There are important questions that are commonly asked by JAMB aspirants or fresh higher institution intakes, and one of those questions is ”Who gives admission?” JAMB CAPS or school?
Students are left to worry about which direction they are to face, in their quest for admission; their school of choice, or the JAMB CAPS. We will explain the role that both parties play in the process of admitting students into tertiary institutions.

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Emergence of JAMB CAPS

In Nigeria, JAMB (Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board) plays the role of examining students of different disciplines and certifying them eligible for admission into Nigeria’s higher institutions.
Recently, there is a newly introduced system in JAMB’s operation called JAMB CAPS (JAMB Central admissions processing system). With the JAMB CAPS, students can now be offered admission, after they have been checked by JAMB to confirm that they meet up with their school of choice’s requirements for admission.

How Admissions work with JAMB CAPS

After JAMB examinations and subsequent screenings by an aspirant’s school of choice, JAMB sends a list of eligible candidates for admission to the school of choice; this list is based on the already laid out criteria from each institution. The choice institution will have to go through the list from JAMB and make amendments to it, based on their laid out criteria. After the school is satisfied with the amendments made, or the list sent by JAMB, they send the accepted list back to JAMB, who will upload it on their Central Admissions Processing system- CAPS.
JAMB will go ahead to publish the names on JAMB CAPS, while the school may decide to publish the names too, on their portal.

Frequently Asked Questions by JAMB aspirants.

Question: What is the use of JAMB CAPS?

Answer: The use of JAMB CAPS is to ensure synchronization of the admission process between the National Tertiary Admissions Board and the different tertiary institutions. The involvement of JAMB CAPS will also foster fairness and merit in the admission process in Nigeria, as aspirants who failed to meet the minimum requirements for a particular school will not be admitted over eligible ones.

Question: Can school give you admission without JAMB giving you?

Answer: This kind of scenario is confirmed to be a result of impatience from some tertiary institutions, who upload the list of successfully admitted students that were cleared by JAMB onto their portal, and do not wait for JAMB to upload theirs.
In simpler terms, it means the school in question uploaded the admission list before JAMB, but it should synchronize on both sides, in the long run.

Question: Is JAMB admission the same as school admission?

Answer: Yes. They are the same.

Question: How will JAMB give admission?

They give admission through the JAMB CAPS. The admissions will be given only to candidates, who satisfied each school’s requirements for admission.

Conclusion

Since it may be confusing for Nigerian students to decide who they will check on, for
their admissions into tertiary institutions.

With this information assembled above, I hope that you, dear reader have been able to discern that JAMB CAPS and an aspirant’s School of choice work hand in hand, in shortlisting admitted aspirants and publishing their names on their portals. Now that you have checked your JAMB CAPS here are a few tips on how to score above 300 in JAMB