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JAMB: Don’t blame us for your inability to participate in NYSC
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied responsibility for the inability of HND graduates to participate in the NYSC scheme.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied responsibility for the inability of HND graduates to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.
“JAMB has no involvement, authority, or control over the admissions process for HND candidates,” the board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, stated on Monday.
JAMB clarified its position in response to claims by prospective NYSC candidates that the board was responsible for their inability to participate in the mandatory one-year service.
“The Board shall be responsible for determining matriculation requirements and conducting examinations leading to undergraduate admissions… however, the Board shall not be responsible for examinations or any other selective processes for postgraduate courses or any other courses offered by tertiary institutions,” the statement read.
JAMB emphasized that its only relationship with the affected candidates was the condoning and endorsement of their National Diploma (ND) admissions, and not their subsequent HND admissions.
“Accusing the Board of issues it has no mandate is preposterous,” the statement concluded, warning that some candidates had crossed the lines of criminality, which the board would soon address.
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