Information have emerged that about 50 per cent of the 1.2 million candidates that met the Joint Board Matriculation Board (JAMB) cut-off mark have been given admission to their various university of choice with the remaining 50 per cent still unsure of their status.

The implications are that about 600,000 prospective university students are currently frustrated and unable to access their admission after being offered one by their respective institutions of choice.
Akelicious findings revealed that both the affected schools and candidates are blaming JAMB for the stalemate in the admission processes.

According to some of the university officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, “The JAMB action to appropriate admission processes is frustrating to both the students and the schools.
“Do you know that most of the students are yet to access their admission in the JAMB portal?”
They alleged that the newly introduced Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) by the Board has stalled admission of many students “who can’t access the portal, leaving them stranded with deadline for admission having elapsed last week.”


But while speaking to us, Head of Media and Public Relations for JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, debunked such claims, saying they are misleading and borne out of ignorance of the admission processes.
Benjamin clarified that while they helped to facilitate examinations for candidates and ensured that standards were applied across board, it is actually the universities that propose admissions to candidates who must have passed both the JAMB and Post-UTME.

He said: “A candidate writes JAMB and if he meets the cut-off mark and sent to their university of choice, the institutions conduct the post-UTME and the admission officer computes the results and forwards the successful candidates to the Vice Chancellor who in turn proposes these candidates for admission.

“The JAMB will now screen these candidates to ensure they have the standard criteria and are qualified for admission. So we will approve depending on whether the candidates are eligible, and all they need to do is accept their admission at the portal which is accessible contrary to what you heard.

“Some institutions have unloaded but the heads of such institutions have not approved. It’s not from our end. The CAPS is managed by us but institutions and JAMB interface on it.”
On CAPS, Benjamin said the system was created to facilitate a central admission process to ensure uniformity and enforce standard.

He stressed that most of the candidates complaining about the situation did not care to find out if they meet the eligibility requirements like the possession of the necessary O’Levels, A’Levels among others.
Benjamin noted that based on eligibility criteria, over 80 percent of the candidates have processed their admission.

According to him, “About 1.7 million candidates sat for the last JAMB out of which 1.2 million passed with 600,000 (which is 50 percent) eligible for admission. I can tell you that out of that number, we have successfully processed the eligible candidates with 80 per cent accepting their admission at the portal so far.”

The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ish’aq Oloyede, had in September 2007 at the training and sensitisation Forum CAPS in Abuja, estimated that about 50 per cent of admission in the country’s tertiary institutions prior to 2016 were done through illegitimate means, promising to put a stop to it post-2016.

He said: “We have a situation; for example, if universities admit one million students, about 500,000 are done illegally. We do not yet have accurate data but we will regularise all the irregular admissions up to 2016. However, as from 2016 onwards, we cannot regularise anybody who got admitted through irregular means.”

Oloyede had clarified that contrary to public perception, JAMB is just a ranking and not an examination body like WAEC or NECO.
He said: “It is a screening body to rank already qualified students. It is not UTME that qualifies a person for admission but O’ Level. What JAMB does is just to rank presumably qualified person as pass or fail is not the focus of any ranking body.”

http://www.akelicious.com/2018/01/admission-over-600000-students-in-limbo.html

Though Jamb has been mismanaging these process by getting too involved in the admission process which just stalls everything but to blame jamb exclusively would be erroneous. Covenant concluded its own admission in September 2017 and Matriculated in October 2017, Kwasu, Abuad, Babcock, Landmark also Concluded in October and matriculated in Novembe. So I don't understand how it is exclusively jamb's fault. Those Universities that have matriculated don't have two heads na
Lalasticlala

Life in Naija is a struggle for most peeps..
Struggle to pass Jamb
Struggle to get Admission
Struggle to pass out of University
Struggle to Get a Job
Struggle to live in Peace sef

Jamb wahala




Post Utme wahala




That's why big brother theme is




Double wahala

To get admission na war, to get work anoda war.God punish me if i born my kids ere

lamba limbo lamba

Everything seems not working for common man again in Nigeria.


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HigherEd:
Though Jamb has been mismanaging these process by getting too involved in the admission process which just stalls everything but to blame jamb exclusively would be erroneous. Covenant concluded its own admission in September 2017 and Matriculated in October 2017, Kwasu, Abuad, Babcock, Landmark also Concluded in October and matriculated in Novembe. So I don't understand how it is exclusively jamb's fault. Those Universities that have matriculated don't have two heads na
Lalasticlala

I agree with you, the mess is with the public universities.

Admission is big deal nowadays

#ENDjAMB Like to support Share not to.

yeyerolling:
To get admission na war, to get work anoda war.God punish me if i born my kids ere

You must born them here oo

Seems this country is the closest route to hell

Wish this whole Jamb issue can stop. Can't we get admission without patronizing Jamb that have left thousands of Nigerians frustrated!?

U pass jamb and post utme and they'll still deny u admission
getting admission in dis country is like applying for visa

Pavore9:


I agree with you, the mess is with the public universities.

Do you wanna compare the amount of students that applied to those schools mentioned to that of public universities??

Solmax:
Life in Naija is a struggle for most peeps..
Struggle to pass Jamb
Struggle to get Admission
Struggle to pass out of University
Struggle to Get a Job
Struggle to live in Peace sef

And then dead comes without struggling.

Been a Nigerian is like a punishment, why would rheybuse their incompetence and greed to ruin the future of these supposed "leaders of tomorrow"

Most of the schools that already concluded there admission are private or state Uni who charge exorbitant fees, in other words, education in Nigeria is not for the poor..

ok

HigherEd:
Though Jamb has been mismanaging these process by getting too involved in the admission process which just stalls everything but to blame jamb exclusively would be erroneous. Covenant concluded its own admission in September 2017 and Matriculated in October 2017, Kwasu, Abuad, Babcock, Landmark also Concluded in October and matriculated in Novembe. So I don't understand how it is exclusively jamb's fault. Those Universities that have matriculated don't have two heads na
Lalasticlala

...the problem is that the head of public varsities are unhappy that jamb didn't clear their announced nd less qualified candidates for admission...jamb is likened to UCAS of the UK and STUDERA,of Sweden, just that both of them don't conduct exams...from their sites,u can log on to all university sites for info admission, only dox above stated bodies, issue admissions to student, jamb shld hinourably, stop the exam practice nd leave it to skls,nd den ficus in regularisation of admission,by charging certain token fees,for processing. that way,duplication of duties will b eliminated

Sheun001:


Do you wanna compare the amount of students that applied to those schools mentioned to that of public universities??

It is not just about the number of applicants but the process. With incessant strikes in different public universities and "admission runs" going on there, you can imagine the slow pace of things.

Better and more advanced universities abroad are canversing and enticing students to come study without stress while Nigerian Universities which can't even measure up with the best in world are busy putting prospective students through hell just gain admission

Admission process in Nigeria is just...

Degree is just over-rated, despite my performance during exams for the past 3-years (UTME & P/UTME), I am still not admitted infact as an indigene for my choice of institution. I am pulling my last attempt with the JAMB and it sisters', if I don't make it this time I will have to organise myself, who NG help?

Sheun001:


Do you wanna compare the amount of students that applied to those schools mentioned to that of public universities??

It is the illegal runs that is delaying their admission process! Did you read the story? Schools offered admission to candidates that are not qualified according to JAMB. While there are qualified students not offered admission! Remember when people were condemning JAMB for lowering cut off to 120? This means schools are offering admission to students that scored lower than 120 or did not even sit for the exams! I support JAMB in this. Let us all support JAMB in this

chigoziem10:
Wish this whole Jamb issue can stop. Can't we get admission without patronizing Jamb that have left thousands of Nigerians frustrated!?

A level would be best. Plus admission test/interview for the most competitive courses by the University free of charge. A level would be a lifelong certificate. Not like the yearly Jamboree of Jamb.
A level can also become minimum requirement for police recruitment, peace corps, etc. They can introduce A level subjects like criminal justice and security studies for such purpose. We are just not innovative enough.

Sirgalahad26


Come entertain ur eyes oo

HigherEd:
Though Jamb has been mismanaging these process by getting too involved in the admission process which just stalls everything but to blame jamb exclusively would be erroneous. Covenant concluded its own admission in September 2017 and Matriculated in October 2017, Kwasu, Abuad, Babcock, Landmark also Concluded in October and matriculated in Novembe. So I don't understand how it is exclusively jamb's fault. Those Universities that have matriculated don't have two heads na
Lalasticlala

It is totally not Jamb's fault dear, but those in charge of admission in these public schools, Federal and State alike.

I mean for heaven sake what would make common admission process last more than SIX good Months? Those in charge of admission processes in our public institutions should be looked into, trained, retrained or sacked and replaced as appropriate. If they can't do their work and meet timelines then they need not be there in the first place.

Look at Unijos for instance, it's taking them forever to release Direct Entry admission list even when no exams was written. What is taking them that long if not because of corruption.

It's a week already after Jamb's deadline for all institutions to conclude 2017 admission process and in a week time sales of Jamb 2018 form will end, yet these slow pokes public universities are still dragging feet.

Nonsense country

IFEOLUWAKRIZ:
Sirgalahad26


Come entertain ur eyes oo

just imagine! over 600,000 students' destiny is being played like tennis,u see ehn, on dis jamb ish if i start to talk na curses go dey comot from my mouth!

Biggest joke in the world is this Jamb

Shït ought to be scrapped and never to be spoken of again!