The approved guidelines for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria have been
released. Federal Government has directed that these guidelines should be strictly adhered
to without any alteration.
Sequel to the recent workshop convened by the Honourable Minister of Education on the
modalities for admissions into Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, the Federal Government hereby
approves the following guidelines for admissions:
ü presentation of the
list of candidates who qualify for screening into individual institution based
on the stipulated guidelines by JAMB (find hereby enclosed);
ü screening should
not demand for another test in any form either written, oral or electronic;
ü candidates are to
present Their Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results/Advanced
Level (AL) results for verification and clearing purposes;
ü WAEC, NECO, NABTEB
results or equivalent are acceptable as maltriculation requirements;
ü each candidate is
expected to have a minimum of five (5) credits at SSCE including English,
Mathematics and any other three (3) relevant subjects to his or her discipline;
ü any candidate who
does not possess the requirements as listed in item four (4) is deemed to have
failed the screening process;
ü the list of
qualified candidates awaiting SSCE/AL results can be kept in view (K.I.V)
pending the release of their results;
ü consideration of
the recommended list as forwarded by JAMB should be completed within one month
from the date of receipt of the list;
ü any Institution
that has a shortfall in the admitted candidates can make-up for candidates from
other departments on the institution list;
ü the screening list
has been uploaded on JAMB website – http://www.jamb.org.ng for possible users;
ü reason (s) for
rejection of candidates on the list should be clearly stated with proofs
provided alongside; and
ü the Federal
Government has directed that these guidelines should be strictly adhered to
without any alteration.
