The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) has
opened its official portal to enable
institutions upload names of
shortlisted applicants for the
2020/2021 admission.
JAMB said all admission processes into
tertiary Institutions in Nigeria must
go through the Central Admission
Processing System (CAPS) for
approval.
The JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq
Oloyede stated that only qualified
candidates as recommended by their
institutions for admission will be
approved by the board.
When asked if CAPS has been opened
for the 2021 admission process, the
Registrar said it was opened long ago.
“Of course, long ago.
Any Institution, not just
public that wants to, is
already uploading.”
disclosed that most institutions,
particularly private had commenced
admission processes.
JAMB boss, however, added that most
public universities are yet to start the
process partly because they are yet to
conclude admissions for last year.
“Take note also that
admission is not just for
universities. There are
polytechnics and
colleges of education
and except for the
closure because of
COVID– 19, they are not
affected by the strike.
“There are different
stages of the session and
therefore, it is not one
size fits all.”
JAMB registrar also said a date has
not been fixed for the sale of this year
(2021/2022) Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME)
forms.