The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has come out to
clear the air that the point system copied from its website as the
criteria for admission into tertiary institutions in the country and
currently circulating was a mere illustration.
This is contained in a statement by the board’s Head, Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin.
It said on the contrary, the Federal Government had approved the re-enforcement of admission guideline as recognised by law.
The admission of candidates into tertiary institutions will be based purely on three pillars namely:
The point system that was wrongfully copied from JAMB’s website and
circulated in some media was used for a mere illustration by the
Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the board wishes to state clearly that the
point system is an illustration by the Registrar of JAMB. It is meant to
demonstrate how a few institutions were using the point system to
select candidates while some of their counterparts were subjecting
candidates to written test.
“The illustrations are contained in a paper presented by the registrar
and placed on our website and was adopted by the media wrongly as the
2016 guideline for admission,’’ the statement said.
It added that the 2016 admissions would be conducted purely on the three
existing admission pillars of merit, catchment area and educationally
less developed states through the following process.
NAN reports that, firstly, a list of candidates who qualified for
screening into individual institutions based on the three stipulated
criteria will be presented.
It added that such screening did not demand for another test in any form, written, oral or electronic.
According to the statement, candidates are to present their Senior
School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results/Advanced Level (AL)
results for verification and clearing purposes.
It noted that WAEC, NECO and NBTE results or its equivalent were acceptable.
Each candidate was expected to have a minimum of five credits at SSCE,
including English, Mathematics and any other three relevant subjects to
his or her discipline.
JAMB statement added: “Any candidate that does not possess the
requirements as listed above is deemed to have failed the screening.
“Consideration of the recommended list as forward by JAMB should be
completed within one month from the date of receipt of the list.
“Any institution that has a shortfall in the admitted candidates could
make-up for candidates from other departments on the institutions list.
“Reasons for rejection of candidates on the list should be clearly
stated with proof provided alongside. This is imperative so that the
general public will note the correct process.”
Ministry of Education had directed that the guidelines must be adhered to without any alterations.
