The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have fixed the fee for O’Level result verification at N4,000, payable once during the tertiary admission process.
The two examination bodies disclosed this in a joint statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Under the arrangement, candidates whose admissions are coordinated by JAMB will verify their WAEC results once through JAMB, after which the verified result will be made available to the institution where they are seeking admission.
JAMB and WAEC said the N4,000 fee would be paid through the specified JAMB platform and not through candidates’ preferred tertiary institutions.
Candidates who successfully complete the verification will not be required to pay for another verification by their institutions, as the verified results will be shared by JAMB for screening, admission processing and other administrative purposes.
The arrangement is designed to prevent candidates from having to repeat the verification process when submitting their credentials to different tertiary institutions.
Candidates can initiate the verification process from home or any internet-enabled location.
JAMB will verify the WAEC result and make the outcome available to the relevant tertiary institution.
The verified result can then be used for screening and admission-related processes.
JAMB and WAEC said the system is intended to reduce costs, simplify the admission process and protect the integrity of candidates’ academic records.
The examination bodies encouraged candidates seeking admission to take advantage of the JAMB-provisioned Verification Service to verify their WASSCE O’Level results once.