The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has ordered Nigerian public universities to wrap up their 2025 admission processes by October 31, 2025. JAMB recently revealed that all private universities are required to complete admissions by November 30, 2025, while all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, private or public, have until the end of 2025.
Speaking via a weekly bulletin, the board shared that its directives are in line with the schedule approved during the 2025 Policy Meeting chaired by the Minister of Education.
According to JAMB, the decision will help to stabilise the academic calendar and guarantee equitable access to admission slots across all tertiary institutions.
“Following the directives issued at the 2025 Policy Meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Education, all tertiary institutions have been instructed to conclude their admission processes by the end of 2025 according to the schedule below:
Public universities: To complete admissions by 31st October, 2025. Private universities: To complete admissions by 30th November, 2025. All other institutions (public and private): complete admissions by 31st December 2025,” it read.
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The board further urged public universities to ensure admissions are finalized well in advance of the deadlines.
The directive also orders institutions conducting post-UTME screenings to wrap up the exercises as soon as possible to comply with the 2025 admission schedule.
“Even where an institution is not yet ready to commence the new academic session, such an institution should conduct its admission and archive it.
By this policy directive, all admission processes must be concluded within the prescribed timelines,
Consequently, institutions conducting post-UTME screenings are expected to conclude those exercises in good time to comply with the 2025 admissions schedule,” JAMB added.
