Today, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) begins the sale of direct entry (DE) forms for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria and some foreign centres.
The registration period is from today until Thursday, March 28, 2024.
JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said in a press statement yesterday that the sale is for both local and foreign candidates who want to pursue higher education in Nigeria through the direct entry mode. The board assured that it would maintain fairness and equality for all candidates regardless of their status.
The statement read, “The board would not process candidates’ application from all awarding institutions that have refused to honour several requests for the verification of their A’ Level certificates presented by some candidates for the 2023 admission.
“Candidates who are not awaiting results, must have uploaded their A’ Level qualifications, O’Level results and DE registration template at the point of registration as no DE candidates would be processed for admission until such claimed results are uploaded and verified by the awarding institutions on the Board’s Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) mail platform.
“DE candidates, who at the point of registration are awaiting A’Level results of IJMB/JUPEB/NABTEB, must have uploaded their admission letter and registration template at the point of registration. Applicants with Cambridge certificates of pre-2018 examination year should visit Cambridge directly for verification.
“This verification exercise may take up to 28 days (as specified by the awarding body) after which the verification result would be forwarded to the board. The verification would be reflected on the e-Facility profile of the DE candidate. Statement of results (in lieu of certificate) is accepted for registration only within three years of the date of award.”
The board also offered a chance for upgrading from UTME to DE for only candidates whose DE results have not been released at the time of UTME registration and who must have stated at the point of registration that he/she is waiting for A’Level results.
“The particulars of which he/she must have supplied and contained in the uploaded registration template” the statement concluded.
