JAMB moves to curb fraud, makes NIN and profile code a must for all non-regular admissions

In its Bulletin, JAMB as part of efforts to put an end to the nefarious activities of fraudulent characters in the system of registration, it has mandated that all applicants desirous of studying in Nigerian tertiary institutions must provide their NIN while registering for any programme of study in any tertiary institution in Nigeria irrespective of whether the mode of study is regular and non-regular.

Therefore, it has now become mandatory for all prospective candidates in the nonregular category (NOUN, Distance Learning, Part-time and Sandwich programmes) to create a profile code, before registering with JAMB, by sending their NIN, through their unique phone number to either of the Board’s sort code (55019 or 66019).

Immediately after the creation of profile, each candidate will proceed to a CBT Centre for registration. After the registration, the candidate’s details will appear on the CAPS of the institution of choice under non-regular admission. The institution will then propose and recommend to the Board for approval and the candidate will accept and print admission letter.

JAMB further stated that,, all previous candidates in the non-regular programmes, who had not integrated their NIN or unique phone number on the Board’s platform, would have to create a profile using their respective NINs to access any of the services of the Board.

No candidate can use the process to change any of the data already supplied to the Board.

JAMB, as a responsive organisation that is conscious of the peculiarities of the non-regular studies, will continue to make the registration process as flexible as possible by making its platform available throughout the year.

It is, therefore, expected that candidates, who fall under this category, will apply through JAMB before approaching their preferred institutions to process their admission with their respective JAMB registration numbers.

They would also be expected to pay their preferred institution a processing fee as determined by the respective institutions. Please be guided for compliance.

JAMB which stands for Joint Matriculation and Admission Board is an agency responsible for conducting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME which students must take to gain admission into Universities, polytechnic and colleges of their choice.

Source: JAMB