Candidates are advised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) not to accept admission offers from sources other than its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), as these offers might not be accepted.
The board cautioned prospective students to check their admission status on CAPS before accepting any offers in a post on X on Monday.
“An admission offered by an institution outside the approved JAMB admission process may not be recognised as valid.
“Accepting such an offer could put your academic journey at risk and create complications with your admission records and related processes,” the board said.
JAMB gave the warning while promoting an episode of its JAMB Explained series, which examines what constitutes illegal admission, the consequences and how candidates can protect themselves.
“Your admission journey deserves the right foundation. Verify before you accept,” the board added.
According to information on JAMB’s official website, CAPS was developed to automate admission into tertiary institutions.
The platform allows candidates to check their admission status and accept or reject provisional offers, while enabling institutions to process admissions through the approved system.
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JAMB’s 2026 admission guidelines state that admission offers must be processed through the board and made available on its e-Facility platform.
“Any offer of admission from any tertiary institution without JAMB Admission Letter is illegal and is not recognized by the Board,” the guidelines state.
The guidelines also warn that candidates who accept admission outside CAPS do so at their own risk, adding that the board will neither recognise such admissions nor condone them.
Meanwhile, the deadline for candidates to accept or reject their pending admission offers has been extended by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, or JAMB, from 2021 to the present.
The previous deadline of Monday, August 31, has been replaced by Wednesday, September 30, 2026, according to JAMB.
Candidates who have pending admission offers now have additional time to decide whether to accept or reject them thanks to the extension.
Candidates who accept their offers will be allowed to print their admission letters, according to JAMB, while those who refuse them will have their dashboards changed back to “Not Admitted.”
