How Universities Conduct Post UTME 2021 Exposed

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Do you want to know; How Universities Conduct Post UTME Admission Screening Exercise? What is admission screening? how the university of Benin conduct their post utme screening? How will school Conduct Post UTME 2021?. These are the few questions that Jamb candidates have been asking after the conclusion of JAMB.

Every University in Nigeria will carry out its screening exercise. While few have started, some have fixed a date while others have not started or fixed a date for the screening process.

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How Universities Conduct Post UTME 2021 Admission Screening Exercise

The question that runs through the mind of all aspiring candidate is “Will I be admitted?“, including those that scored high in JAMB and have good O’Level result. No candidate wishes to spend an extra year at home but the fact is “More than 70% of those who applied to study in the various tertiary institution will not be admitted“.

After the conclusion of JAMB, the next thing students are preparing for is the Post-UTME screening exercise. In this article, I will provide a never-ending answer to the questions.

Why Do Schools Conduct Post-UTME Admission Screening Exercise?
How Universities Conduct Post UTME Admission Screening Exercise?

Let’s get started.

WHY SCHOOLS CONDUCT POST-UTME ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE

Post-UTME is conducted by the school to check the real performance of candidates. Why real? They know some candidates cheat to pass their O’level and UTME examinations.

HOW SCHOOLS CONDUCT POST-UTME ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE

The different institution uses a different method to screen candidates. The methods used to screen UTME/DE candidates for admission include:

E-Portal or Online Screening

The aim of the screening exercise is to ensure the validity of your result. Some schools demand candidates to upload relevant documents on their admission portal to cross-check them with the details sent by JAMB. Some of the important documents include:

O’level result (WAEC, NECO or GCE)
JAMB result(original)
Birth certificate
Certificate of State/LG of origin
JAMB Direct Entry Registration slip(For Direct Entry candidates)
Passport
Online admission screening registration printout
Jamb details(such as Registration number, subject combined)

Physical Screening

Most schools demand candidates to appear physically at the screening venue on a date fixed by the school. This is where candidates will present the above-listed documents to the school to check for their validity.

NOTE: Some schools demand Online and Physical screening at the same time.

Oral Screening

Schools also conduct screening in form of an interview for candidates. They are usually asked some questions.

Test Screening

In this case, candidates sit down for a test conducted by the school.

NOTE: Interview Screening and Test Screening are usually conducted for Direct entry candidates. Since JAMB has issued a warning to all institution to stop conducting any form of examination for UTME candidates, Online and Physical screening are used usually used for UTME candidates.

Yet, some schools still conduct examination/interview for UTME candidates, so don’t be surprised if you come across any. This is popularly called Post-UTME.

Now that you know how Schools conduct Post-UTME screening exercise, the next thing is to know “how to prepare for the Post-UTME admission screening exercise and succeed“.

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