NOUN Admission Seekers Now Required to Register with JAMB

Individuals looking for admission to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and other open distance learning centers must now register through the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), as reported by The PUNCH on Monday.

Prospective students are also required to register using their unique National Identification Number (NIN).

This initiative, according to our correspondent, is designed to curb fraudulent activities. An advisory released by JAMB, which was shared with our correspondent in Abuja, emphasizes that the Board is committed to ensuring a smooth registration process.

The advisory states, “As part of measures to checkmate the nefarious activities of fraudulent characters, who are scheming to compromise candidates’ records through dubious registration channels and in compliance with its enabling act, JAMB has mandated that all applicants desirous of studying in Nigerian tertiary institutions must provide their NIN while registering for any programme of study in any tertiary institutions in Nigeria irrespective of whether the mode of study is regular and non-regular.”

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“Consequently, it has now become mandatory for all prospective candidates in the non-regular category (NOUN, Distance Learning, Part-time, and Sandwich programmes) to create a profile code before registering with JAMB by sending their NIN through their unique phone number to either of the Board’s sort codes (55019 or 66019).

Furthermore, the advisory noted that all previous candidates in non-regular programmes who have not yet integrated their NIN or unique phone number on the Board’s platform must create a profile using their respective NINs to access any of the Board’s services.

“JAMB, as a responsive organisation, will continue to make the registration process as flexible as possible by making its platform available throughout the year. It is, therefore, expected that candidates who fall under this category will apply through JAMB before approaching their preferred institutions to process their admission with their respective JAMB registration numbers. They would also be expected to pay their preferred institution a processing fee as determined by respective institutions.”