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How to Do Change Institutions/Courses Third/More Times

HOW TO CHANGE INSTITUTIONS/COURSES IF YOU HAD CHANGED TWICE ALREADY
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HOW TO CHANGE INSTITUTIONS/COURSES IF YOU HAD CHANGED TWICE ALREADY

You must have read that the change of institutions/courses is limited to two times. All candidates should know this by now. But the situation can warrant changing the third time. This poses the question, “Can I be able to change my institutions, or courses three times or more?”

The straight answer to this is YES. You can now change institutions and/or courses three times. Other changes remain once, however. 

Let's look at the picture below giving the summary of possible changes and the number of times you can effect them.

As you can see, Names, Dates of Birth, Passport, Gender, state/local government of origin, and profiles can be corrected or edited just "once". However, the change of institutions and/or courses can be made, as stated here, up to three times.

But the long answer should be attentively read as detailed below if you intend to do the changes more than three times.

You must have read elsewhere or in my post, “10 Things to Know About JAMB Change of Data, Institutions and Courses” that you couldn’t do the change of institutions/courses more than two times. That’s true. And what I’m about to explain to you here is equally true.

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Two Situations That May Lead You to Change Institutions and/or Courses More Times

There are two cases.

One will allow you to change the third time while the other will limit you to only two times.

1. You Have Not Been Offered Admission By Any Institution

In this case, you have already changed three times, as allowed, but none of these schools offered you space. Then you wish to change to another school and try your luck with their post-UTMEs.

Sorry for your situation, you can’t change any longer. You’re limited to that last change.

But …

Recommended: Can I Change Institutions/Courses Twice? See Answer.

If by any means, another school gives you admission without choosing them in UTME, you can get your way through with condition #2 below.

2. You Have Already Changed Trice and Admission is Given, But...

Some candidates fall into certain complex situations. Let’s see these:

You changed three times but the school that gave you admission was the second choice. And you won’t be able to print the JAMB admission letter because that school is not in the first position.

In order to print the admission letter, you will have to change institutions. But now your three chances had been burnt. What can you do next?

The answer is “Don’t worry about the change of institution yet”. You can do that after you get to the school for freshers' registration.

Recommended: Change of Institutions/Courses, Gender, State/LGA: Do-It-Yourself (With Online or Bank Payment)

Proceed to the school that offered you admission and explain your situation. The school will instruct you to do JAMB regularization. This is the exercise designed by the body to handle these kinds of issues. Then you can then print your admission letter. Read more details about this below.

Another case is if a school you didn’t choose, at all, offered you admission. That is, the school was not even among your choices. They just gave you admission because you took part in their post-UTME – even without choosing them. Or you didn't take part in the post-UTME/screening, yet they offer you admission. 

In this case, the option you will turn to is the JAMB regularization, as earlier noted, if you've already used three chances for the change of institutions and/or courses.

After completing the regularization, you will take your print slip to the school that offered you admission for signing and stamping. The school will then forward it to JAMB in order to change you to them. After approval, you'll be able to print your JAMB admission letter in the name of the new school.

A sample of the Regularization print slip is to be signed by the school, then later sent to the JAMB office

Recommended: JAMB Regularization Compulsory? Steps/Procedures for DE, HND, NYSC

Other Special Situations and Solutions

If the Course Given by School is Different from the one by JAMB

Another complex issue is if you’ve been offered admission by a school but the one given by JAMB is different. Then, you must change the course on the JAMB portal.

Admitted candidates (before 2017) who had been offered admission by JAMB with different courses other than schools' will not be able to change courses. Rather, they’re only left with regularization. This is because they didn’t create a JAMB profile during their own UTME registration like candidates of 2017 and above.

This is the exact advice your school admission officer will give should you talk to one.

Recommended: Can I Change Course After Post UTME? See Answer.

Can’t I just Forget About Regularization and Continue with my Course?

Well, you can. But sooner or later, you will be forced to do it.

You will need it when you’re preparing for NYSC. This is because if your JAMB course and your school’s course differ, your name will not appear in the JAMB matriculation list until you do the right thing. This is the list that shows whether you’ll be going for service or not. 

And if your name appears even with courses that don't correspond, you'll be required to change that course on your NYSC portal when the time comes.

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Starting From 2022/2023 Admission Your Can Change Institutions/Courses Many Times

This is a new update to the post you've been reading. The good news is that starting from the 2022/2023 admission year, JAMB has opened the change of institutions/courses window as many times as a candidate can afford to pay for.

Let's check the new update in the picture below.

As you can see in the last option, changes can be made more times from now (though they still change this in the future, which I will be sure to update).

So, relax you may not eventually need the regularization in the end. You can keep changing as long as you're not tired to spend money on the board. And if there is the need to, there you've got the guide too.

Conclusion

With clouded issues students are facing while seeking admission, it’s not uncommon to fall victim to one or two situations explained above. If you have just done changes two times, you can still do it the third time. 

If you find yourself where the fourth or fifth change will be required, you don't need to panic. If you can't do the normal change of institutions and/or courses, you can still use the JAMB regularization to solve the same puzzle.

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49 comments:

  1. Gud day sir, please I have done change of institution and course once but trying to do it again, the jamb portal is replying that it can only be done once.Please kindly assist me on how to do it.

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    1. I'm yet to be aware of this complaint until now. I will find out and update this post. Bookmark this post and revisit for feedbacks.

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  2. Please kindly sir,I did change of institution/Course before the 2020 utme exam, after which the results is out now i have been trying to change it again but the jamb portal is replying me that one change is allowed for a candidate.Pleaae sir,I really need your help.Sir kindly help me out.May God bless you.

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    1. The complaint may be temporary. Kindly retry later.

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  3. please i have done change of institution /course once but mistake was made on trying to change it again it said correction can only be done once

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    1. I will advise you to wait awhile and try again later. JAMB might have not started allowed multiple changes as before. More likely, they may resume that again sooner.

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    2. Sir I did change of course 4 the second time and I got the notification in my email that jamb has accepted the money but I'm yet to receive the OTP

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  4. Pls sir, l did change of institution and and I've also paid for the post utme utme form and I've seen the result, but my departmental cut off mark is 5point lesser to the required mark, and that's the course and no any other preferred one to me, pls help me out sir

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    1. Make sure you select the course that you pint meets or beat. If otherwise, consider change of course or completely change from the institution.

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  5. I already change institution twice and my school offers me admission with different course the one i choose
    What can i do now pls advice me

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    1. You will have to to regularize the admission. Your school will still do fresher registration for you notwithstanding and instruct you on how to do the regularization.

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  6. Sir I have changed three times but I wanna make unn my second choice what should I do

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  7. was sent a transfer offer mail.by jamb to either accept or reject the offer,in which i have accepted but couldn't do change of course because have done change of institution/course 3 times.please what can i do because have been able to pay on jamb portal but OTP didn't come sir

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    1. Ok I get. Kindly wait for the school. They may still offer you admission notwithstanding. If they do, you can later change your course through JAMB regularization after you might have n=been to the school.

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  8. Please I've done change of course/institution three times now and I was given 2 different admission on same school but I changed to the one I didn't like on my jamb cap before they gave me the course I wanted at first and I've already done changes 3 times please how can I go about it?

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    1. Speak to the admission office. They will make a new arrange through regularization for you.

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  9. Please sir, have change my institution twice,can I still change to another institution, Because I couldn't meet up in my utme examination

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    sir
    when I registered for jamb I choose NPA.
    after jamb I changed it to udusok.
    due to some reasons, this january I changed it to kwasu unfortunately kwasu closed their portal.
    but to my surprise last month ending I access my caps and I found out jamb gave me admission at udusok.
    but I was asked to change my institute back to udusok but I can't do changing of institution again.
    what am I going to do sir?

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    1. Go to udusok. They will arrange regularization for you instead.

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  11. Good day sir my first choice is udusok,they gave me admission and I accepted it but now I want to change my institution to N.P.A I paid for the change of institution money which is 2500 the payment was successful and I also received OTP but now am waiting for Network to come back,the question is can I made the change when the service comes back.

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    1. When a school has closed its post UTME pr screening form, you may not be able to change to that school again.

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  12. Sir I choose Udusok as my first choice,they offered me admission and I accepted,but now I want to change my first choice(Udusok)to NPA,I made the payment to jamb which is 2500 the payment was successful and I also received OTP but currently there is no network now,sir I want to know if I can make the changes when the network is back
    Thank you

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  13. Sir please I put nekede as my third choice can I change it to first choice after Ave seen my result

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  14. Sir what's the step I will take to change my institution

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    1. You follow the guide in the post below when it starts,

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2019/05/change-of-institutionscourses-do-it.html

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  15. I was offered admission in jamb caps and was told to do change of course but I couldn't do it because I have exhausted the number of times i can effect the change. What can I do to effect the change and print out my admission letter.

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    1. You have to visit your school and relate this to them. They will ask you to regularize the admission instead.

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  16. Has Jamb change of institution started for 2021/2022 session

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  17. Please can I do change of institution the third time

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  18. Sir,

    Days after unilag released their departmental cutoff, I did change of institution due to being 3.4points behind catchment.

    If by The Mercy of God am offered admission by unilag, is there anyway to make it reflect on jamb caps for admission

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    1. You can do change of course on the JAMB portal.

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    2. unilag has been removed as one of choices on jamb caps due to the change of institution I did after the departmental cutoff release.

      So Sir, if it's not reflecting on jamb caps, is there anyother to confirm admission status for unilag?

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    3. The only thing you can't do right now, to the best of my knowledge, is to change to UNILAG. But you can change the course under it.

      As for your new question, I don't have that update.

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  19. Sir I have done change of course twice and no adimission can I change to another school

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    1. Yes, you can change the third time and that will be final.

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  20. Sir can change of institution be done twice for 2022/2023, because some rumours are saying just only once

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    1. You can change as many times as you can pay for.

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    2. Can I do change of institution the fourth time

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  21. Please sir, I have done change of course and institution twice on jamb portal, once before gaining admission and one after gaining admission... I was hoping to change my course in 200 level b. My question is that if I apply for change of course in my school and they grant my request will I be able to change it to the course on jamb portal the third time .. because I am afraid if I change it on school portal and could not able to change it the third timee on jamb portal .
    Thank u

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    1. Definitely, but if it doesn't change, wait until you are done with school, you can apply for it during your NYSC service.

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  22. Good day sir,I did change of Institution from BUK to ABU whereas my name has reflected on BUK'S portal.please sir is it still possible for my name to reflect on ABU'S portal?

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  23. After changing institution three times, can I still change my course in the Third institution

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  24. Please sir, can I do change of institution as many times as possible or only thrice. I badly need an answer to this.

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  25. Pls my course in Jamb and school is different but am on the matriculation list...should I just wait to change it in NYSC portal or I should do normalisation

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