The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced the deadlines for the closure of the 2025 admission exercise across all tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The announcement was made following the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions held on July 18, 2025, chaired by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON.
During the meeting, key resolutions were reached regarding the timelines for the 2025 admissions process. According to JAMB, all public universities are required to complete and forward their admission recommendations for suitably qualified candidates, who chose them as their first choice, to the Board on or before Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
Private universities are expected to submit their admission recommendations on or before Friday, October 31, 2025. This timeline is designed to allow sufficient time for other categories of tertiary institutions, such as polytechnics and colleges of education, to conduct their own admission exercises.
The Board further stated that the 2025 admission exercise would officially close on the following dates: public universities on October 31, 2025; private universities on November 30, 2025; and all other tertiary institutions, including polytechnics and colleges of education, on December 31, 2025.
“These timelines were designed to ensure a structured and predictable academic calendar across all institutions and to allow every tier of tertiary education to conduct its admission process seamlessly,” JAMB explained.
However, the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), the platform used for all admission activities, showed that some institutions have yet to submit any admission recommendations to JAMB despite the clear directives and ample time provided.
“It is particularly concerning that certain public universities have not made any submissions, even after the September deadline had elapsed,” the statement noted. The policy meeting had emphasized that even if institutions were not ready to resume academic activities, they were still expected to process and archive their admissions to comply with the approved schedule.
As a result, JAMB has directed the following institutions to commence their 2025 admissions immediately: Northwest University, Kano; Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil; Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil; Benue State University, Makurdi; Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna; Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo; Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna; and Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Funtua.
The Board urged these universities to begin their admission processes without delay, warning that failure to meet the approved timelines will result in all unprocessed candidates being moved automatically to the next available tier of institutions for possible consideration.