Jamb Direct Entry Registration Procedure/Requirement

DIRECT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 5 SSSC (O’level) credit passes at not more than two sittings, at least two of which must be at the Principal or Advanced level. Other acceptable qualifications in lieu of A’LEVELs are: First Degree (Nigerian Universities), University Diploma, National Diploma (henceforth the Certificate to be accepted for up to only 2024 intake), Nigeria French Language Diploma/National Arabic Language Diploma, Higher National Diploma, NCE, A-Level Certificate from IJMB, JUPEB, NABTEB-(ANBC), NABTEB-(ANTC), First Degree (Other Countries Universities), Cambridge A-level, International Baccalaureate (foreign certificates only), Foreign GCE A-level, Trans-national Foundation Certificates AWARDING INSTITUTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO FORWARD VERIFICATION TO JAMB BEFORE REGISTRATION CAN BE COMPLETED.

Candidates are advised to pre-verify their DE qualification before completing their DE registration.

At the point of registration, all DE candidates must provide the following information:

1. a) Registration/Matriculation Number of the previous school attended where the qualification was obtained;
2. b) Subject(s) of qualification;
3. c) Awarding Institution;
4. d) Affiliated Institution actually attended (where applicable);
5. e) Year of graduation

OTHER VITAL DE REGISTRATION AND ADMISSION RULES

1. a) DE candidates, who are not awaiting results, must have uploaded their A-level qualification, 0-level results and DE Registration Template at the point of registration. No candidate is allowed to register or upgrade to DE with awaiting result-status of 0-level at the pant of registration
2. b) DE candidates, will not be processed for admission until such claimed results are uploaded and verified by the awarding institutions on JAMB e-facility platform
3. c) A DE candidate, who at the point of registration is awaiting A-level results of IJMB/JUPEB/NABTEB, must have uploaded the Admission Letter and Registration Template at the time of registration.
4. d) Applicants with pre-2020 Cambridge certificates should visit Cambridge directly for verification. This verification exercise may take up to 28 days (as specified by the awarding body), after which the verification result will be forwarded to the Board. The verification will be reflected in the e-Facility profile of the DE candidate.
5. e) Statement of results (in lieu of certificate) is accepted for registration only within 3 years of the date of award except NCE that is one year.
6. f) Upgrade from UTME to DE is available only to candidates, whose A-level results have not been released at the point of UTME registration and who must have indicated at the point of registration that he/she is awaiting A-level results. The particulars of which he/she must have supplied and contained in the uploaded registration template
7. g) Candidates are hereby advised to constantly check their A’ level admission status in their e-facility profiles, where it will show the status of verification by NIPEDS indicating “CLEARED” or “NOT CLEARED” with the reasons for non-clearance.