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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Kaycee Ewung says
Please sir my status is showing congratulations you have accepted admission what dose it mean
chinecxy says
It means that you’ve been offered admission by jamb…You can go ahead and print out your jamb letter
Ola says
Good pm sir, candidates from my school of choice (unilorin) have been seeing admitted on their jamb caps for over two weeks now, but my is still showing not admitted till now and I do passed my jamb and post jamb excellently and I made my olevel result as well. Sir Is there still hope into university of Ilorin. Course: finance
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Sure.. You could be admitted
ikenna says
good afternoon sir , pls my school (unizik )have given me admission via first list. and I have paid my acceptance fee. my problem is that 73hrs have passed and I HV not accepted my admission through jamp CAPS. pls will they withdraw my admission . am scared .
Isaac Inegbenehi says
What are you waiting for?
Justice247 says
I saw congratulation you have been offered admission on Jamb Caps portal but checking on Jamb e facility, it’s showing sorry no admission have been given yet. What does this mean
Emmanuel says
Same her bro… Which Institution you processing Pls and what course??
Augustine says
Pls sir I saw on admission status in jamb caps approved and I mistakenly pressed the accept button…will I be affected??
abubakar isah says
caps is’nt loading on my page..why is that?
Justice247 says
It’s definitely traffic on Jamb portal, try again and possibly in the night when some folks has gone to bed.
Jordan lbie says
Jamb CAPS offered me a course which l didn’t apply for and I accepted. But am assured by the Dept that l will be offered my right course in the second batch. Is that possible?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Let the list be out first
Babalola aminat says
good evening sir,if candidate has been given admission by jamb caps that he or she has successfully been admitted to the school of her choice and the same thing reflect on their jamb profile. does it means that he or she has been successfully admitted by the institutions of her choice
Jonny says
Pls help me. I choose unilag but when I checked in caps for admission status it is blank. Hasn’t unilag start theirs?
Adeyemi P. A. says
Have dey started releasing rem admission pls I applied for French
Adeyemi says
Any news from university of ilotin remedial students pls am boiling ooo.
Sanni says
Will anyone who failed to accept admission from his /her chosen school due to change in prefferred course within 72hours has his / her admission forfeited for that year
Justmercy says
how do i log in to CAPS… ITS telling me invalid credentials
Justmercy says
pls sir, im aving issue of logging in, am i suspose to register 4 d caps tin, or isnt it my normal email nd password dt i used to register 4 d normal jamb im suspose to use? pls enlighten me sir!
metibemu ibukun says
pls on my caps I hv been admitted but on my school site is showing u hv not been admitted also on my profile is showing printing of admission letter and on other jamb site like http://www.jamb.gov.ng is also showing not admitted is there problem because am very trouble and afraid
Emmanuel says
Pls I have been offered Admission on caps buh on my Personal Jamb Portal profile it’s saying “sorry, no admission given yet” Pls what’s the meaning of this.
Abdulmajid says
Pls answer I have the same issue
seun says
last two week it was showing recommended BT nw DAT school gv me admission it s now showing admission in process
temi says
Please sir caps have given me admission, which I accept like 2times,n I mistakenly reject it d 3rd tym pls will they still consider me
seun says
last two weeks it was showing recommended BT nw DAT school av gv me admission is now showing admission in process?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
It will change to admitted
seun says
cap was showing admission in process nd av been admitted by school
Isaac Inegbenehi says
It would be admitted
Chi says
Wat if u av been offered admission by another school in market place? Is there still hope of gaining admission into your desired school?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Yeah
adebayo says
sir did cap accept only first choice
Xavier says
I opened my caps page as usual,then I saw acceptance admission page. I scrolled downward to my admission profile, then I saw this
INSTITUTION-university of ilorin, ilorin nigeria
COURSE OFFERED-chemical engineering
ADMISSION STATUS-not admitted
Then I clicked on accept. Am I on a right track because I feel I accepted the course offered. Is there any problem?
oyindamola says
Pls Hw do I check if am given admission on caps
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Use this link
abubakar isah says
please, i try to login my jamb email on caps, and its not loading, its showing invalid login credentials..and its the correct password..so i don’t understand..what does it mean?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Enter the correct email and password that you used to create Jamb profile
Emmanuel Ajibade says
I am not satisfied with the course offered on my caps profile but, I am afraid to reject the admission. I am not sure I will get a better offer.
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Accept the admission