Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a federal examination body established by the JAMB Act 1978 to conduct matriculation examinations and manage admissions into all Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and innovation enterprise institutions. JAMB conducts the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Direct Entry (DE) programme, issues admission letters, and maintains a central admissions database. It has transitioned to computer-based testing and electronic admission processes as part of modernising Nigeria's tertiary admissions system.