Senate Extends JAMB Result Validity To 3 Years

JAMB Result Validity Extended To 3 Years By The Senate

 

The Nigerian Senate  passed the amendment to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Act into law.

In the amendment, the Senate strengthened the Board to allow the results of students in the annual examination be valid for more than one year.

This implies that JAMB result is expected to now be valid for more than a year.

According to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund, Senator Jibrin Barau the amendments will further strengthen the Admissions Board in its responsibilities.

Senate President Bukola Saraki, appreciated his distinguished colleagues for their work towards the passage of the bill commended that the new amendments will indeed bring financial relief to students as well as parents and reduce bottlenecks and corruption in the admission process.

To you think this is a good thing?

Breaking News: President Buhari Sacks Prof. Dibu And 16 Others

 

President Buhari Sacks Prof. Dibu, The heads of 17 parastatals under the Ministry of Education today. Appoints Prof. Ishaq Oloyede As New JAMB Boss

Information reaching us now has it that President Buhari has sacked the Registrar of Joint Admission And Matriculation Board, Professor Dibu Ojerinde and 16 other Chief Executives in parastatals and agencies under the Ministry of Education.

The Federal Government has appointed 17 news Chief Executive Officers to oversee various parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education. And Consequently, Prof Ishaq Oloyede has been appointed the new JAMB Boss.

Some of the parastatals under the ministry affected include the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board, National Board of Technical Education, National Universities Commission and National Library of Nigeria.

In a statement, the Ministry of Education disclosed that the appointments are with immediate effect.

Below are the other affected parastatals/agencies and the newly appointed Chief Executives;

1.National Universities Commission (NUC) – Prof Abubakar Adamu Rasheed

2.Nigerian Institute for education Planning and Administration -Pro, Mrs. Lilian Salami

3.Universal Basic Education – Dr. Hameed Bobboyi

4.National library of Nigeria – Prof Lanre Aina

5.National Examinations Council – Prof Charles Uwakwe

6.National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal education – Prof Abba Aladu

7.Nomadic education Commission – Prof Bashir Usman

8.National Business and technical Examinations Board – Prof Isioma Isiugo-Abanihe

9.Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria – Prof Sunday Josiah Ajiboye

10.Computer Registration Council of Nigeria – Afolabi aderinto

11.National Commission for Colleges of Education – Prof Bappah Aliyu

12.Tertiary Education Trust Fund – Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa

13.National Teachers Institute – Prof Garba Dahuwa Azare

14.Libarian Registration Council of Nigeria – Prof Michael Afolabi

15.National Mathematical Centre – Prof Steven Ejugwu Onah

16.National Institute of Nigerian Languages – Prof Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche  

The following four Chief Executive Officers retained their positions. They are : Prof Samaila Junaidu of Nigeria Educational Research & Development Council (NERDC); Prof Raauf Adebisi, Nigerian French Language Village Badagry, (NFLV) ; Dr Mas’ud A. Kazaure , National Board For Technical Education (NBTE) ; and Prof Muhammad Mu’az of the National Arabic Language Village, Maiduguri, Borno State (NALV).

Check Out This Letter From JAMB To VCs, Rectors, Provosts

A letter from the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board JAMB to VCs, Rectors, Provosts of tertiary institution over the withdrawal of the admission consideration lists has been made public by JAMB.

The contents of the letter are captured below;

RE: Conflicting Guidelines on 2016 Admissions

Dear VCs, Rectors, Provosts,

This is to bring to the notice of all Chief Executives of the Nigerian Tertiary Institutions that JAMB has withdrawn the second lists of candidates sent to your various institutions for screening.

The lists have been withdrawn from JAMB website for candidates’ view.

You are to conduct the admission screening process and comply with the benchmark as well as distribution criterion set according to the Federal Government directives.
The Board regrets any inconveniences the lists have caused the tertiary institutions.

Please accept the assurances of the Board

Sincerely,

Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, OON
Registrar/Chief Executive
Cc: Honourable Minster of Education

What You Should Know About JAMB’s Withdrawal of Admission Consideration List For 2016

 

Going by the reactions of candidates over the withdrawal of the list of candidates sent to tertiary institutions for admission consideration by JAMB, it is important we clarify a few things to avoid confusion and ensure candidates are properly guided.

So here are important things you should know and keep in mind concerning this new development;


1. The University senate now has autonomy to select candidates for admission. However the list of selected candidates must pass through JAMB for approval and issuance of admission letters.

2. Whether or not you were posted to a school or not for admission consideration earlier no longer matters. As the posting is no longer valid. All you need to do now is wait for your school of choice to announce its screening exercise and ensure you participate accordingly.

3. For Tertiary institutions that have already conducted their admission screening exercise in line with JAMB stipulations, such screening still remains valid. Candidates that participated in such screening should wait for the release of the admission list(s) by their respective institutions.

4. The withdrawal of the JAMB Consideration List does not mean that post-UTME is now valid. The ban on Post-UTME remains valid. Tertiary institutions must abide to the screening modalities as earlier announced by JAMB.

5. Candidates should note that the offer of provisional admission by their schools of choice is subject to validation by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

Source Myschool.com.ng

JAMB Withdraws 2016 Recommended Admission Lists Sent to Varsities

 

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission earlier sent to the tertiary institutions.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission earlier sent to the tertiary institutions, this was contained in a statement from JAMB through Fabian Benjamin, the organisation’s head of media.
The announcement was contained in a statement by the spokesperson for JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday in Abuja.

The examination body said this was to ensure that the university senate performs it's statutory responsibility of conducting the selection of candidates and refer it to JAMB for confirmation in  line with the admission criteria of merit, catchment and educationally disadvantaged states as directed by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, at the policy committee meeting.
JAMB in a statement on Sunday said the earlier list was sent to help fast track the process of admission so as to allow other tiers of institutions also conduct their admission.
The statement, signed by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, added:

“Candidates should not panic because this is part of the process of the 2016 admission exercise. JAMB regrets any inconvenience this decision would have caused the tertiary institutions The Board regrets any inconvenience it’s proactive step would have caused the tertiary institutions.”
“This is to ensure that the University Senate perform its statutory responsibility of conducting the selection of candidates and refer it to JAMB for confirmation in line with the admission criteria of merit, catchment and educationally disadvantaged states as directed by the Hon Minister of Education at the policy committee meeting.
“The earlier list was sent to help fast track the process of admission so as to allow other tiers of institutions also conduct their admission.”

What is your say on this?

Read: Exam Body Should Be De-centralized Says ASUU Leader

 

"The Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan (UI) chapter, Dr. Deji Omole has expressed his opinion that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) should be decentralised.

Omole said the body is unable to conduct credible and dependable examination upon which credible universities can rely.

Omole also added that a research conducted at the university to ascertain students performance in relation to JAMB scores indicated that "higher JAMB scores has negative relationship with the performances of students at 100 level examinations."

According to Omole, JAMB has outlived its usefulness and credibility. He said that during the last examinations, there were candidates who did not finish their papers or had issues with their Computer Based Test. These candidates were awarded extra 40 marks arbitrarily without justification.

Omole alleged that the study conducted across faculties at the University of Ibadan has shown that JAMB has either a negative or weak correlation with performance at university level.

He said this indicates that "the higher the scores at UME, the lower is the performance at 100 level as shown by the Cumulative Grade Point Averages (CGPA) at university degree examination.

"The results of the research however established that the performance at SSCE or NECO is statistically significantly correlated with CGPA. This shows that the performance at SSCE may be a good determinant of student's academic ability to cope with university education because of their high performance at 100 level.

"How are we to admit based on a Board that awards arbitrary marks to students? As it stands, University of Ibadan can only admit 10 percent of those who apply to it." "

Is Departmental Cut-off Marks A Factor In Admission Posting For 2016? See

As JAMB has commenced the posting of candidates to schools (which can be termed provisional admissions), any curious mind will not help but wonder the criteria used for these postings.

Yes! It’s obvious that the schools you selected as your choices during JAMB registration is part of the criteria. However, in previous years, there’s what is called departmental cut-off marks for schools.

Each school has its own cut-off mark for a particular course or department depending on the competitiveness of such course/department. For instance, you can’t expect the cut off mark for Microbiology to be the same with that of Medicine and Surgery in a school like UNIBEN or expect a course like Petroleum Engineering to be 180 ordinarily.

The question now is, does JAMB put this factor into consideration in posting candidates to the different schools?

If yes is the answer, it means each of the tertiary institutions has to send departmental cut-off marks to JAMB which JAMB is to use to determine the candidates that qualify for a particular course in a given institution.

If that is the case, there’s tendency that JAMB will not post candidates who do not meet the required cut-off marks to study their selected courses in their choice institutions but rather may push them to other related courses/departments that can accommodate their scores in such institution.


Another questions is, what happens if there are no other related courses/departments in such institution that can accommodate such candidate? I think your guess is as good as mine.

This may also be the reason why many candidates are yet to see their admission postings since it will apparently take additional time to plan the redistribution of candidates, who do not meet the departmental cut-off marks to study their choice courses to other related courses/departments.

I was just thinking this aloud and decided to put it in writing to know your views. So, what do you think?

Ministry Of Education - Only JAMB Has The Right To Admit Candidates

The Federal Ministry of Education has reiterated that the admission of candidates into tertiary institutions in the country remains the responsibility of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The Ministry equally disclosed that institutions have power only to screen candidates sent to it by JAMB in order to fish out those with anti-social traits and suspicious credentials and that no university is allowed to have anything to do with any applicant who is not its student.
According to the Ministry's Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr. Ben Bem Goong, the cancellation of post-UTME remains and screening for those admitted by JAMB is limited to only the examination of credentials and physical examination of candidates to ensure they are not cultists and this should be done upon resumption.

Jamb Is Now Posting Students, Check Which School That You Are Posted

As promised by the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB), the portal for candidates to determine the institution they have been posted for 2016 admission has been enabled.

Candidates can actually check the institutions they have been posted for 2016 admission.

The portal is yet to be made official on its website, which goes to show that the candidates details are still being uploaded.

So if you check and it does not display your details, you can always check back.

How To Check Institution You Have Been Posted For 2016 Admission

-Visit the portal by clicking here

-On the page that opens, enter your JAMB Registration Number in the space provided.

-Click on "Check where you have been posted for admission" to access the details.

See other students sharing their successful admission consideration using the comments below.

Visit this website daily for another important update coming soon.

Approved Guidelines for Admission into Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria

 
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:

1. presentation of the list of candidates who qualify for screening into individual institution based on the stipulated guidelines by JAMB (find hereby enclosed);
2. screening should not demand for another test in any form either written, oral or electronic;
3. candidates are to present Their Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results/Advanced Level (AL) results for verification and clearing purposes;
4. WAEC, NECO, NABTEB results or equivalent are acceptable as maltriculation requirements;
5. 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;
6. any candidate who does not possess the requirements as listed in item four (4) is deemed to have failed the screening process;
7. the list of qualified candidates awaiting SSCE/AL results can be kept in view (K.I.V) pending the release of their results;
8. consideration of the recommended list as forwarded by JAMB should be completed within one month from the date of receipt of the list;
9. any Institution that has a shortfall in the admitted candidates can make-up for candidates from other departments on the institution list;
10. the screening list has been uploaded on JAMB website – http://www.jamb.org.ng for possible users;
11. reason (s) for rejection of candidates on the list should be clearly stated with proofs provided alongside; and
12. the Federal Government has directed that these guidelines should be strictly adhered to without any alteration.

JAMB Extends Direct Entry Registration Closing Date For 2016

If JAMB Direct Entry application form closing date and sales of scratch cards deadline for the 2016/2017 academic session.

Students who are Yet to register for the 2016 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB Direct Entry or purchase the registration scratch card? We are pleased to inform all prospective Direct Entry candidates that JAMB has announced the date for the stopping of registration and sales of scratch cards.
JAMB  2016 Direct Entry will close on July 29th, 2016.
We advise candidates to take this advantage and complete their registration!!!
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