The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned universities, polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges, including nursing institutions, against issuing their own admission letters as substitutes for official JAMB admission letters.
The board has emphasised that admission offers must be processed through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) in line with Federal Ministry of Education directives.
Official JAMB admission letters and CAPS
JAMB maintains that it is the body legally empowered to issue official admission letters for candidates entering Nigerian tertiary institutions. An admission letter issued independently by an institution does not replace the document generated through JAMB.
Institutions have been urged to ensure that admitted candidates obtain the appropriate JAMB admission documents after accepting their offers on CAPS.
Why candidates should check their admission status
Admission offers that are not processed through the approved system may not be recognised during later verification, including processes connected with National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) mobilisation.
To protect their admission records, candidates should:
- Check their admission status on JAMB CAPS.
- Accept the admission offer on CAPS where applicable.
- Obtain the official JAMB admission letter after completing the required acceptance process.
- Retain the official admission document for subsequent verification.
Students should not rely on institution-issued admission letters in place of the official JAMB record.
