JAMB announce new admission policies
The Joint Enrollment and Admission Board, JAMB, which began a meeting on Monday, is expected to formally announce a new holistic policy on Tuesday when the body is expected to complete its ongoing deliberation.
The meeting, which involves admission officials from Nigerian tertiary institutions, is held at the Abuja National Judicial Institute.
Topics discussed at the meeting include the introduction of the Central Admissions Treatment System (CAPS) to ensure quality control, transparency and credibility of the admission process, PREMIUM TIMES learned.
An aide to Monday's meeting explained that the new policy is expected to provide a "market place" on the JAMB portal where institutions can go and "ask students in Nigeria to note their cut-off points."
These institutions will write to JAMB to request the students and also give them (students) three days to respond. In addition, only three universities can apply for a candidate if the policy is adopted.
It is also expected that the new policy will allow institutions in Nigeria to take their cut-off point after meeting with their respective senates.
PREMIUM TIMES learns that the new policy will give the academic board or the senate of an institution the power to 'assign percentages to JAMB, the school results, and O'level, these will be calculated to obtain student cut marks for The post-UTME. '
It was also learned that JAMB wants to make sure there is a unified time to close admission to all universities.
If the policy advances, there will be an intake portal that will be based on cut-off points, quota system and catchment areas.
"The new system is such that institutions can only admit those who comply with their cut-off points," said an admission officer at a tertiary institution who was at the meeting with PREMIUM TIMRS. "If a candidate does not comply with the cut, no matter who or she knows, that person can not be admitted."
The official said the system was shown to all those attending Monday's meeting, most of whom expressed their satisfaction.
In addition, the policy is intended to make provisions for candidates to accept and reject any admission offered to them.
The planned policy also seeks candidates who can not go to the National Youth Service, NYSC, because they do not have JAMB admission letters. This group of students could be asked to pay a fee, about N10,000 for regularization and that could go to youth service.
JAMB is expected to formally inform reporters about these new system
The meeting, which involves admission officials from Nigerian tertiary institutions, is held at the Abuja National Judicial Institute.
Topics discussed at the meeting include the introduction of the Central Admissions Treatment System (CAPS) to ensure quality control, transparency and credibility of the admission process, PREMIUM TIMES learned.
An aide to Monday's meeting explained that the new policy is expected to provide a "market place" on the JAMB portal where institutions can go and "ask students in Nigeria to note their cut-off points."
These institutions will write to JAMB to request the students and also give them (students) three days to respond. In addition, only three universities can apply for a candidate if the policy is adopted.
It is also expected that the new policy will allow institutions in Nigeria to take their cut-off point after meeting with their respective senates.
PREMIUM TIMES learns that the new policy will give the academic board or the senate of an institution the power to 'assign percentages to JAMB, the school results, and O'level, these will be calculated to obtain student cut marks for The post-UTME. '
It was also learned that JAMB wants to make sure there is a unified time to close admission to all universities.
If the policy advances, there will be an intake portal that will be based on cut-off points, quota system and catchment areas.
"The new system is such that institutions can only admit those who comply with their cut-off points," said an admission officer at a tertiary institution who was at the meeting with PREMIUM TIMRS. "If a candidate does not comply with the cut, no matter who or she knows, that person can not be admitted."
The official said the system was shown to all those attending Monday's meeting, most of whom expressed their satisfaction.
In addition, the policy is intended to make provisions for candidates to accept and reject any admission offered to them.
The planned policy also seeks candidates who can not go to the National Youth Service, NYSC, because they do not have JAMB admission letters. This group of students could be asked to pay a fee, about N10,000 for regularization and that could go to youth service.
JAMB is expected to formally inform reporters about these new system
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