If you are a student who wants to apply for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria, you might have heard of the JAMB CAPS Portal. But what is it and how does it work?
I will explain for you everything you need to know about the JAMB CAPS Portal and how to check your admission status with it.
What is JAMB CAPS Portal?
JAMB CAPS Portal is an online platform that was developed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to automate the admissions process into the tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
It is part of the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) that aims to ensure transparency, accountability during the admissions process.
The JAMB CAPS Portal allows students to:
- Register and create a profile with their personal and academic details.
- Check their UTME and DE results and print their result slips.
- Upload their O’level and A’level results and other relevant documents.
- Apply for admission into their preferred institutions and courses.
- Accept or reject admission offers from institutions.
- Monitor their admission status and print their admission letters.
How to Access JAMB CAPS Portal
To access the JAMB CAPS Portal, you need to have a valid email address and a phone number that you used to register for JAMB. You also need to have your JAMB registration number and password.
Below are the steps to access the JAMB CAPS Portal:
- Visit the JAMB e-facility website at https://efacility.jamb.gov.ng/
- Enter your email address and password and click on “Log in”
- On the dashboard, click on “Check Admission Status”
- Select your examination year and enter your registration number
- Click on “Check Admission Status.”
If you have been admitted, a popup containing your admission notification letter will appear, if otherwise,, it will say “no Admission yet”.
How to Use JAMB CAPS Portal
Depending on what you want to do, you can use the JAMB CAPS Portal to perform different actions. Here are some of the common actions you can do on the JAMB CAPS Portal:
- To check your UTME or DE result, click on “My UTME/DE Result” and print your result slip.
- To upload your O’level or A’level result, click on “O’level/A’level Result Upload” and follow the instructions.
- To apply for admission, click on “Admission Eligibility” and select your preferred institution and course.
- To check your admission status, click on “Admission Status” and see if you have been offered admission by any institution.
- To accept or reject an admission offer, click on “Admission Offer” and click on “Accept” or “Reject” as appropriate.
- To print your admission letter, click on “Admission Letter” and print your letter.
Conclusion
The JAMB CAPS Portal is one of the things I so much loveabout JAMB, it changed the admission process of the tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Knowing how the JAMB CAPS Portal works and how to use it, you can do somethings like of printing your JAMB document instead of wasting money in business centres.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to share them below. Thank you for reading and good luck with your admission!