JAMB Warns New Institutions: Avoid Illegal Admissions or Face Consequences!

New postsecondary educational institutions have been cautioned by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) not to participate in unlawful admissions.

The board emphasized that regularizing such backdoor admissions would not be permitted.

The warning was delivered yesterday in Abuja during an interactive session with the senior officials of the impacted schools by its registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede.
According to Oloyede, due process must be carefully adhered to, and all admissions must go via the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).

“CAPS guarantees openness, equity, and honesty in admissions,” he said. Any school trying to get around this platform runs the danger of having those admissions revoked.
He asked the more than 80 new institutions that the federal government has approved to follow the JAMB admissions requirements.

The registrar clarified that the Integrated Brochure and Syllabus System (IBASS), which was established in 2018, enables clear communication and program eligibility checks, while CAPS, which was introduced in 2017, automates and standardizes the admissions process.
Oloyede stated that JAMB’s only official avenues of contact are these two platforms, which have been enhanced with institutional mail services.

Citing the approval of 22 new universities, 33 new polytechnics and monotechnics, and 12 new colleges of education nationwide between late last year and this year, the JAMB chief praised the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu for its dedication to increasing access to tertiary education.

The JAMB chief added that only programs approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) would be activated, even though CAPS and IBASS accounts had been made for these institutions.
Oloyede also went over the correct processes for onboarding applicants, emphasizing that organizations need to designate certain officials to oversee CAPS and IBASS access.

“Jambo will offer complete technological assistance, but compliance cannot be compromised. Shortcuts must be avoided by institutions. He continued, “There is no excuse for admitting students through the back door.

After the seminar, the institutions were introduced to the functioning procedures of the CAPS and IBASS systems through a live demonstration.

The purpose of the conference, according to Prof. William Qurix, vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Applied Sciences in Kachia, was to familiarize heads of institutions with the functions and activities of CAPS and IBAS, which allow the institutions to contact and engage with JAMB.

According to Qurix, some applicants had previously enrolled for JAMB at new universities or polytechnics that are now undergoing approval or establishment.

He asserted that it would often be challenging for these institutions to attract recruits.

But we are now enlightened, and this procedure has been cleared for us. Jam promised to respond quickly to any questions the heads of institutions could have using their CAPS or IBAS system. We have undoubtedly learned a lot from this meeting, and it will have a significant influence,” he stated.

Dr. Uche Uba, Director of Colleges at the Federal Ministry of Education, pointed out that the new schools had to adhere to certain standards established by the NUC.

Uba encouraged the education colleges that had switched to dual mode to meet with NUC representatives so they could become acquainted with the requirements.

Therefore, I urge the educational institutions to make an effort to meet with them. Only seven out of fifteen reported to NUC the last time we called them. It’s important, please. Additionally, NUC needs to verify its resources. Because you’re standing by yourself now. That’s not the one you did previously,” she remarked.

Prof. Paulinus Okwelle, the NCCE Executive Secretary, praised JAMB for its efforts to provide a smooth admissions procedure for universities.

When students register for university admission, take the graduate test, and are accepted to continue their education, JAMB has added state-of-the-art technology and creative ways. “The things they are implementing are really simple,” he stated.

In order to maintain the colleges’ competitiveness, Okwelle urged newly authorized educational institutions to adhere to the established admissions procedures for dual mode programs (degrees and national certificates in education).