College students from no fewer than 155 establishments could also be barred from processing Direct Entry admissions owing to failed verification from their certificates awarding establishments, findings by Sunday PUNCH have revealed.
The registration for DE examinations, it was gathered, is about to start on February 28, 2024.
In February 2023, JAMB issued an advisory to information candidates looking for to realize admissions by means of Direct Entry within the 2023/2024 educational session.
In keeping with JAMB, the advisory was mainly to handle the problem of candidates utilizing unacceptable or cast A-level certificates/ {qualifications} to realize admission.
Just lately, JAMB suggested the candidates to contact their former establishments as quickly as attainable to have their certificates verified, stressing that it could not settle for college students with unverified certificates.
JAMB additionally said that it had written to all tertiary establishments that issued certificates and {that a} substantial variety of them had answered positively, however others had not.
A memo by JAMB to a few of the establishments sighted by our correspondent in Abuja says, “As you’re conscious, the Board had launched measures to assist tackle the found unenvisaged methods and sharp practices by candidates who meant to make use of unacceptable or cast A’ degree certificates/{qualifications} to realize admission. One of many measures was the verification of the claimed {qualifications} with the awarding our bodies/establishments.
“Establishments awarding A’ Degree {qualifications}, levels, and diplomas had been requested, by means of the central admissions processing system to confirm the authenticity of the {qualifications} and outcomes offered by candidates to the board for admission.
Regardless of the letters and follow-ups made by the board to establishments to confirm the claimed certificates, 2,795 are but to be verified from 155 establishments, as some have partially or completely not responded.”
In keeping with the memo, a few of the establishments embrace Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo; School of Well being Expertise, Plateau; School of Schooling, Lafiagi, Kwara state; School of Schooling, Oju, Benue state amongst others.
Earlier, JAMB had famous that as a part of efforts to arrest this collection of unwholesome practices.
“The Nigeria Submit-secondary Schooling Information System also referred to as NIPEDS had written to all tertiary establishments within the nation to facilitate the verification of the A-level certificates of their respective college students.
“Whereas a big variety of these establishments have responded and had their college students’ A-level certificates verified and the admissions of their college students consequently processed, NIPEDS has but to obtain any response from many establishments,” the assertion mentioned.
“In impact, all such candidates holding the certificates of those establishments wouldn’t be thought of for admission till they’re verified.”
