Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB)

The Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) is a national examinations body created to provide a structured route into university through Direct Entry. The Federal Government approved the project in December 2013 and JUPEB was formally established in April 2014 by a consortium of ten partnering universities led by the University of Lagos. Its responsibility is to conduct common, standard examinations for candidates who have completed at least one year of an approved university foundation or diploma programme. The first JUPEB examination was held in August 2014. Successful candidates were subsequently admitted into 200-level university courses through recommendations from participating universities and JAMB. From 2015, the examination moved to an annual June cycle, forming the recurring academic calendar used by the board. JUPEB's institutional design connects universities, affiliated centres and national education regulators around a common curriculum, examination standard and certification process. Its scope now supports Direct Entry applications to Nigerian universities and partnering universities outside Nigeria. The archive therefore treats JUPEB as an examination body and access pathway, not as a university. Candidates should confirm current subject combinations, affiliation status, examination dates, result procedures and admission requirements from the latest JUPEB and JAMB notices.