Every country has its own parlance when it comes to admission into tertiary institutions of learning. That does not mean there are no common ones, an example of this is “admission status”. Without even giving any serious thought to this, admission status is self-explanatory and you know it simply means the condition of your admission application, i.e. whether it has been accepted, processing or declined. Therefore, no matter the country you reside, you definitely should understand what admission status means.
In the Nigerian context, this is called JAMB admission status. You can read more about JAMB admission status in this great guide. Why this is so? JAMB is the body which manages the platform (portal) which allows people to check their admission status. JAMB stands for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, the body responsible for conducting entrance exam (UTME) into tertiary institutions of learning in Nigeria. The body is empowered by the constitution to conduct the exams, allow candidates to accept or decline admission offers from various institution and regularise admission.
JAMB admission status is the final status of admission. The various universities, polytechnics and colleges to which you apply during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application process will first offer you admission. They will then all send the list of candidates offered admission too JAMB. This means that you can get more than one admission offer and it is left to you to accept one. The JAMB admission portal allows you to do this.
Once you decline some admission, the schools that offered you such admission are notified. This will help inform them to make the admission slot available to someone else. Many people have complained about the trouble of having to check admission status from the school, then from JAMB. They opined that it is just duplication of roles. I hope this article will be able to show them the importance of JAMB admission portal. It plays this stated important role.
Furthermore, it helps schools without websites have their admission lists online. This saves applicants the trouble of traveling miles to campuses of universities all over the country to check their admission status. How would you feel if you travel 200 miles only to find out you have note been offered admission? That would be devastating, I guess. The portal also lets you keep a particular account for more than one year. This means that if you are not able to secure admission for a year, you don’t have to register again and start all over the following year when you attempt to apply for admission again.
Finally on JAMB admission status, candidates who want to check their admission status can go to www.jamb.org.ng, login to their account and check their status. Of course, this is the simplified version, other websites such as NGScholars and related websites do provide detailed information on checking your admission status.
Finally, it is important to inform admission seekers that 2020 JAMB registration has commenced. Interested persons can see here for registration process.