The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a final extension for candidates with outstanding admission offers from the 2021 to 2025 admission exercises. The new deadline for candidates to either accept or reject these offers is November 30, 2026. This decision follows a temporary unavailability of the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) for approximately 96 hours. The extension aims to provide all affected candidates with a final opportunity to update their admission records.
According to Fabian Benjamin, JAMB's Ag. Director PAP, the Board had earlier extended the deadline for candidates offered admission between 2021 and 2025 to September 30, 2026. However, due to the recent disruption to the CAPS platform, the management has approved the new deadline of November 30, 2026. Candidates who fail to act on or before this date will not be permitted to accept or reject such outstanding offers within the current window.
The intervention is particularly important for candidates whose admissions are not reflected on the matriculation list. Such candidates may encounter difficulties accessing benefits associated with properly documented admissions, including participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. JAMB strongly advises all affected candidates to take immediate action and not wait until the expiration of the deadline.
Candidates who accept their admission offers will be able to proceed to print their admission letters. Those who reject their admission offers will have their dashboards reverted to "Not Admitted", enabling the Board to update its records and ensure that the national admission database accurately reflects their current status. Candidates can also apply for corrections or deletions of previous admissions if necessary.
The Board reassures candidates who have been offered admission in the 2026 admission exercise but still have an outstanding admission offer from an earlier year that they have no cause for apprehension. Such candidates may reject the previous admission offer without affecting their 2026 admission. This measure will enable the Board to maintain accurate, current, and reliable national admission records.
The extension is not only intended to accommodate the period during which CAPS was unavailable but also to provide all affected candidates with a final opportunity to clearly indicate whether they wish to accept or reject their outstanding admission offers. At the expiration of the deadline, all outstanding admission offers from these years that have neither been accepted nor rejected will automatically revert to "Not Admitted" status on the Board's records.
The Board advises all affected candidates to take immediate action, as failure to accept an admission offer within the stipulated period may render the offer invalid. This final extension aims to ensure that all candidates update their admission records accordingly. Key points include:
Key points
- The new deadline for accepting or rejecting outstanding admissions is November 30, 2026.
- Candidates who fail to act by the deadline will not be permitted to accept or reject outstanding offers.
- The extension aims to provide a final opportunity for candidates to update their admission records.
