JAMB bans universities, others from issuing admission letters to candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned universities and other tertiary institutions against issuing admission letters to candidates, stressing that the responsibility lies solely with the Board.

JAMB Registrar, Professor Segun Aina, gave the warning when he received a delegation from Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, during a courtesy visit to his office.

According to a statement issued by the Board on Monday, Aina said JAMB was the only body legally empowered to issue official admission letters to candidates seeking admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education in Nigeria.

He expressed concern that candidates often considered admission offers genuine simply because the documents appeared to have been issued by the institutions concerned.

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Aina urged institutions engaging in the practice to desist, describing it as an ignoble act. He also emphasized their responsibility to ensure that candidates obtained the appropriate admission documents from JAMB.

He recalled that the Federal Ministry of Education had directed that all admissions into tertiary institutions be processed through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), warning that any admission conducted outside the approved platform was illegal and invalid.

The registrar explained that institutions could not substitute their own admission letters for the official letters issued by JAMB after candidates had accepted admission offers through CAPS.

He added that only admissions processed and recognised through the platform would be accepted for purposes such as mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

Aina urged tertiary institutions to comply with established admission procedures to prevent candidates from being misled and safeguard the integrity of the admission process.

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