JAMB Calms Candidates, Says Old O’Level Uploads Remain Valid By Beauty Akporido Aroh
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has moved to douse growing anxiety among candidates over the new verification arrangement for O’Level results, declaring that candidates who previously uploaded their results do not need to re-upload them or obtain a new verification code.
The clarification followed what the Board described as numerous complaints from candidates who uploaded their O’Level results during the current registration exercise, after the release of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) results, or in previous years under the old upload process.
In a statement signed by the Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Board said all candidates who had previously uploaded their O’Level results should consider the results valid on its platform.
According to JAMB, the clarification covers candidates who uploaded their results during the ongoing registration exercise, those who uploaded them following the release of WAEC results, as well as candidates whose results were uploaded in previous admission cycles under the former process.
The Board stressed that all O’Level results uploaded through the old process remain valid and recognised on its platform.
“Candidates in this category are therefore not required to take any further action regarding the verification code,” the statement said.
JAMB explained that the introduction of the new verification process was aimed at strengthening the integrity of O’Level results and blocking the submission of falsified credentials into the admission system.
It added that results previously uploaded under the old arrangement would remain available on the Board’s portal and, where necessary, would be subjected to the appropriate verification process by the respective institutions.
The development is expected to bring relief to thousands of candidates who had feared that failure to obtain a verification code or repeat the upload of their results could jeopardise their chances of securing admission.
The Board consequently urged candidates not to panic or embark on unnecessary repeat uploads simply because their results were submitted before the commencement of the new verification arrangement.
JAMB further assured affected candidates that their previously uploaded O’Level results would remain available for consideration during the admission process, subject to the required verification by their respective institutions.
The clarification effectively draws a line between the validity of results already uploaded and the enhanced verification mechanism, with the Board insisting that the new system is intended to improve the credibility of the admission process rather than invalidate legitimate submissions made under the previous procedure.
