Jamb Introduced new admission method which began in the year 2017. The process is called Jamb Central Admission Processing System (CAPS). It is through Jamb CAPS that you can Check and accept or reject Jamb admission.
Today, I will guide you on how Jamb Caps work and the 20 Jamb admission process flow. You may click here for how to check your admission status on Caps and accept/reject or continue reading about Jamb Caps.
Jamb Caps is the Step-by-Step Process Flow of the Admission Exercise for the Education and Information of the general public and the stakeholders, particularly the Candidates.
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Jamb CAPS For Jamb Admission Process Flow
This is the process Jamb follows to start giving admission to Candidates. The following are processes that your details go through before you are finally admitted.
1. Forwarding Names Of Those Who Passed Jamb :
After successful completion of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and release of results, lists of Candidates are forwarded to their various Institutions of choice.
2. General Cut Off Mark:
JAMB thereafter requests all Institutions to use the Lists to determine their respective Cut off Marks and forward the same general cut off mark list to JAMB ahead of the Policy Meeting and programme (course).
3. Departmental Cut Off:
JAMB receives and collates Individual Institution and programme (course) Cut Off Marks as determined by their respective Senate/Academic Board.
4. Caps Specialists Trained:
Three (3) Representatives of Institutions- (Vice Chancellors / Registrars / Provosts), Registrars and Admissions Desk Officers ere trained on the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS)
5. Jamb Caps Policy Meeting:
Policy Meeting holds with Heads of Tertiary Institution and Regulators to determine, among others, the General Cut Off Marks for categories of institutions, based on earlier submissions of individual Cut Off marks by the Institutions.
6. Admission Factors In Caps:
Based on requests at the Policy Meeting, JAMB requires each Institution to reconfirm its Cut Off Marks and Sets the Cut Off Mark and other Institution specific parameters such as other Admissions Criteria (e.g. Post UTME Screening) and carrying capacity on CAPS.
7. Students Record Forwarding:
Institutions download (from CAPS) details of Candidates that meet the Institution’s and program’s Cut Off Mark and had selected them as First Choice Institutions. JAMB additionally provides soft copy of the same information on CDs to Institutions
8. Uploading Result To Jamb Portal:
Candidates using awaiting Waec or neco result are to upload it to Jamb portal immediately it is out. Use this link to see how to upload o-level result –Awaiting Results Candidates upload their results to JAMB Portal
9. Post UTME :
Institutions may conduct Post UTME Screenings for downloaded candidates.
10. Post UTME Result:
Post UTME results are being considered as admission factor by schools. Where applicable, the results are uploaded to CAPS to obtain aggregate scores for the candidates.
11. Jamb Caps Ranking Signal:
CAPS ranks and suggests candidates that meet the Institution’s Admissions Criteria as configured on the system by the Institution.
12. List Of Successful Candidates In Caps:
The Admissions Desk Officer of the Institution reviews the List of the Suggested Candidates and makes the decision as to which candidates to select for further processing.
The Admissions Desk Officer generates a List of Proposed Candidates for review and approval of the Head of the Institution
13. Proposed Candidates
The Head of the Institution reviews the List of Proposed Candidates as appropriates and push the List of Recommended Candidates.
14. Review of Recommended Candidates
The JAMB (Admission Officer) reviews the Recommended Candidates to confirm they are from those initially sent to the Institution; met the Admissions Criteria as advertised in the brochure and as set on CAPS by the Institution, including upload of and confirm that no qualified candidate has been unjustly denied Admission.
15. Admission Status:
JAMB generates a List of Provisional Admissions.
16. Accept Admission
How To Accept Admission In Caps: JAMB notifies Candidates to Accept / Reject Admission. Click here to know whether you have been offered admission and accept it.
17. Reject Admission
Rejecting Admission: Rejects Admission on the JAMB Portal or through USSD or Short Service Code within 72 hours.
18. Forwarding Of Admission Acceptance:
If Candidate Accepts Provisional Admission, JAMB updates Admission Status and forwards List of Confirmed Admissions to the Institution
19. Caps Admission Letter Printing:
Candidate prints Admission Letter and Proceeds to the Institution for further internal Admission Processing. Click here for how to print your admission letter.
20. What If You Reject Admission?:
If Candidate Rejects Admission, he/she becomes available in the Market Place for further possible consideration for Admissions.
Jamb Caps Market Place Operations
The Market Place feature in CAPS provides flexibility for the Institutions to source for candidates who may not have earlier chosen the institution for Admission consideration.
Institutions may specify various selection parameters such as UTME score, State/ Local Government, Gender, preferred programmes /course of the Candidates.
The List of Candidates so selected from the Market Place are then pushed to JAMB who then notify the Candidates of Market Place consideration by Institutions. The candidate may Accept / Reject Market Place consideration, subject to a maximum of three (3) Market Place considerations at a time.
The Candidates could also approach the Market Place to announce availability for Admission consideration from any institution or for any programme different from those earlier indicated during the UTME Registration, provided s/he has requisite O’ Level Results and wrote the required subject combination in the UTME.
Any agreement or understanding on Admission consideration between the Institution and candidate based on Market Place operations will have to be effected with a requirement for the Candidate to effect a Change of Institution on the JAMB Portal to be available for Download (Step 6 above) by the new Institution to follow the subsequent steps in the Admission Process.
The existing window for candidates to change Institution or Programme in addition to the Market Place is still available through the e-Facility.
Institutions can download (Step 6 of the Admission Process) list of additional candidates who have changed to the institutions since the last download Admissions of candidates can be processed instantly or in batches by Institutions. That’s all.
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Ibrahim musa says
Sir pls I have been given admission by my institution and my choice course,and I accepted it .is there any problem?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
No problem at all…. Congrats dear
Oreoluwa says
Good day sir, I logged in to my portal on CAPS and found something like Course offered,admission status not accepted but after I clicked on Accept, it updated and showed admitted and found out that I have been offered admission but on the school website, it is showing not admitted yet.
Isaac Inegbenehi says
The school will finally admit you
Daniel says
Pls the website is telling me invalid login credentials..y please?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
See what to do here
Daniel says
1..Pls abt de deadline…my own deadline of 72hrs is today…is they chance for me to accept tomorrow?
2..after the deadline they will cancel my admission?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Sure
Elgiva says
sir pls wen i logged in to my jamb profile i saw not admitted whereas the school i chose has not yet released admission list
Isaac Inegbenehi says
YOu don’t have any issue
[email protected] says
sir I was offered admission via CAPs bt my admission status display not yet admitted…. nd my school had release there admission list nd I was admitted I’m just confused
Isaac Inegbenehi says
It would be updated soon
Jenner says
Please sir i accepted without given admission does that mean no admission for me again….
Isaac Inegbenehi says
You are safe
david says
Can a university use only post ume as a criteria for admission leaving out jamb and waec…and please how will unibadan calculate their aggregate score
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Jamb will certainly be added
david says
Good morning doctor, the school released David,s post ume with a score of 56marks,we are worried and wish he meet the overall cut off mark,please let me hear your view,thanks.
sandra says
Please sir if my post ume score is not up to the school’s cutoff mark do I have any hope for admission this year?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
You could be eligible for other schools to accept
Sammy says
Sir. My question is.
1. Will the caps thing start this year?
2. If I eventually reject an admission from my choice institution. Is it state universities only that will accept me or both federal and state?.
3. Will a candidate be guaranteed admission into the course of his choice after being rejected in his choice institution?.
Isaac Inegbenehi says
1. Yes
2. No, Why would you reject admission from your school of choice?
3. You will hardly be accepted by other good schools if your school of choice should reject you.
Mohammed Musa says
Please sir, is it compulsory to accept or decline admission on caps portal?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
It is compulsory you accept admission when you are offered. However, you are not to accept admission if you have not been offered provisional admission.
Mercy Edwin says
Provisional admission how?caps offered me admission n i accept bt my school of choice said no admission offered yet,since I have accepted admission tru caps is there any problem?
Gift says
What if you didn’t meet your school cutoff Mark,Will your school send you to the market for other schools to choose?
francis says
1) once i changed institution, can the former institution give me admission?
2) if i took postume of a particular institution but changed institution before admission was given in that school. is it possible that the former institution can give me merit admission even when i have changed institution.
3) if my choice institution did not give me admission, how do i make my self available for other institutions to consider/admit me.
Isaac Inegbenehi says
1. No
2. They won’t if they detect that you have changed institution
3. You will automatically be available
Akeju mariam says
I have gotten admission to lasu but I can’t login to caps to accept the admission cuz its saying invalid login details and that is my jamb login detail…pls wat do I do
Isaac Inegbenehi says
You don’t have to do anything.. Accept the admission When the caps portal starts functioning.
Jose says
after 72hrs will the admission be forfeited??
TUNDRA says
after been given admission into my school of choice, but i declined it, my question is ”“ will i still have the opportunity to gain admission into a school different from the ones i choose as my first, second and third choice
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Sure… If I may ask, why did you decline the admission?
blessing16431 says
pls sir,I also have d same problem I mistakenly rejected it.will d admission be withdrawn
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Yes… You may want to go to Jamb office to complain immediately
chinecxy says
Nop…but that means your profile have been put in “market place” where private universities may choose to take you as their candidate
Ogundijo Hassan says
I Can’t Open Caps Portal. I Don’t Know Whether I Have Given Admission Or Not.
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Be patient a little… The issue is from Jamb. Hopefully, It would be resolved soon
diza cool says
did DPP students have anything to do with CAP
Joan oraka says
Mr flash am having problem logging into the portal it displays “sorry for the inconveniences caused to u by d portal try again later” wat will I do
Isaac Inegbenehi says
You don’t have to login or create account
chinemerem says
pls I can’t open jamb caps link..Havent accept or decline can I possibly gain admission?? I’m confused
Isaac Inegbenehi says
The portal do have login issues once in a while.. Keep checking and note that it is not too late to accept admission if you are offered admission already.
Abiola Oyeniyi says
Pls I don’t know how to login to caps site help me
Isaac Inegbenehi says
You do not have to login
farouk aminu says
I don’t now how long into caps
Nwabiko chinemere says
Sir please Iaccepted on my jamb caps profile without gaining admission and I heard that I Will not be giving admission this Year because I accepted it,sir is this true
Isaac Inegbenehi says
No body has been given admission yet, therefore, It won’t affect you.
CLINTON says
HOW DID YOU ACCEPT? I MEAN I DIDNT SEE ANYTHING ON JAMB WEBSITE ASKING ME TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE. HOPE AM NOT IN SOME KIND OF TROUBLE.
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Keep calm… You admission status will be updated soon
ilori olamide says
If you changed insitution afyer jamb result was relased….will ur name be forwarded to ur new 1st choice or the former one
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Sure na
Malik says
Please i have already accepted without being given admission.. Am scared
Isaac Inegbenehi says
You don’t have to repeat it
Abdulmalik says
Pls my skul av release secound batch so I mistakenly click on accept icon wen I av nt been offered admission pls am really scared can it be reversed if I call jamb zonal office