The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued an urgent warning to admission seekers not to accept or pay acceptance fees for any 2020/2021 admission offer that is not processed and approved on the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).
Why JAMB Flagged UNIABUJA and Other Institutions
In a statement titled "Caveat Emptor: Illegal Admissions by some Institutions" signed by JAMB's Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Board noted that the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) and a few other institutions were reportedly issuing internal admission letters to candidates without proposing or getting them approved on JAMB CAPS.
Key Takeaways for Admission Seekers
- Only JAMB CAPS Admissions Are Valid: JAMB is the sole body statutorily empowered to approve admissions into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and monotechnics.
- Do Not Pay Acceptance Fees Without CAPS Approval: Any admission offer that does not appear on your JAMB CAPS dashboard for you to accept and print an official JAMB Admission Letter is null and void.
- Future NYSC Risk: Candidates who accept internal "undisclosed" admissions outside CAPS will not be recognized by JAMB and will face mobilization issues for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) upon graduation.
If you are preparing to rewrite the UTME this year to secure a legitimate admission on CAPS, practice daily with the Mentra JAMB CBT app, available on both Android and iOS.
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