The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission earlier sent to Universities and other tertiary institutions.
The announcement was contained in a statement by
the spokesperson of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjmin.
JAMB explained that the decision was to ensure
that the Senate of Universities perform their statutory responsibility of
conducting the selection of candidates and referring them to it for
confirmation in line with the admission criteria of merit, catchment and educationally
disadvantaged states as directed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu
Adamu, during the policy committee meeting.
It said the earlier list was sent to help speed up the process of admission so
as to allow other tiers of institutions also conduct their admission.
“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,” he
stated.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Dibu
Ojerinde, had given conditions for the 2016 admission saying it would only
give approval “after appropriate screening of the candidates by the
institutions.”
He had 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.”
The Federal Government had clarified its ban on
Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the general admission procedures,
saying it “does not in any way affect the statutory role of the Senate of any
University or the academic boards of any tertiary institution conducting its
admissions.”
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