By Ngozi Nwankwo
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has extended the deadline for candidates with outstanding admission offers from the 2021 to 2025 admission exercises to either accept or reject such offers to 30th November 2026.
JAMB said the extension follows the temporary unavailability of the Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, for approximately 96 hours and is intended to give all affected candidates a final opportunity to update their admission records.
The Board had earlier extended the deadline for candidates offered admission between 2021 and 2025 to 30th September 2026.
Meanwhile, in view of the recent disruption to the CAPS platform, Management has approved 30th November 2026 as the final deadline for candidates in this category to indicate whether they wish to accept or reject their outstanding admission offers.
The Board emphasised that candidates who fail to act on or before 30th November 2026 will not be permitted to accept or reject such outstanding offers within the current window.
“Any subsequent request to update an admission record relating to these previous years will attract the applicable penalty fee, in view of the fact that the admission offers have remained outstanding for several years and candidates have had ample opportunity to take the necessary action.
“This intervention is particularly important for candidates whose admissions are not reflected on the matriculation list, as such candidates may encounter difficulties accessing benefits associated with properly documented admissions, including participation in the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme,” said JAMB.
The Board therefore advised all affected candidates to take immediate action and not wait until the expiration of the deadline.
According to the Board, candidates who accept their admission offers will be able to proceed to print their admission letters. Candidates who reject their admission offers will have their dashboards reverted to “Not Admitted”, thereby enabling the Board to update its records and ensure that the national admission database accurately reflects their current status.
