JAMB CAPS – All You Need To Know

JAMB introduced new admission processing system this year 2017 called Central Admission Processing System (CAPS). This system is the Step-by-Step process flow of the admission exercise for the education and information of general public and the stakeholders, particularly the Candidates. It allows you to check and accept JAMB admission.

Getting straight to JAMB CAPS admission process flow, below are what candidate details go through before getting 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 then forwarded to their Choice of Institutions.

2. CAPS 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. JAMB CAPS Departmental Cut-off Mark
JAMB receives and collate 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 re-confirm its cut-off marks and sets the cut-off marks 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 marks 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. Here’s article on How to upload Awaiting 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.[adinserter name=”Block 3″][adinserter name=”Block 2″]

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 then generates a list of proposed candidates for review and approval of the Head of the Institution.

13. The Head of the Institution reviews the List of Proposed Candidates as appropriates and push the List of Recommended Candidates to JAMB.

14. 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.

Note »» No candidate will be considered without the upload of his/her O’Level and/or A’ Level results.

15. Admission Status
JAMB generates a List of Provisional Admissions.

16. Admission Notification
JAMB notifies Candidates to Accept/Reject Admission. Read How to check if you have been offered admission.

17. Accepting Or Rejecting Admission
Candidate Accepts/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 forward 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.

20. What If You Reject Admission?
If Candidate Rejects Admission, he/she becomes available in the Market Place for further possible consideration for Admissions.

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