JAMB registers 2.1 million, warns varsities against portal admission
The Joint Admissions
and Matriculation Board said it has registered over 2.1 million for the 2020
Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination and the Direct Entry, a record
number in the 41-year history of the board.
The board said on
Monday in its weekly bulletin that while it registered 1,949,983 for the 2020
UTME, it registered 160,640 for the Direct Entry
The registration ended
on February 17, with no extension of
deadline.
“A total number of
1,949,983 registered for UTME, while 160,640 registered for Direct Entry,” the
board said.
Meanwhile, JAMB also
warned universities to desist from conducting admissions on their school
portals, noting that such was a “flagrant abuse of the Central Admission
Processing System.”
The board said, “The
CAPS is an automated platform for all institutions to conduct their admissions.
This system engenders transparency, accountability and inclusiveness devoid of
human interference. Institutions are the major actors with the sole authority
to recommend candidates for admission while the board supervises by ensuring
that all candidates are fairly, equitably and transparently treated.
“Consequently, the
conduct of admissions by institutions on their portals is a flagrant abuse of
CAPS which is the only credible avenue for institutions to conduct admissions.
“Any admission into the
First Degree, National Certificate of Education, and others not on the official
letterhead of the board or outside CAPS is null and void, it will not be
condoned by JAMB.
“Institutions are to
note that admitting candidates outside CAPS will jeopardise candidates’
participation in the compulsory National Youth Service Corps mobilisation
exercise or any job placement which requires the certification or endorsement
of the board.”
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