Decode Your Central Admissions Processing System Status

Immediate Action Required

• •Visit your institution's admission/registration portal to pay acceptance fees and begin registration.
• •Keep your JAMB admission letter and O'Level results ready for document verification.
• •Watch your institution's official channels for resumption/registration dates.

Immediate Action Required

• •Log in to CAPS and click 'Accept' to accept the admission offer.
• •Print your JAMB admission letter once accepted.
• •Proceed to your institution's portal to begin registration/clearance.

Immediate Action Required

• •Keep checking your CAPS profile every few days — statuses can change without a fresh notification.
• •Make sure your Post-UTME screening (if required) is completed for that institution.
• •Don't apply anywhere else yet — wait for a clear decision (Admitted or Not Admitted) first.

Immediate Action Required

• •Be patient — most institutions process admissions in batches, not all at once.
• •Make sure all your bio-data and O'Level results are correctly uploaded on JAMB's portal.
• •Use this waiting period to research a solid second and third choice with the Strategy Planner.

Immediate Action Required

• •Consider a change of institution or change of course during the JAMB change window, if it's open.
• •Check universities with a lower cutoff for your course using the Admission Strategy Planner.
• •If Direct Entry is an option for you, that's a separate route worth exploring.

Immediate Action Required

• •Wait for the status to change to 'Admission Offered' — that is the official confirmation.
• •Continue meeting any outstanding requirements the institution has listed (documents, screening, etc).
• •Avoid celebrating or telling schools 'no' to other options until it says Admission Offered.

Immediate Action Required

• •Don't submit multiple conflicting change requests — wait for this one to resolve first.
• •Check back on CAPS regularly; approval can take some time depending on the institution.
• •Once approved, your admission status should update to reflect the new choice.