Back to the logining into the TMA PORTAL, after filling out your TMA PORTAL login details then click on login.
The credentials needed to fill out the portal are your matric number and the password you have chosen, it should look like something below:
But if you are new to the TMA PORTAL, like it is your first time, then you do not have a password yet. Meaning you have not created a password yet. To create one is very easy.
How to Create TMA Portal Password in NOUN as a New Student
To create TMA Portal Password in NOUN, requires a simple process. To start with you need your matric number.
Your matric number with be the starting point. How? You asked? This is it.
Your matric number will be your Username and Password.
Assuming your matric number is NOU1234567890, so your login details will look something like this.
After which you click on LOG IN. But note that in some casses the NOU might work in small blocs, e.g Nou or nou so either ways repeeat it as you password.
This whole process for a rookie or a new student on the tma portal is know as the defualt mode.
After, this phase, it then takes you to another inter-phase where you are required to change your password from the default to your choice of password.
How do I reset my TMA PORTAL password
In a situation whereby you forgot your TMA PORTAL password, all you need to do is to reset it, or do a forget password.
Before you do a forget password you need to ensure to have your STUDENT EMAIL ACTIVE because this is where the reset password will be sent.
Once that is done, you may then proceed into your TMA PORTAL.
This ends the chapter of all login entries, now we proceed to the navigation of the TMA PORTAL.
After a successful login, the first thing displayed before you should be your DASHBOARD with your name boldly written as Hi, XYZ. It should look like this.
The above is a complete overview of what your TMA PORTAL DASHBOARD looks like, with each instructions carrying a specific detail, as you can see the calenda specifying the activities that are espected to occur and the tracking of your activities to the top right hand corner.
How to attempt TMA in NOUN
To attempt the TMA in NOUN you need to navigate to “My Courses” which is found at the top right hand corner on the TMA portal. Looks like the image below:
Once you have navigate to “My Courses” then click on it, the next inter-phase is where you will find all your registered exams displayed for TMA.
The display of courses here varies, some courses will not display unless after some time after which your registration, so do not be worried if you did not see all your course at first.
For the registered courses you should see your courses displayed as it is like in the image below:
There a 9 courses above, this is so because the student in question registerd 9 courses and all questions as been uploaded.
The next thing to do now is to click on the first course to start with. To start with as displayed in the image above will be MAC116.
Click on the course then, it takes you to the next interphase, which should look like the image below:
But to make the process easy for you, it is better to focus on the menu on the right hand side which is displayed in the image below:
First things first, you need to click on “ENSURE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY,” then scroll down to watch the quick video, after which you go back, and it will automatically turn green, meaning “DONE.”
Then you are ready for the first discussion forum. Before we discuss that, kindly note this
TMA UPDATE (Tutor Marked Assignment) in NOUN 2026 in 5 Bullet Points
- 30% of your success is hanged upon your TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment)
- is advisable to learn the act of TMA solving before attempting your TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment)
- TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) is delicate and should be treated as such; sometimes you pick the right answer for the wrong question and vice versa.
- TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) questions are not what they seem like sometimes.
- In cases of no-time syndrome or busy schedule syndrome as a fresher do not attempt TMA yourself seek assistance
Here are quick video guides on how to solve TMA in NOUN
| Courses | Invitations |
| How to attempt TMA in NOUN | Watch |
| Don’t Miss this when Attempting TMA | Watch |
| MTH106 | Watch |
| MTH106 (PART 2) | Watch |
| GST107 | Watch |
| ECO121 | Watch |
| ECO121 (PART 2) | Watch |
| MTH105 | Watch |
| CSS111 | Watch |
| CSS111 (PART 2) | Watch |
| BUS105 | Watch |
| GST101 | Watch |
| CSS121 | Watch |
| GST103 | Watch |
| GST105 | Watch |
| GST105 (PART 2) | Watch |
| ECO122 | Watch |
| PAD408 | Watch |
| BUS317 | Watch |
| PAD326 | Watch |
| PAD410 | Watch |
| FMS304 | Watch |
| PAD301 | Watch |
| ACC313 | Watch |
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Now let’s continue,
What is the Discussion Forum About in the NOUN TMA PORTAL?
The discussion forum in the NOUN TMA Portal is a place where students can post questions for other students to discuss.
The discussion forum in the NOUN TMA Portal is also a forum where student are encouraged to participate in a trend of an ongoing discussion, by providing answers to questions posted by other students.
Must I Join the Discussion Forum Before I can access my TMA?
Yes, students are expected to participate in the trend of an ongoing discussion or post a question on the platform.
As soon as a question is posted or the student have provided an answer to any of the question posted in the forum, which could be by the moderator or other fellow students, then you have done the needed.
If you are still reading this article, it means you need answers, and I can assure you that if you will hang on with me for the next 1 – 2 minute and follow this article to the end, all your doubts would have been clarified.
In research done in 2019, 85.6% of newly enrolled students’ TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) total average grade for a minimum of 8 courses is 15.5%. This is nothing to write home about.
On this note, here are 5 things you must be aware of to help figure out how to attempt your TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment)
Firstly, if you must take it upon yourself is advisable to learn the act of TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) solving before attempting your TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) 30% of your success is hanged upon your TMA
TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) unlike regular university substitutes for attendance, purchase of handouts, and in-between semester curriculum assignments and tests.
All these are not obtainable in the National Open University of Nigeria, in here it is simple and straight.
Things are done a little bit differently here.
Let’s take for example, the National Open University of Nigeria is not responsible for taking students physical classes, this is why I recommend to students get extra moral classes to help foster learning processes and TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) attempt as a fresher should not be considered if the act of TMA solving has not been appropriately learned.
It is imperative to learn the act of TMA solving before attempting your TMA.
The tutor marked the assignment as a no-go area for freshers, I am not here to scare you, but the fact remains, “What you don’t know is above you.”
I am an advocate for students going through their TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) themselves. From my 100 level till when I concluded my program in 2021, I never gave out my TMA.
I could achieve this because I learned the act of TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) solving. I became so good at the act of TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) solving that I landed some gigs (helping my course mates and other departments solve their TMA).
Therefore, don’t even think about attempting your TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) without learning the act of TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) solving in other for you not to make a mess out of it. Not to forget that there’s a 30/70% grading at stake.
TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) is delicate and should be treated as such. Sometimes you pick the right answer for the wrong question and vice versa
By now is no news anymore that TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) is delicate and should be treated as such.
Delicate in the context signifies the essence of the technical not how of the subject matter of learning the act of TMA solving.
Why are my TMA Answers Marked Wrong
Take it from me, don’t get it all missed up, it is what it is. Human system malfunctions so do computers, so do programs and so do TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) malfunctions.
To break this down in layman’s language, it is imperative to know that while attempting your TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) by then you must have paid your dues, and even at that, research has proven that, there are cases where the right answer (answers you are super sure of) only for you to submit and you discover that the system marked you wrong.
I had my fair share of this experience; skip if you are not interested, but if you keep reading, it will be worth your time.
It was in 2018, my first semester, and the unfortunate course was Bus105.
With good grades in Mth105, Gst101, Css121, and Gst103 on this premise and with full confidence I approached Bus105.
TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) 1 started well, all questions I have attempted with full confidence because I know how this thing works.
But to my greatest surprise, I had 5/10, with mixed feelings I was not sure what happened.
I attempted TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) 2, but it was worst this time, I dropped by 1 point, 4/10. Now I was furious.
I gathered little confidence, I had to. I was not willing to back out. So I gunned for the last attempt, and it was a bit better 6/10.
At this point, it became apparent that something was wrong somewhere. This is totally above me.
I had to make my findings and trust me, my findings will shock you.
This is a mystery yet unsolved, unraveled, and yet to be demystified. You don’t want to be a victim. Be on the lookout!
No time syndrome or busy schedule syndrome as a fresher do not attempt TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) yourself seek assistance.
As a new student please do not ever stop asking questions. Do not assume anything.
It is okay to be you are naive, it’s fine if you have little or no access to legit information, as there are imposters and confusing or no legit information everywhere, this does not call for alarm.
It is a normal process, and it is soon forgotten the moment you get a link to a legit source of information. You can rest assured of getting links to legit information here at Coachayo.com
Please note that TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) is not what you rush into. You must pay attention to details. To the slightest and minute words, sentences, and phrases.
Words can be switched; an alphabet can be changed just to test how keen you are to notice the minutest thing in a phrase or sentence. TMA solving requires you to get your onions right.
As a tutor, I do encourage students to take upon themselves the responsibility of attempting their TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment).
Be that as it may, according to recent research, 80% of freshers make a mess of their TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) at first attempts.
This doesn’t suggest that the student in question is not smart, the case here is that what you need to do is either, learn the act of TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) or hand over your TMA (Tutor Marked Assignment) to a professional.
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In Conclusion
TMA in NOUN 2026 has been able to put out recommendations and certain guides for students.
Be that as it may, deciding on what do to do is a decision that can be made personally.
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