The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for candidates with outstanding admission offers from 2021 to date to either accept or reject their admissions.
The Board announced that the new deadline is Wednesday, September 30, 2026, replacing the earlier deadline of Monday, August 31.
The extension gives affected candidates additional time to indicate whether they wish to accept or reject their outstanding admission offers.
According to JAMB, candidates who accept their admission offers will be able to print their admission letters, while those who reject them will have their admission status reverted to “Not Admitted” on their dashboards.
The Board also clarified that candidates who have secured admission during the 2026 admission exercise but still have an earlier admission offer pending can reject the previous offer without affecting their newly secured admission.
JAMB further explained that candidates who are currently studying at another institution or pursuing a different programme from the one attached to their outstanding admission may accept the earlier offer and subsequently apply for the appropriate correction or deletion, where applicable.
JAMB Issues Final Deadline
The examination body warned that the September 30 deadline is final, stressing that there would be no further extension after the expiration of the new date.
It stated that any outstanding admission offer that is neither accepted nor rejected by the deadline would automatically be reverted to “Not Admitted.”
“There will be no further opportunity after the expiration of the extended deadline on Wednesday, 30 September 2026,” the Board stated.
JAMB therefore urged all affected candidates to take advantage of the extension and complete the necessary action before the deadline.
The Board warned that failure to accept an admission offer within the stipulated period could result in the offer becoming invalid.
