JAMB revokes list of admissions earlier sent to various institutions of higher learning

Report reaching us has it that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has pulled back the list of candidates for admission it previously sent to colleges and other tertiary institutions.

The declaration was contained in an announcement by the representative for JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday in Abuja.

As indicated by him, the choice was to guarantee that colleges play out their statutory obligation of selecting applicants and alluding them to JAMB for affirmation.

This, JAMB expressed, ought to be done in consonance with the admission standards of merit, catchment area and educationally impeded states as coordinated by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu, during the policy committee meeting.

According to Benjamin the list sent earlier was done with aim of accelerating the admission procedure in order to permit different levels of tertiary institution organise their admission for the 2016/2017 academic session.

He further stated that “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 Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, had while issuing the admission conditions for the 2016/2017 academic session, said it would just give endorsement “after appropriate screening of the candidates by the institutions had been done.”

furthermore, he said, "JAMB wishes to state that the latest list of candidates sent to all the tertiary institutions contains candidates who qualified for screening based on the individual institutions’ capacity. It’s not in any way an admission list.

“However, if this list is not sufficient for the need of any institution, such institution can source from the omnibus printout earlier sent to them by the board.

“The public and all tertiary institutions should note that admission will only be approved by the board after appropriate screening of the candidates by the institutions.

“The list which is made up of candidates who met the national cut-off point within the set criteria are sent to the institutions. Again, for purposes of clarity, all institutions that have need for more can source from their omnibus printout as stated above. The candid intention of the board is to ensure that available spaces are adequately utilised.”

According to journalists the Federal Government had cleared up its prohibition on Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the general admission strategies, saying it “does not in any way affect the statutory role of the senate of any university or the academic board of any tertiary institution conducting its admissions.”

The clarification was made known by Adamu in an announcement by the Deputy Director (Press and Public Relations) in the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Ben. Bem-Goong.

While speaking, he stated that the clarification became essential “following conflicting reports in the media over the roles of universities and JAMB in admission under the new dispensation.”

According to his statement, JAMB's duty is to organise the UTME accumulate the list of applicants whose scores meet the cut-off imprints (180 or more) and send same to the institutions.