JAMB Admission 2023/2024 academic session deadline for all national tertiary institutions has not been set for public universities, private universities and all IEIs, polytechnics and colleges of education. However, all institutions are expected to close admission before the commencement of 2024 UTME.
When is JAMB Ending Admission?
As mentioned above, the officially approved date by JAMB for all schools to end the 2023/2024 admission has not been disclosed but schools are expected to conclude admission process before the commencement of 2024 UTME.
However, some universities will still offer admission to candidates before the end of January 2024. So, the date mentioned above is to ensure all tertiary institutions in Nigeria speed up their admission process before 2024 UTME registration starts.
This closing date will affect public universities and Private universities.
This date is for all schools in Nigeria to have concluded the admission of those that chose the school as their first and second choice.
It was also agreed by the leaders of the institutions that the Second Choice admission Exercise would start on the same date as the first choice admission and the deadline has been communicated to different institutions.
Instructions JAMB set for 2023/2024 admission for all tertiary institutions
- JAMB & Tertiary Institutions are to ensure that Admissions periods are sacrosanct and must be followed and adhered to
- 1st choice admissions must be done during the period earmarked for 1st choice
- Other choices must be processed during the timelines set out for them
- JAMB would communicate Admissions Programmes, Calendars & Timetables to Tertiary Institutions immediately after this Policy Meeting
- At the end of the 1st choice period, all candidates not admitted would be pulled out of the institutions’ platform on CAPS & be made available to other willing institutions
- Any candidate who has chosen an institution as 2nd, 3rd or 4th choice does not need any change of choice or payment to JAMB to be considered for admission during the period of the 2nd choice admission
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