JAMB warns universities against issuing admission letters to candidates

He said any admission process conducted outside the approved platform was illegal and invalid, stressing that institutions were not permitted to substitute their own admission letters for the official JAMB documents.

Under the procedure described by the registrar, candidates must accept their admission offers through CAPS before the board issues the official admission letter.

Aina maintained that institutions could not bypass this process by issuing their own letters and treating them as equivalent to the documents provided by JAMB.

His position places responsibility on tertiary institutions to ensure that their admission procedures align with the requirements of the national admission system, while candidates are expected to confirm and accept their offers through the designated platform.

The clarification is particularly important for candidates who may assume that an admission letter issued directly by a university automatically confirms that their admission has been formally recognised by the board.

Admission Recognition and NYSC Mobilisation

Aina further stated that admission offers processed through CAPS are the ones recognised for purposes including mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

He explained that candidates whose admissions do not comply with the approved process could encounter difficulties when seeking to participate in subsequent processes that require official confirmation of their admission status.

The registrar’s warning highlights the connection between proper admission processing and the verification of candidates’ academic records for later institutional and national requirements.

By insisting that official admission letters must come from JAMB, the board is urging institutions and prospective students to rely on the prescribed procedures rather than documents that may not reflect an officially recognised admission.

The warning also places an obligation on universities to guide admitted candidates through the appropriate steps, including accepting their offers on CAPS and obtaining the necessary documentation from the board.

Aina urged institutions to comply with the established rules and ensure that candidates are not left with admission documents that fail to meet official requirements.

The board’s position remains that admission offers must be processed through CAPS and that the official JAMB admission letter cannot be replaced by a separate letter issued by a tertiary institution.