2016/2017 Screening Of First Choice(Utme) Admission of Candidates Into Akwa Ibom State University

First choice list is out, Check yours here AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY SCREENING OF CANDIDATES FOR 2016/2017 FIRST CHOICE (UTME) ADMISSION Candidates who scored 180 and above in the last UTME examination and the general public are hereby notified that the Admission Screening exercise for the 2016/2017 first choice admissions into first degree programmes of Akwa Ibom State University will hold from the (8th August, 2016) to (12th August, 2016) at the Main Campus, Ikot Akpaden – Mkpat Enin L.G.A from 9.00am daily. REGISTRATION FOR THE SCREENING EXERCISE The University portal will open for registration from Monday the 18th of July, 2016 and end on Friday 5th August 2016 . Candidates are required to register online for the screening exercise using the following procedure: Visit http://portals.aksu.edu.ng to generate Pre- Payment Analysis Slip, by following the steps below: 1. Click on REGISTER NOW LINK in the Login Page 2. Select PUTME SCREENING in the Registration Type Panel 3. Click the REGISTER NOW tab. 4. Enter your JAMB Registration Number and click the Verify Link 5. Enter other Bio-data details and click the Verify link 6. Click Make Payment Link, select Bank Option and print the Pre -Payment Analysis Slip. 7. With the Pre-Payment Analysis Slip, visit any of the participating banks listed on bottom of the slip and request to make payment for AKSU Screening fee using eTransact Payment Platform. 8. Eligible candidates should pay a non- refundable screening fee of N 2,500 (bank charges inclusive) 9. Re-visit the school portal to confirm your payment and complete the Registration Form. 10. On successful registration, click the PRINT BUTTON to print the 2016 Screening Schedule / Printout from the University portal. Note: Candidates are to appear for screening exercise with the following: (a) 2015/2016 UTME result slip showing the candidates photograph in colour; (b) Screening schedule slip printed from the University portal (c) Photocopies of credentials and result checking scratch card (NECO, WAEC, NABTEB, as the case may be) or O’Level examination registration slip (for candidates awaiting result). Genuine scratch cards can be purchased at the e-library of the University (main campus). (d) Quarto sized envelope with Name, desired Course of Study and UTME registration number boldly written on it. (e) Four (4) recent coloured passport photograph. NOTE: The Photograph uploaded/ presented will be the only valid Identification for all admitted candidates throughout their stay in Akwa Ibom State University. Application for change of passport photograph by candidates offered provisional admission shall NOT be allowed. This same passport photograph, uploaded by such candidates would be used on their degree certificates. (f) Copy of Certificate of origin from the Local Government. Applicants who did NOT choose AKSU as the University of Choice in the 2016/2017 UTME are NOT eligible for this exercise.

JAMB Releases Modalities for Screening of Candidates for 2016 Admission

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) has announced its
guidelines for admission process.
The announcement through its website
followed a weeklong meeting with
universities and other tertiary institutions
in the country.
According to the board, the modalities
would be based on point system.
The board, which explained how the
admission process would work for JAMB
candidates and direct-entry applicants,
also stated that varsities would collect
screening fees from candidates at the end
of admission process.

According to the board, the new method
uses a point system, which is divided into
other processes, that is easy to
understand. “Before a candidate can be
considered for screening, he/she must
have been given provisional admission by
JAMB.
The JAMB admission checker portal
is going to be opened soon for this
process, so praying is all you can do now,”
the statement on JAMB’s website said.
The second process, the board said, was
the point system where admission would
depend on the point tally of the
candidate. It said: “JAMB’s provisional
admission no longer makes much sense
this year, your points tally will decide your
faith
“The points are evenly spread out
between your O’level and JAMB results to
provide a level playing field for all. “In the
first case, any candidate who submits only
one result which contains his/her relevant
subjects already has 10 points, the exam
could be NECO, WAEC, GCE etc, but any
candidate who has two sittings only gets
two points. So, this means that aspirants
with only one result are at an advantage
but only just.”

The board explained that the next point
grades fell into the O’level grades where
each grade has it’s equivalent point; A6
marks, B4 marks, C3 marks. So, the better
the candidate’s grades, the better his/her
chances of securing admission this year.

The next point is the UTME scores where
each score range has its equivalent point
which can be summarised thus: 180 – 200
(or 20 – 23 marks); 200 – 250 (or 24 – 33
points); 251 – 300 (or 34 – 43); 300 – 400
(or 44 – 60 points).
Giving a breakdown, JAMB explained that
each categories contains five JAMB results
per point added. For instance, a candidate
with 180 – 185 gets 20 points, a candidate
with 186 – 190 gets 21 points, adding that
the point system for direct entry will be
released soon. The board stated that fees
would still be charged for screening which
has replaced the Post UTME.
“It then comes down to the fact that fees
will still be charged for screening, it
depends on the school as well,” the
statement said. It also disclosed that
catchment and ELDS will still be used.
“Merit contains 45 per cent of the total
candidates for a particular course,
catchment contains 35 per cent and ELDS
and staff lists contains the rest. “Cut off
marks will be released by schools this
year in the form of points and not marks.
If a school declares it’s cut-off mark for
Medicine as 90 points and JAMB grants a
candidate with 250 a provisional
admission but his/her total points falls
short of the 90 points, then he/she will
lose the admission. So, the provisional
admission is just a means to an end,
not the end in itself,” the statement
added.