The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have clarified that candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions will pay N4,000 once for verification of their O’Level results.

The two examination bodies made the clarification in a joint statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, following consultations on the recently introduced policy for verification of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE/O’Level) results.

‎They said candidates whose admissions were regulated and coordinated by JAMB would verify their WAEC results once through JAMB.

‎They said the outcome of the verification would subsequently be made available to the tertiary institution to which the candidate sought admission.

According to the statement, candidates are required to pay N4,000 only for the verification service through the specified JAMB platform, and not through their preferred institutions.

The bodies said tertiary institutions would utilise the verified results shared by JAMB for screening, admission processing and other administrative purposes.

‎“Candidates shall not be required to pay for another verification,” the statement said.

‎They also disclosed that WAEC had authorised JAMB to share the outcome of the verification exercise with relevant tertiary institutions for the stated purposes.

‎They said the arrangement was designed to ensure that candidates who had successfully verified their WASSCE O’Level results would not be required to repeat the process.

According to them, the initiative will reduce the stress and costs associated with repeated visits to tertiary institutions or JAMB-approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres.

‎The bodies said candidates could initiate the verification process from the comfort of their homes or any internet-enabled location.

‎They therefore encouraged candidates to take advantage of the arrangement by verifying their WASSCE O’Level results through the JAMB-provisioned Verification Service once, noting that the verified result would be utilised by the relevant institution.

‎They said the collaboration underscored their commitment to putting candidates’ interests first, reducing unnecessary costs and simplifying the admission process while maintaining the integrity and security of candidates’ academic records.‎(NAN)