The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has reiterated that the Board's admission policies and automated systems are built to ensure every candidate is treated with fairness, equity, and transparency during tertiary admission exercises.
Why JAMB Introduced CAPS
Speaking on the NTA programme "Ojumo're", Prof. Oloyede noted that in the past, manual admission processing was prone to human interference, errors, and favoritism. To eliminate these issues, JAMB deployed the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).
- Institutional Autonomy with Oversight: CAPS allows universities, polytechnics, and colleges to propose candidates for admission while JAMB monitors strict compliance with approved guidelines.
- Transparent Ranking: CAPS displays the scores of all candidates in order of performance, making it impossible to skip a higher-scoring qualified candidate in favour of a lower-scoring one within the same quota.
- Right to Query Non-Admission: Every candidate has the right to monitor their admission status in real time and demand an explanation if they are denied admission despite having a competitive score.
How to Report Unfair Admission Treatment
Prof. Oloyede urged any candidate who feels shortchanged during the admission process of any institution to lodge an official complaint through the JAMB ticketing platform at www.jamb.gov.ng for prompt investigation and resolution.
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