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.
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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.
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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Anosike Maris says
Please sir the email I created and used in jamb wasn’t the one I used for my postume registration hope that won’t stop caps from sending my admission message to me
sado Kudirat says
hi, please I have been checking my admission status and it is saying admission in process. please when will be fully processed.
Isaac Inegbenehi says
You don’t have control over that… Just keep your finger crossed
Anonymous says
is there anything like supplementary list cos i dont make the merit list of unilag. missed it by 2 pts
nicky says
sir please,I checked my name on jamb caps,I saw u have not been given admission yet… pls am scared,what does it mean
Ajao Samuel says
Sir, pls I changed my course to mathematics education in unilag, but the previous course is still reflecting on my jamb caps profile, and not yet admitted. Pls sir I’m confused
ifeoluwa says
my caps is always empty when I tried login on it ,I am really scared ,what to do?
agapr says
Pls Sir, anytime I log my details it doesn’t load into my portal instead it reloads back to the same stuff
Anonymous says
Is there a time limit for accepting admission. May be have been given and I didn’t check early May be after a full week. Would it be canceled?
Emmanuel says
Pls sir,I was offered admission in caps I have accepted it,they told me congrate I have accepted admission but my school UST have not giving me admission yet, is there a problem?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Your school shall give you admission
Esther says
Please those that did not register on caps, is there any hope of admission? Please i nid your reply. Thanks
Toyin says
Please those that did not register on caps, is there any hope of admission? Please i nid your reply. Thanks
kamal says
I had 58.5 and my cut off is 58. 75. yabatech.. please any hope??
el says
pls sir i logged my caps but no admission yet since 4weeks this morning i logged in is showing admission in progress check later
Ay says
My jamb result says (jamb says : you never wrote exam this year)but I can still login into my Profile.. I’m confused it there is a problem
yusman says
is it possible for jamb caps 2 admit sum1…and skul.of choic would nt admit d person??
Isaac Inegbenehi says
It’s very rare
okonkwo chiamaka says
my jamb caps is showing not admitted does it mean I have no hope for admission this year. I applied for computer science through direct entry at unizik
Isaac Inegbenehi says
It only means that you have not been admitted yet
omobolanle says
Mr flash, my caps portal is showing admission in progress and my school is already accepting payment for acceptance fee, should I pay??
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Don’t pay if you are not offered admission
Salimah says
good morning Mr flash, I’ve been checking my caps portal for over two weeks now, and it’s still showing me admission in progress. I hope there’s no problem?
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Just keep checking…. YOu are safe
sharon says
sir what if I waste time before accepting the admission
oladejo adebisi ayisha says
Mr flash I av not been given admission are u assuring me if I accept d admission on caps will d school f my choice give me admission
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Sure!
Atiyanko mayowa says
Plz sir,my jamb caps showz me not admitted can i click on accept?
chinecxy says
There’s no need to
Ailohi jesusemen John says
Uniben offered me chemistry and admission status ace showing admission in progress check back later will i be admitted
ailohi jesusemen John says
uniben offered me chemistry and my admission status was change to admission in progress check back later will I be admitted
Anonymous says
Is just today I opened caps and I saw ADMISSION IN PROGRESS. What happens if you were given admission and you sort of ignored it because you didn’t have a smartphone to be updated of the proceedings?
Anonymous says
My name is Joseph
Ella says
How do i loggin to caps..pls help
Isaac Inegbenehi says
Us this link to check it
Taofeeq says
Sir, i did not see anyting lik jamb caps after going through all those processes hope there is no problem with my admission sir