JAMB directs institutions to begin 1st,2nd choice admission exercise August 21

Says no terminal dates due to COVID-19

Warns VCs,provosts, rectors against flouting guidelines

Tasks them on full compliance with decisions of 2020 policy meeting

Says no admission outside its CAPS

Sets N2,000 benchmark for post UTME screening

ABUJA-THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,has drawn guidelines to the heads of the nation’s higher institutions on the 2020 admission.

This came as it directed institutions to begin admissions for candidates for first and second choices on August 21,2020.

“The 1st and 2nd Choices Admission-Exercise be conducted for all institutions from 21st August 2020 to a later date that would be determined by the Federal Ministry of Education and communicated to all the institutions,” it said, adding: “The uncertainties of the Covid-19 make it impossible to fix a terminal date.”

In the guidelines dated July 9,2020 to the vice chancellors, rectors and provosts of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively, JAMB,warned against flouting decisions of its 2020 policy meeting, held on Tuesday, June 16,2020,insisting that all admissions must be carried out in honest and transparent manners.