Matriculation Board begins sale of Direct Entry Forms

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the sale of Direct Entry nationwide and in selected foreign centers.

The registration process starts on  Wednesday, 28th February 2024, and closes on Thursday,  28th March 2024.

A statement issued by the Spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin on Friday, noted that the sale of the JAMB Direct Entry form is also open to foreign candidates desirous of tertiary education in Nigeria.

He said the  Board will continue to ensure a level playing field for all candidates irrespective of status.

According to him, the Board would not process candidates’ applications from all awarding institutions that have refused to honor several requests for the verification of their A’level certificates presented by some candidates for the 2023 admission.

“Candidates who are not awaiting results must have uploaded their A’ level qualifications, O’level results, and DE registration template at the point of registration as no DE candidates would be processed for admission until such claimed results are uploaded and verified by the awarding institutions on the Board’s Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) mail platform. 

“DE candidates, who at the point of registration are awaiting A’level results of IJMB/JUPEB/NABTEB, must have uploaded their Admission Letter and Registration Template at the point of registration.

“Applicants with Cambridge certificates for the pre-2018 examination year should visit Cambridge directly for verification.

” This verification exercise may take up to 28 days (as specified by the awarding body) after which the verification result would be forwarded to the Board. The verification would be reflected on the e-Facility profile of the DE candidate. 

“Statement of results (instead of certificate) is accepted for registration only within three years of the date of award,” he said.

He added that the Board has equally given a window of opportunity for upgrading from UTME to DE with a proviso for only candidates whose DE results have not been released at the point of UTME registration and who must have indicated at the point of registration that he/she is awaiting A’level results.

The particulars of which he/she must have supplied and contained in the uploaded registration template.