JAMB orders institutions to disclose illegal admissions in one month

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all institutions to disclose within one month, details of all candidates they illegally admitted prior to 2017 or risk recognition and condonment.

The JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known while briefing newsmen at the board’s headquarters in Abuja on Sunday, August 4, 2024.

Benjamin said the JAMB has resolved that it would no longer entertain absorption of illegal admissions by institutions through the window of “condonment of illegal admissions” without registration number.

The move, he explained, was aimed at curbing illegal admissions, falsification of records and ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).

He noted that all institutions were being reminded that JAMB had previously requested the disclosure of all illegitimate admissions offered to candidates outside CAPS, between 2017 and 2020, due to abuse of window.

The JAMB spokesman said: “This directive followed the waiver on recommendation of JAMB by the former Minister of Education, which allowed institutions to transit to conducting admissions exclusively through the CAPS platform in 2020.

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“We then opened the window of Condonment of Undisclosed Institutional Illegal Admissions (CUIIA), 2017 to 2020.

“Regrettably, the board has observed that some institutions have continued to admit candidates outside CAPS and subsequently apply for this CUIIA.

“This is quite embarrassing that some institutions have been found to backdate such recent admissions to 2020 to fit within the time frame of CUIIA.

“Consequently, the board is terminating the aspect of CUIIA process which allows completely unregistered candidates to be introduced to the system.

“CAPS is the only authorised platform for admissions; those who have registration but were illegally admitted between 2017 to 2020 would soon be denied the opportunity of the waiver, unless they are disclosed within the next one month.”

The period of disclosure, he stated, commenced from August 1.

Benjamin added that JAMB would not tolerate further, any undisclosed admission by any institution, urging candidates to pursue education through legitimate and recognised means so they don’t fall victims.

He also enjoined candidates seeking admissions to be cautious of illegitimate and unrecognised part-time programmes, which he added, would also not be tolerated under “regularisation or condonment”.

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