Simplest procedure to accept/reject admission

JAMB CAPS 2026/2027: How to ACCEPT or REJECT the admission offer

LEG CAPS ! How to accept/reject admission offer on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) portal. Applicants are advised to ensure they indicate acceptance or rejection of admission online and in a timely manner to enable their admission to be processed.

LEG CAPS 2026

This is to inform all candidates seeking admission into the various Universities/Polytechnics/Colleges/other Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has activated the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) portal where UTME and Direct Entry candidates can accept/reject their admission offer and also monitor their admission.

With LEG CAPSSuccessfully admitted applicants can now ACCEPT/REJECT the admission offer.

Successfully admitted applicants are advised to ensure that they indicate acceptance or refusal of admission online and in a timely manner to allow their admission to be processed.

JAMB Admission Policy states that all admissions will be done online through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS); therefore, all candidates seeking admission into universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria for the 2026/2027 academic session are advised to visit the JAMB CAPS portal to check their admission status and also indicate acceptance or rejection of their admission.

THE LEG CAPS streamlines the admission process, addresses the challenges associated with manual approach, restores the autonomy of higher education institutions in admissions, puts applicants in the center of attention and provides them with information about the choices of institutions and programs available, expands admission opportunities, eliminates multiple admissions and provides easily retrievable data for decision-making and research on the education sector in the country.

Some institutions may not publish the list of candidates admitted to their various programs on their own portal or notice board. Candidates for admission are therefore advised to check LEG CAPS to continuously track their admission status.

PLEASE NOTE: Once you have accepted admission, your admission quest is over as you will no longer be available for admission to other schools. On the other hand, if you decline admission, you become available to other schools offering free admission slots for admission consideration.

How to ACCEPT or REJECT admission on JAMB CAPS using PC

1. Access the JAMB E-facility portal at https://portal.jamb.gov.ng/efacility/.
2. Provide your email address and password in the required columns, then log in.
3. Then locate and click on ‘Check Admission Status‘.
4. Select your examination year, provide your JAMB registration number in the required column, then click on the ‘buttonAccess my CAPS‘ button.
5. Select ‘Admission status‘ on the left panel.
6. Locate and click the ‘Research’ button in front of your JAMB registration number to load your profile.
7. You can now accept/reject your admission offer under “Admission Profile”.

Note:

If you have been offered admission, the Accept Admission and Reject Admission buttons will be active (clickable), as shown in red below.

If you have NOT yet been offered admission, the Admission Accepted and Reject Admission buttons will be inactive (non-clickable and grayed out), as shown in red below.

Admission status details (highlighted in blue) may differ.

If admission has not yet been offered, please continue to check.

How to ACCEPT or REJECT admission on JAMB CAPS using a mobile device

Note: If you are using a phone, you may not see the option to check your admission status on CAPS. Most phone users will only see the welcome message. The caps page only shows welcome because it requires you to use desktop mode to view the full page. This is why the Chrome browser is recommended if you are using a phone. All you have to do is go to the Chrome option and choose request desktop site for the full page to display as explained below:

1. Access the JAMB E-facility portal at https://portal.jamb.gov.ng/efacility/.
2. Provide your email address and password in the required columns, then log in.
3. Then locate and click on ‘Check Admission Status‘.
4. Select your examination year, provide your JAMB registration number in the required column, then click on the ‘buttonAccess my CAPS‘ button.
5. You will be greeted with a white screen like this: (you can click on the image for a better view)

6. Select the three-dot line in the upper right corner of your browser (i.e. ⋮) then check ‘Desktop site‘. (you can click on the image for a better view)

7. Select ‘Admission status‘ on the left panel.
8. Locate and click the ‘Research’ button in front of your JAMB registration number to load your profile.
9. You can now accept/reject your admission offer under “Admission Profile”.

Attention : Acceptance/rejection of the offer of admission is free!

Candidates who have been offered admission on JAMB CAPS must also print their admission letter after accepting admission. They will likely need it when getting approved and registering at the school to which they have been admitted.

NB: Acceptance/rejection of the offer of admission is free!

How to Accept or Reject Program/Course Transfer on JAMB CAPS

1. Access the JAMB E-facility portal at https://portal.jamb.gov.ng/efacility/.
2. Provide your email address and password in the required columns, then log in.
3. Then locate and click on ‘Check Admission Status‘.

Information for those who are not yet admitted to JAMB CAPS

• Applicants who have not been offered admission should closely monitor their admission through JAMB CAPS.
• Candidates who used “waiting for results” upon registration must upload their O’Level result to the JAMB portal for the institution of their choice to process their admission.

About JAMB CAPS

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has created the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) platform to automate the admission process into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It also ensures quality control, transparency and credibility of the admission process.

The Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) should provide for a “marketplace” on the JAMB portal where institutions can access and “request students in Nigeria who achieve their cut-off points”.

The system is such that establishments can only admit those who meet their thresholds. If an applicant fails to meet the threshold, that student will certainly be denied admission, regardless of the applicant’s connection.

CAPS not only automates the process, but other innovations are also introduced. And these include:

• the possibility for candidates to confirm their provisional admission, thus eliminating cases of abandonment of admission by candidates;
• marketplace to enable institutions to search for candidates from the available pool based on various criteria such as JAMB score, state, local government and even gender of the candidates
• the requirement for all candidates awaiting O/L results to upload their results to the JAMB portal before being considered for admission
• Admissions can be processed in batches and instantly, with candidates able to check their admission status at any time on the JAMB portal.

After accepting your admission offer, you can now proceed to print your admission letter on the JAMB portal.

If you need more updates on LEG CAPS 2026, please drop your email in the comments section below and we will do well to keep you updated.

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