JAMB Course Change Palava: How to Japa from Your Old Course for a New One (The Real Guide)

See, admission matter no be small thing, and sometimes, the course or school wey you first pick, na mistake or e no fit your score again. Maybe your JAMB score no reach the cut-off for Medicine, or you just wise up say you wan’ do Computer Science now. Na here JAMB CAPS come in with the solution: the “Correction of Data” or wetin we call the Change of Course/Institution.

This guide go show you the full gbedu—the complete step-by-step process, the koko things you must check, and the small-small money you go spend to finally land that better admission.

Why You Must Japa (Relocate) Your Course Choice 🤷‍♀️

Before we enter the main steps, understand say e get sense why you dey change course. E no be play-play. Na pure strategy:

1. Your Score Low: If your UTME mark scatter, e make sense to change to a course wey get lower competition or a school wey their cut-off is small.
2. Your Score Too High: You fit score 300+ and you dey aim for College of Education. You fit decide say, “Wetin? Make I upgrade to a big Federal University!”
3. Correcting Big Blunder: Maybe for registration time, you rush use Chemistry instead of Economics as your subject for Mass Communication. Dis kind mistake na fire, you must change am quick!
4. School/Course No Longer Valid: Some courses or schools no get accreditation again, or the school don later announce say dem no go offer dat course this year.

Before You Start: Wetin You Must Tally (Check) First! ✅

You no fit just wake up and change course like say na slippers you dey wear. If you no check these three things well, you fit waste your N2,500 and still no get admission. Take note!

1. The Subject Combination Test 📚

This one na the most important part! Ensure say your new course choice matches the four subjects wey you write for your UTME.

• Example: If you change to Law, your UTME subjects must be English, Literature-in-English, CRS/IRK, and any other Arts subject. If you carry Maths, Physics, and Chemistry, CAPS go eventually throway your admission.

2. The Cut-Off Mark Check 👀

Go check the previous year’s cut-off mark for the new school and course you wan’ enter.

• Be realistic: If you score 180, no be Federal University for Lagos or Ibadan you go dey pick for a high-demand course like Accounting. Pick a state or private university, or a lower-demand course.

3. The Money Must Dey Ready 💸

The official charge wey JAMB take for the Change of Course/Institution form (we call am “Correction of Data”) na:

• Official Fee: ₦2,500 (Two Thousand Five Hundred Naira only).
• CBT Centre Charge: Na small extra money (around ₦200 to ₦700) dem go charge you for service and printing.

The Main Hustle: Step-by-Step on JAMB CAPS 💻

JAMB don make am possible for you to start the payment and change for your own phone or laptop, but the koko final step of fingerprint verification MUST happen for an Accredited CBT Centre or JAMB office.

Phase 1: Payment and Transaction ID Generation

Step 1: Carry Yourself Go the JAMB e-Facility Portal

Open your browser and type efacility.jamb.gov.ng. Use a system or put your phone browser for “Desktop Site” mode.

Step 2: Log in to Your Own Corner

Enter the Email Address and Password wey you use create your JAMB profile when you first register. Click ‘Login’.

Step 3: Look for the Data Correction Menu

When you reach your dashboard, check the left side of the screen. You go see ‘Correction of Data’. Click am!

Step 4: Select the “Change of Course/Institution” Option

The Correction of Data page go open. Click on ‘Course/Institution’ to start the main process.

Step 5: Get Your Transaction ID (The Golden Code)

A new page go show the service and the N2,500 fee. See the part wey dey show a bold red number? Na your Transaction ID be that! Write am down or screenshot am. E go still enter your email.

Step 6: Pay the Money

Click ‘Continue’ to go to the payment page. Choose your preferred way to pay (like Remita or card payment). Enter your ATM card details and authorize the payment.

Step 7: Confirm Payment Success

Once money don enter, you go see a success message. JAMB go send you a receipt or Transaction Slip to your email. Now, click ‘Continue’ to start filling the form.

Phase 2: Inputting Your New Choices

Step 8: Confirm Your Details

You go need to enter your Examination Year and your JAMB Registration Number again to pull up your original application form.

Step 9: Pick Your New Destinations

The form go open for you. Here, you go see space to select your First Choice Institution and First Choice Course.

• Important: The list of schools and courses you see is based on available vacancies. If the school or course you want no show for the list, e mean say dem no get space again, or dem don close their window. You must pick from the list wey dey available.

Step 10: Submit the Change

After you select your new course and school, check every detail well-well to avoid another mistake. Once you are sure, click ‘Submit’ to send your request to JAMB.

Phase 3: The Final Verification (You Must Visit a Centre!)

Step 11: Carry Yourself Go a CBT Centre

Even after you submit online, the process no complete. You must go to any JAMB-Accredited CBT Centre or any JAMB office to finalize the change. This step is mandatory!

Step 12: Biometrics Verification

Tell the official say you don already pay for Correction of Data for Change of Course/Institution.

• Dem go ask for your Registration Number or the Transaction ID.
• Dem go use the machine check your Fingerprint/Thumbprint. This na the final confirmation say na you, the original owner of the profile, dey make the change.

Step 13: Collect Your Proof

After dem finish the verification, the official go print the new Change of Course/Institution Slip for you. This slip go show your old choices and your new choices. This printout na your evidence! Keep am safe like gold.

Warning! Wetin Fit Cause Palava (Problem) ⚠️

If you no want wahala for your admission, avoid these mistakes:

• Forgetting to Upload O’Level: Your result (WAEC/NECO/NABTEB) must be uploaded to the JAMB CAPS portal. If not, your new school no go even see you for screening, no matter your score.
• Too Many Changes: You only get two chances to change your course/institution. Use your first chance wisely! If you try to change the third time, the system go block you.
• Doing it Late: Some schools close their admission list early. Changing course late, especially after others don already get provisional admission, fit spoil your chance.
• Using a “Business Centre” Wey No Be CBT: Only accredited CBT centres or JAMB offices fit do the final verification. Using any small cyber cafe wey no get the biometrics machine fit give you fake slip.

After the Change: What to Dey Do Next? 🧘

1. Log in to CAPS Often:

Keep checking your JAMB CAPS (Central Admissions Processing System). Within a few days or weeks, your new institution and course go reflect for your profile. Your admission status go change from “Not Admitted” to maybe “Admission in Progress”.

2. Watch Out for Transfer Offers:

If your new course is full, the institution fit transfer you to a related course within the same faculty. When this happens, you go see “Transfer Approval” on your CAPS dashboard. You go need to Accept or Reject the transfer offer.

3. Accept Your Final Offer:

Once your new school offers you provisional admission, you go see the “Accept Admission” button on CAPS. Click am immediately! After accepting, you fit now print your JAMB Admission Letter.

Make una no sleep on this matter! This is your opportunity to correct wetin you do wrong during registration and move closer to your graduation gown. Good luck for the journey! 🙏