JAMB CAPS 2026: How to Accept Admission and Fix Transfer Approval

• JAMB CAPS 2026 is the official portal where candidates accept admission, reject admission and approve course transfer offers. Here is how to check your admission status, accept your offer and fix transfer approval issues in 2026.

JAMB CAPS, known as the Central Admissions Processing System, is the official platform where candidates monitor and respond to admission offers from universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

For the 2026/2027 admission year, candidates are expected to check CAPS regularly to know whether they have been admitted, recommended, transferred to another course or still waiting for admission.

JAMB created CAPS to make the admission process more transparent and to allow candidates confirm or reject admission offers directly.

Official JAMB CAPS Portal

The official JAMB portal is:

https://portal.jamb.gov.ng

Candidates can access CAPS through the JAMB eFacility portal:

https://efacility.jamb.gov.ng

You can also access CAPS dashboard through:

https://caps.jamb.gov.ng

Avoid fake CAPS links shared on WhatsApp, Facebook or Telegram.

How to Check Admission Status on JAMB CAPS 2026

Follow these steps:

1. Visit https://efacility.jamb.gov.ng
2. Log in with your JAMB email and password.
3. Click Check Admission Status.
4. Select your examination year, such as 2026.
5. Enter your JAMB registration number if required.
6. Click Access My CAPS.
7. Click Admission Status.
8. Check whether admission has been offered.

If you are using a phone and cannot see all options, switch your browser to Desktop Site.

Meaning of JAMB CAPS Admission Status

How to Accept Admission on JAMB CAPS

If your status shows Admitted, do this:

1. Log in to JAMB eFacility.
2. Click Check Admission Status.
3. Click Access My CAPS.
4. Select Admission Status.
5. Click Accept Admission.
6. Confirm your decision.
7. Print your JAMB admission letter after acceptance.

Once you accept admission, JAMB records you as admitted for that institution and course.

How to Reject Admission on JAMB CAPS

If you do not want the admission offer:

1. Open your CAPS dashboard.
2. Click Admission Status.
3. Select Reject Admission.
4. Confirm the rejection.

Be careful before rejecting admission. Once rejected, the offer may be withdrawn and given to another candidate.

What Is JAMB Transfer Approval?

JAMB Transfer Approval happens when an institution wants to offer you admission into a different course from the one you originally applied for.

For example, you applied for Medicine, but the school wants to offer you admission into Microbiology. The new course will appear under Transfer Approval on CAPS.

You must either accept or reject the transfer before the school can continue processing the admission.

How to Accept Transfer Approval on JAMB CAPS

To approve a course transfer:

1. Log in to https://efacility.jamb.gov.ng
2. Click Check Admission Status.
3. Click Access My CAPS.
4. Click Transfer Approval.
5. Read the new course carefully.
6. Click Accept if you want the new course.
7. Go back to Admission Status and keep checking.

After accepting transfer approval, the institution may continue processing your admission under the new course.

What Happens If You Reject Transfer Approval?

If you reject the transfer, the institution may not process your admission into the new course.

Only reject transfer approval if you are sure you do not want the new course.

Why JAMB CAPS Is Showing “Not Admitted”

Your CAPS may show Not Admitted because:

• Your school has not uploaded its admission list.
• Your O’level result is not uploaded.
• You did not meet the cut-off mark.
• Your course is highly competitive.
• Your subject combination is wrong.
• Your admission is still being processed.
• You have not accepted transfer approval.
• Your school has not completed internal screening.

Keep checking CAPS regularly.

How to Fix JAMB CAPS Problems

1. CAPS not opening on phone

Use Chrome and switch to Desktop Site.

2. Admission not showing

Confirm that your O’level result has been uploaded to JAMB CAPS.

3. Transfer Approval not showing

Wait and keep checking. It will only show if your school has officially moved you to another course.

4. Email or password not working

Use the password reset option on the JAMB portal.

5. Admission offered by school but not on CAPS

Do not pay acceptance fee blindly. Admission is only fully valid when it appears on JAMB CAPS and you accept it.

How to Print JAMB Admission Letter

After accepting admission:

1. Visit portal.jamb.gov.ng
2. Log in to your profile.
3. Select Print Admission Letter.
4. Make payment.
5. Download and print your admission letter.

JAMB’s official payment page lists the admission letter service fee as ₦1,000.

JAMB CAPS is the most important portal for admission confirmation in Nigeria.

If you are seeking admission in 2026, check CAPS regularly, upload your O’level result, accept transfer approval if you want the new course and accept your admission once offered.

Do not rely only on school admission lists. Your admission becomes safer when it appears on JAMB CAPS and you accept it officially.