JAMB usually gives candidates the chance to change their course or institution from the initial one they picked during JAMB registration to another different one entirely. And to do this change, one needs to visit any JAMB-accredited CBT centre.
After completing this change, the new institution or course needs to reflect on your JAMB caps, and then you can be sure that the new change has been done successfully. But most candidates don’t find the new course or institution they changed to on their JAMB caps after doing this change at any accredited CBT centre.
This exact situation is what makes them ask the question, “How long does a change of institution or course take to reflect on JAMB Caps?” and also panic. If you are one of those students asking this question, then you are at the right place because in this article, I will be providing a detailed answer to that question and also tell you some other things you need to know so you won’t have any reason to panic anymore. So without wasting much time, let’s proceed!
How Long Does It Take for Change of Institution or Course to Reflect on JAMB Caps?
It takes less than 24 hours for a change of institution or course to reflect on JAMB Caps. After completing this change at an accredited CBT centre, your new course or institution is supposed to reflect on your JAMB Caps in less than 24 hours. Sometimes it might even reflect immediately, and sometimes it might take time, but it shouldn’t take longer than 24 hours.
What If It Still Doesn’t Reflect After 24 Hours?
If the change of course or institution still doesn’t reflect after 24 hours, kindly do the following below.
- Refresh your caps
The JAMB cap has a button on the “my choices of institution” section that allows you to refresh. Once this button is clicked, JAMB will pull out your recent data from their database and update your caps with any new changes you made to your profile.
Normally, JAMB is supposed to refresh your CAPS automatically immediately after making any changes to your course or institution. But sometimes, they won’t, which will be needing you to do it manually because without your caps being refreshed, your change of institution or course won’t reflect.
All you need to do is to visit your JAMB CAPS, navigate to the “My Choices of Institution section”, and then you will see a “Refresh” button below, which you will be needing to click. Immediately after clicking it, your change of institution or course will reflect if truly you made any changes
- Visit any JAMB Accredited CBT Centre
You can as well visit any JAMB-accredited CBT centre if your change of course or institution hasn’t reflected on your CAPS after 24 hours. They will help you check if the change was actually made or not, as well as help you identify the problem and also fix it.
- Contact JAMB Support
And lastly, you can also utilise the help of JAMB support if your change of course or institution hasn’t still reflected after 24 hours. JAMB has a support system where candidates can raise complaints concerning any issue related to JAMB, in which this one is not exempted. All you need to do is visit the JAMB Support website and create a ticket in which you will be responded to in less than 48 hours.
So in conclusion, it takes less than 24 hours for a change of institution or course to reflect on JAMB Caps, but sometimes it might take longer due to some issues that can be resolved by refreshing your caps, visiting an accredited CBT centre, and contacting JAMB support. Thank you for reading this article.
