Abuja: The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have clarified that candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions will pay N4,000 once for verification of their O’Level results.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the two examination bodies made the clarification in a joint statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, following consultations on the recently introduced policy for verification of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE/O’Level) results. They stated that candidates whose admissions were regulated and coordinated by JAMB would verify their WAEC results once through JAMB, and the outcome of the verification would subsequently be made available to the tertiary institution to which the candidate sought admission.
The statement detailed that candidates are required to pay N4,000 only for the verification service through the specified JAMB platform, and not through their preferred institutions. Tertiary institutions will then utilize the verified results shared by JAMB for screening, admission processing, and other administrative purposes. The statement emphasized that candidates shall not be required to pay for another verification.
The examination bodies disclosed that WAEC had authorized JAMB to share the outcome of the verification exercise with relevant tertiary institutions for the stated purposes. This arrangement is designed to ensure that candidates who have successfully verified their WASSCE O’Level results would not be required to repeat the process. They highlighted that the initiative will reduce the stress and costs associated with repeated visits to tertiary institutions or JAMB-approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers.
The bodies emphasized that candidates could initiate the verification process from the comfort of their homes or any internet-enabled location. They encouraged candidates to take advantage of the arrangement by verifying their WASSCE O’Level results through the JAMB-provisioned Verification Service once, noting that the verified result would be utilized by the relevant institution. The collaboration underscores their commitment to putting candidates’ interests first, reducing unnecessary costs, and simplifying the admission process while maintaining the integrity and security of candidates’ academic records.