JAMB terminates CUIIA, insists on CAPS for all admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will no longer entertain absorption of illegal admissions through the window ‘Condonement of Illegal Admissions Without Registration Number.’

To this end, it has terminated the Condonement of Undisclosed Institutional Illegal Admissions (2017 to 2020) (CUIIA).

Spokesperson of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday.

According to Dr. Benjamin, the CUIIA process, which allows completely unregistered candidates without registration to be introduced to the system, has been abused by tertiary institutions.

He insisted that the only authorized platform for admissions is the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS).

The examination, therefore, gave a one-month grace for institutions of higher learning that illegally admitted students between 2017 and 2020 to do so, failing which they would face the wrath of the Board.

He said: “Regrettably, the Board has observed that some institutions continue to admit candidates outside CAPS and subsequently apply for Condonement of Undisclosed Illegal Institutional Admissions (CUIIA). Quite embarrassingly, some institutions have even been found to backdate such recent admissions to 2020 to fit within the time frame of CUIIA.

“Consequently, the Board is terminating the aspect of the CUIIA process which allows completely unregistered candidates (without registration) to be introduced to the system. CAPS is the only authorised platform for admissions. Those who even have registration but were illegally admitted between the period (2017-2020) would soon be denied the opportunity of the waiver unless they are disclosed within the next one month.

“Therefore, all institutions are hereby directed to disclose, for the final time, all candidates admitted illegally within their systems. Moving forward, the Board will not tolerate any undisclosed admission by any institution.

“Candidates are strongly advised not to accept any admission outside CAPS.”

It would be recalled that CAPS was introduced in 2017 to ensure accuracy, records, transparency, accountability, fairness, and equity in admission into tertiary institutions.

The JAMB spokesperson said the Board’s position was informed by the discovery of widespread and unwholesome practice where some institutions were colluding with candidates to falsify vital details, such as backdated year of entry and subsequent age-adjustments, to utilise certificates of genuine candidates with similar names to facilitate illegal admissions to enable the participation of fake candidates in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.