Can You Change Your Institution or Course After Upgrading from UTME to Direct Entry?
Indeed, UTME’s upgrade to DE status is an enviable opportunity created for candidates who are able to provide additional qualification evidence like a diploma or higher certificate. What most candidates do wonder is whether, where one has successfully upgraded UTME to DE status, he or she could be accorded the right to change either institutions or courses based on his or her earlier performance witnessed in the UTME exam.
Not sure how to go about? Well, here is an explanation simplified enough to put your mind at rest.
Understanding UTME to Direct Entry Upgrade
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB gives room for candidates who initially obtain the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME to upgrade to Direct Entry, DE on presentation of additional qualifications such as BSc, HND, NCE, OND, JUPEB or IJMB.
As a matter of fact, the upgrade will render your UTME application useless and give you a new lease of life as a DE candidate into higher levels in Nigerian Universities.
Can You Change Institution or Course After Upgrading?
Candidates who upgraded to DE from UTME can effect the change of institution/course. While upgrading at any JAMB office, you will be availed the opportunity to choose the universities you want for DE admission; it may not necessarily be your choice during the UTME registration.
This is because, even though you are allowed to make up to two institution choices at this stage, which is permitted for DE applicants, you are still privileged to make amendments later if it is necessary. Actually, JAMB allows both newly registering DE applicants and those upgrading from UTME to effect a maximum of three changes in their respective institutions or courses.
How Many Times Can Upgraded Candidates Change Institutions or Courses?
Like every other DE applicant, upgrading UTME to DE are allowed three times changes in either institution or course. You must note that such upgrade does not count as one of the changes. Hence, after the upgrade, you still have three opportunities to effect a change of institution or course if need be.
Please note, however, that for every such submission you carry out, a fee is accrued; if it is an upgrade of one university you are changing or both, each attracts different fees.
Key Takeaways
Change Possible Even After Upgrade Even after an upgrade from UTME to DE, one can still change his institution or course.
Three Limit for Change DE candidates can effect changes up to a maximum of three times.
Fee per Submission : Each application for change will have some charges at the point of submission.
Summary: JAMB has given room for flexibility to candidates who have upgraded to DE to effect institutions or course changes provided within specified limits. Ensure that every change is well thought out in order not to attract unnecessary fees.
