JAMB

JAMB Change of Course And Institution Procedure 2023/2024

JAMB has announced via their Twitter handle that 2023 change of course has commenced. You are advised to visit any accredited CBT centre for your JAMB change of course.

This is a great opportunity for those who have checked their JAMB result but felt their score can’t guarantee them admission into their chosen course.

JAMB change of course and institution is a very great opportunity for students who had a low JAMB score to make a smart decision. Many students haven’t maximized this opportunity presented by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board.

And this is the reason why good number of students found it difficult to secure admission into tertiary institution in Nigeria despite scoring above official JAMB cut-off mark.

Let’s take a look at the statistics. According to JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, 550,357 of the 1,840,225 candidates who applied for admissions into tertiary institutions for the 2022/2023 academic session were offered admission.

This implies that 1,289,868 which represent 70% were not offered admission despite the fact that the JAMB cut-off mark was 120. Some students wouldn’t have fallen into this category of students that weren’t offered admission had it been they were more strategic.

Kindly note that, below are the list of data correction you can make:

  1. Names Correction: This allows candidates to apply for the correction of names where there are spelling errors or error in the arrangement, e.g. Surname, Firstname or Lastname (Correction can only be done once).
  2. Date of Birth Correction (Correction can only be done once).
  3. Passport Photograph Correction (Correction can only be done once).
  4. Gender Correction: Supporting documents may be required.  (Correction can only be done once).
  5. State/LGA Correction: Supporting documents may be required. (Correction can only be done once).
  6. Profile Correction (Correction can only be done once).
  7. Choice of Institution/Course Correction: This allows candidates to apply for a change of course or Institution (Correction can only be done three times with separate payments).

Possible Changes

  • Changing from Polytechnic As First Choice to University as First Choice
  • Changing from University As First Choice to Polytechnic as First Choice
  • Changing from One University As First Choice to Another University as First Choice
  • Changing from University As First Choice to University as Second Choice then Polytechnic as First Choice

Who should use JAMB change of course and institution portal

Apart from making corrections to your personal details (Names, Date of Birth, Gender, and State/LGA of Origin), the following people need to change their course and institution:

  • If you have low JAMB score for the institution you choose. For example if you choose one of the competitive universities like OAU, UI, UNIBEN, UNILAG, UNN and you score less than 200, it is time you consider changing your institution to less competitive University.
  • Those that made mistakes in the choice of course or institution when filling JAMB form
  • If you choose one of the competitive courses like Medicine, Law, Elect/elect, Economics, computer science, etc. and you score below 200 or a little above 200 (from 200 to 205), you should consider changing your course to less competitive course

Note:

You should look at your choice university and course of your choice and weigh them with your JAMB score, if the result is negative, consider changing your course and institution to less competitive course and school.

Jamb will announce the sale of change of institution/course form before you can start to make use of the portal. And also the closing date of JAMB change of course and institution form will also be made known to the public before the portal closes.

How to Go About JAMB Change of Course and Institution

  • Go to JAMB change of course and institution portal at https://www.jamb.gov.ng/Efacility
  • Login with your Email and Password
  • Click on ‘Registration (2023)’ from the list of services on the left side
  • Form the drop down; select ‘2023 UTME data correction’ to correct i.e. Course/Institution, Names, Date of Birth, Gender, and State/LGA of Origin
  • Proceed to payment

JAMB change of institution and course form is sold for two thousand five hundred naira only (N2,500)

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