How to Use JAMB CAPS to Check and Accept/Reject Admission

Attention, aspiring students! If you’re seeking admission to Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges, or other tertiary institutions, take note: The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has activated the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) portal. This user-friendly platform enables candidates to accept or reject admission offers and keep track of their admission status.

To ensure a smooth and efficient process, JAMB’s admission guidelines require that all admissions be managed online through the CAPS system. As such, candidates seeking admission to Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and other tertiary institutions for the 2023/2023 academic session should make sure to visit the JAMB CAPS portal. There, they can access their admission status and confirm whether they accept or reject the admission offer.

How JAMB CAPS Works

To simplify the application process for entry into higher institutions in Nigeria, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) established the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) platform. This system ensures a high-quality, transparent, and trustworthy admission process.

JAMB’s Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) streamlines the admission procedure, tackles issues related to manual processing, restores the autonomy of tertiary institutions in admission matters, centers on applicants and provides them with details about available institutions and programs, increases admission opportunities, eliminates multiple admissions, and offers easily accessible data.

CAPS is anticipated to incorporate a “marketplace” within the JAMB portal, where institutions can seek out Nigerian students who fulfill their cut-off requirements.

The system is designed in such a way that institutions can only admit applicants who meet their minimum criteria. Admission will be denied if a candidate does not achieve the cut-off score, regardless of any connections they may have.

CAPS automates the process and introduces additional innovations, including:

• options for candidates to confirm provisional admissions, thus eliminating cases of candidates abandoning admissions;
• a marketplace that allows institutions to select students from the available pool based on various factors, such as JAMB score, state and local government, and even the candidate’s gender;
• a requirement for all candidates awaiting O/L results to upload their results to the JAMB portal for admission consideration;
• the ability to process admissions in batches and in real-time, with candidates able to verify their admission status on the JAMB portal at any moment.

Some institutions might not display the list of admitted candidates for their various programs on their portal or notice board. As a result, applicants seeking admission are advised to continually monitor their admission status through JAMB CAPS.

IMPORTANT: Accepting an admission offer concludes your admission journey, as you will no longer be considered for admission by other institutions. Conversely, rejecting the admission makes you available for other schools with open admission slots for consideration.

How to CHECK, ACCEPT or REJECT Admission on JAMB CAPS Using Computer

Admission seekers can check their status on JAMB CAPS and either accept or reject their admission using internet-enabled devices such as personal computers, tablets, and mobile phones.

The following admission status are available on CAPS;

• Not Admitted
• Proposed
• Recommended
• Approved
• Accepted

The procedure for checking, accepting, or rejecting admission is outlined below:

Note:

If you have been offered admission, you will see buttons labelled Accept Admission and Reject Admission (clickable), as highlighted in Red below.

If you have not yet been offered admission, the Accept Admission and Reject Admission buttons will be inactive (unclickable and greyed out), as highlighted in Red below.

Admission Status details (highlighted in blue) may differ.

If you have not yet been offered admission, please keep checking.  

ACCEPT or REJECT Admission on JAMB CAPS Using Mobile Device

Note: You may not see the option to check your Admission Status on CAPS if you are using a mobile device. The welcome message may be the only thing that most phone users see. The caps page only displays the welcome message because viewing the entire page requires you to use desktop mode. This is why, if you’re using a phone, the Chrome browser is recommended. To view the entire website, you simply need to navigate to the Chrome settings and select the request desktop site option, as explained below:

1. Go to the JAMB E-facility portal at https://efacility.jamb.gov.ng/.
2. Supply your Email Address and Password in the required columns, and then log in.
3. Then locate and click on ‘Check Admission Status.
4. Select your examination year, supply your JAMB registration number in the required column, and click on the ‘Access my CAPS’ button.
5. You will be welcomed with a white screen like this: (you can click on the image for a better view)
6. Select the three-dotted line at the top right corner of your browser ( i.e. ⋮) and then tick ‘Desktop site‘. (you can click on the image for a better view)
7. Select ‘Admission Status‘ on the left panel.
8. Locate and click on the ‘Search’ button in front of your JAMB Registration Number to load your profile.
9. You can now accept/reject your admission offer under ‘Admission Profile’.

NB: Acceptance/rejection of admission offer is free!

Candidates who have been offered admission on JAMB CAPS are to equally print their admission letter after accepting the admission. They will likely need this during clearance and registration in the school where they have been admitted.

RECOMMENDED: How to Print JAMB Admission Letter.

How to Accept or Reject Program / Course Transfer on JAMB CAPS

1. Go to the JAMB E-facility portal at https://efacility.jamb.gov.ng/.
2. Supply your Email Address and Password in the required columns, and then log in.
3. Then locate and click on Check Admission Status.
4. Select your examination year, supply your JAMB registration number in the required column, and click on the ‘Access my CAPS’ button.
5. Click ‘Transfer Approval‘.
6. Finally, click the ‘Accept‘ or ‘Reject‘ button to accept/reject the course transfer.

SEE ALSO: How to Check JAMB Admission Status.

Information for those who are yet to be admitted on JAMB CAPS

• Candidates who have not been offered admission should closely monitor their admission through JAMB CAPS.
• Candidates who used “awaiting result” during their registration are to upload their O’Level result on the JAMB portal so that their institution of choice will process their admission. Recommended: How to Upload O’Level Result on JAMB Portal / Profile.