This post clarifies that while JUPEB/IJMB students don't need to write JAMB, some centers may recommend it as a backup option in case their A'level program results aren't satisfactory, highlighting the benefits of having both JAMB UTME and Direct Entry (DE) forms, but ultimately affirming that the decision to write JAMB is optional and dependent on individual preferences and circumstances.
Anywhere on the internet, even in my earlier posts (except recently updated ones), what you will read about A'level programs such as JUPEB, IJMB, and Cambridge is that you won't need to write JAMB. You should be familiar with titles like "Alevel program that doesn't require JAMB", "Gain Admission to 200 level without UTME," and so on.
So, when a prospective JUPEB or IJMB applicant, or an existing A'level student, asks if he or she will need to write JAMB again, there are two possibilities:
- they might have heard from those who have already completed the programs that JAMB is also needed with IJMB or JUPEB.
- the center for the program or the university must have instructed candidates to still write JAMB.
So, it's important to know what is true. Is it compulsory for A'level students to write UTME, or is it only if you wish? Even if your center or university instructs you to take the JAMB form, will it have any effect on your admission or the JUPEB/IJMB program if you decide not to obtain the UTME form or write it?
In this post, I will answer these questions and set your mind straight on what is more important.
You Don't Need JAMB with IJMB/JUPEB
Primarily, the purpose of obtaining an A'level program form is to avoid writing JAMB and gain admission straight to the 200-level of your desired course (if you meet the required points in the end) or a related course (if you're dropped to another due to not meeting the required points).
So, if you've come across a confirmation that once you obtain IJMB, JUPEB, or any other A'level program form, you're not required to obtain the UTME form again, such is correct. With any A-level program, you're required to obtain the JAMB DE form (which is different from the JAMB UTME form). With that, you'll be offered admission to the 200-level without the need to sit for UTME again.
Although JAMB is proposing that DE applicants will equally be sitting for an exam, there will obviously be a JAMB DE exam instead. So, with the DE, you don't take the UTME again.
A'level Universities and Centers Recommend JAMB UTME As Backup
From experience, most A'level candidates have been disappointed, at the end of their program, when their total points were not satisfactory enough to be offered the course they proposed with their JUPEB and IJMB. As a result, they were eventually disappointed, either by returning home empty-handed or by being dropped to courses they were not initially interested in.
Based on this, most centers are instructing their candidates to obtain the JAMB UTME form too. They believe this will serve as a backup in case of eventual disappointment with the A'level point. For example, if a student seeking Nursing admission into 200-level at Obafemi Awolowo University obtains the JAMB UTME form for the same course, if he passes the JAMB with a high score, say 290, he might be encouraged to pursue 100-level admission instead of 200-level admission with the JUPEB.
This is because, with a high JAMB score, he stands a better chance of being offered Nursing through UTME (if he passes the post-UTME as well) than having 13 or 14 points in JUPEB, which may not grant him 200-level admission into Nursing. But if he fails JAMB, then, he will focus on the JUPEB and 200-level admission and possibly be given another course, even if it's not Nursing.
So, in most cases, obtaining the JAMB UTME form, even though you're a JUPEB or IJMB candidate, will serve two purposes:
- It will help you obtain the JAMB UTME form, which you can use if you pass it and meet the cut-off mark for 100-level admission to your desired course.
- It helps you obtain JAMB DE form too in the same year. Although UTME and DE are not allowed together in the same year. If you obtain UTME and cannot use its result (because you failed it), you can upgrade or convert that UTME to DE (being a JUPEB or IJMB student too).
If You Decide Not to Obtain JAMB
Well, even though obtaining JAMB UTME together with your A'level program has its advantages, as already covered, if you decide not to obtain the UTME, you have no problem other than missing out on the opportunity the former can offer.
Let's get this straight: it's not compulsory to obtain or write UTME as an IJMB/JUPEB student. You're left to decide. Even if your school recommends it, you may choose not to obtain or sit for it.
However, you must know that you're left with one option - obtaining the DE form and passing the A'level program (meeting the required points for your proposed course). Without meeting the required points, you're only open to any course the university deems fit for your points - otherwise, you're going home empty-handed.
So, if you want my stance, I'll advise you to obtain and write JAMB along with your A'level too. You're losing nothing with that option other than the UTME form fee and the time needed to study and write the UTME.
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