JAMB extends deadline for candidates to accept 2021-2025 admission offers

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pushed back the deadline for candidates with outstanding admission offers from 2021 to 2025 to accept or reject the offers. The new deadline is November 30, 2026, announced on Wednesday via JAMB's X social media platform. This extension provides affected candidates additional time to decide on their admission offers through JAMB's Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).

Candidates who fail to act by the extended deadline will have their offers removed from JAMB's records, reverting them to "Not Admitted." Any attempts to update these reverted offers will incur a penalty fee. JAMB previously set a deadline of September 30, 2026, but extended it following technical issues with its admission processing platform, CAPS.

The earlier deadline was set on August 29, 2026. Candidates with admission offers in the 2026 admission cycle who had previous admission offers pending can now reject the earlier offers without impacting their 2026 admission. JAMB continues to address CAPS issues, including a temporary shutdown on September 24, to ensure candidates can finalize their admission processes.