Description of Main Processes

I. JAMB UME Entry

Students apply for studying at a University of their choice to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JAMB conducts the Universities Matriculation Examination (UME) and sends the results of the students, who have passed the UME, in electronic form (Excel file on CD) directly to the universities. Students check their results online on the JAMB website. Students who have passed the UME can then apply online for the Post University Matriculation Examination (PUME) conducted by Uniben directly on the PUME Application website.

Step 1 (online): PUME Application

The student buys an Application Access Card and enters the Access Code (PIN) together with his/her JAMB registration number on the PUME Application Website. His/Her JAMB data set will show up and the student will be requested to upload a passport picture. After uploading the picture the student can print out the PUME Acknowledgement Slip for presentation in the examination hall.

Data fields: JAMB registration number, student's name, study programme/course (certificate), application date, UME examination date, sex.

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Step 2 (offline): PUME

The student goes to the examination hall and writes the examination.

Step 3 (offline/online): Upload of PUME Results

The examination officer compiles exam results into an Excel spreadsheet. The portal manager uploads and imports the data.

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Step 4 (online): PUME Result Checking

The student checks the exam results on the PUME Results Checking Website. To enter the website he/she reuses his/her Application PIN. He/She will see the results and can print out the PUME Result Slip.

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Step 5 (offline/online): Upload of Admission List

The Admission Board decides on those students to be admitted and compiles the Admission List which is then uploaded and imported by the Portal Manager.

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Step 6 (online/offline): Admission Checking

The student checks for admission to the university on the Admission Checking Website and prints out the Admission Slip. To enter the website he reuses his Application PIN. He/she will also see the study programme (certificate) he/she is admitted to. This can differ from the student's choice and has to be officially accepted by the student by signing a letter of acceptance to be presented later to the Clearance Officer (formerly done by filling the online Acceptance Form which is now deprecated).

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Step 7 (online): Clearance

The student buys a Clearance Access Card and proceeds to the Clearance and Eligibility Form where he/she enters the corresponding PIN first.

The Eligibility Form contains the following data:

Entry Date, Access Code, Session, Registration No, Student's Name, Sex, Faculty, Course Major

The data are not editable and are taken from the students record compiled so far.

The student has to fill the following fields:

Date of Birth Local Government Nationality 1st Sitting (SSCE, WAEC, GCE, NECO, NABTEB): Exam Number, Exam Date, Exam Type, Exam Subjects, Exam Grades 2nd Sitting (SSCE, WAEC, GCE, NECO, NABTEB): Exam Number, Exam Date, Exam Type, Exam Subjects, Exam Grades Advanced Level Results: Exam Number, Exam Date, Exam Type, Exam Subjects, Exam Grades Other Qualifications: Higher Qualification, Higher Grade, School Attended, Matric Number, Session Obtained, Discipline Passport Picture

The student has to upload scanned documents which show the results of all examinations done before.

Then he/she has to tick appropriate documents to be presented for clearance process.

Furthermore the student can defer admission till next session by ticking an appropriate box and, finally, he/she has to confirm possessing all the qualifications which he/she claims to have obtained.

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Step 8 (offline/online): Clearance Validation

The student goes with all documents to the Clearance Officer who validates the entered data and uploaded files. Finally the Eligibility Form is printed and signed by both the student and the Course Manager.

The student is now properly admitted to the university and is a member of the portal. The portal assigns a personal portal member area where the student can log in (see next step).

Step 8 (online): Personal Data

The student has to fill the Personal Data Form which contains all sorts of personal information. He/she also chooses a password for accessing his/her personal portal member area. The basis for this form is the data already gathered from the Clearance and Eligibility data. Other details such as permanent home address, next of kin, sponsor and all other such related information are filled in here. The information does not have direct relevance to course registration, but are useful for generation of School identity cards.

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Step 9 (online): Hostel Allocation

The student buys a Hostel Application Access Card and proceeds to the Hostel Application Form where he/she enters the PIN. The systems determines if there is free bed space according to the students attributes: sex, study programme, study level, special needs. Beds are allocated according to the 'first come, first serve' principle. The bed allocation algorithm is shown in a separate flow chart.

The student prints the Hostel Allocation Slip.

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Step 10 (online): Hostel Maintenance

The student buys a Hostel Maintenance Card and pays his/her Hostel Fee by entering the PIN on the Hostel Maintenance Website.

The student prints the Hostel Maintenance Receipt.

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Step 11 (online): Course Registration

The student buys a School Fee Card which belongs to his/her study programme or faculty respectively. After entering the PIN on the Course Registration Form, the student is able to add (or delete) courses from a list of courses which are automatically generated by the portal according to the student's study programme and level. The course registration algorithm is shown in a separate flow chart.

The student prints the School Fees Receipt.

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Step 12 (online): Course Adviser Validation

The Course Adviser controls and validates the registered courses. This step can be omitted if the course registration process runs completely automatically.

II. Returning Students

III. Direct Entry

IV. Local Programme Entry