Over the past few years, it has been a norm for most Universities, not to accept second choice candidates even if they scored the highest score in the UTME and post UTME. Some of the possible reasons postulated have usually been that the Universities do not like being regarded as second choice, which implies that the candidate already has a better choice than them. Also, it is downgrading for these institutions to be regarded only as ‘an options’. As a result, JAMB had strongly advised candidates from choosing other universities as second choices, in order to increase their chances of admission into the university. Recently however, Jamb reversed its decision which barred candidates from choosing any university as a second choice and allowed some few selected institutions to be selected as a second choice.
Though not all universities have been cleared by jamb to accept second choice candidate, the following Universities that provide this opportunity are for certain, open to admitting second choice students, given that they do not discriminate against first and second choice candidates anymore.
This article serves to provide candidates and prospective applicants with a clear guide to choosing the tertiary institutions they would desire to study in, especially if they have more than an option of a suitable university to study at.
While it is also very important to note that not all universities accept second choice candidate; with some accepting purchases for post-UTME screening and eventually still sidelining their second choice candidates, the following universities or institutions however, are reliably open to all second choice candidate that apply to them.
List of Federal
Universities For Second Choice 2019/2020
Federal
University, Oye Ekiti
Federal
University, Lokoja
Federal
University Dutse, Jigawa State
Federal
University, Birnin Kebbi
Federal University
Dutsema, Kastina State
Federal
University Gashua, Yobe State
Federal
University Lafia, Nasarawa State
Federal
University Gusau, Zamfara State
Federal
University Kashere, Gombe State
Federal
University Ndifu-Alike, Ebonyi State
Federal
University Otuoke, Bayelsa State
Federal
University Wukari, Taraba State
University of
Maiduguri, Borno State
List of State
Universities For Second Choice 2019/2020
Abia State
University, Uturu, Abia
Adamawa State
University, Mubi, Adamawa
Akwa Ibom State
University, Ikot-Akpaden, Akwa Ibom
Anambra State
University, Uli, Anambra
Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi
Cross Rivers
University of Technology, Calabar, Cross Rivers
List of Private
Universities 2019/2020
Gregory
University, Uturu, Abia State, Abia
American
University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa
Modibo Adama
University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa
Obong
University, Obong, Ntak Akwa-Ibom
Ritman
University, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State
Paul University, Awka, Anambra
Tansian
University, Oba, anambra State, Anambra
University of
Mkar, Gboko, Benue State
Novena
University, Ogume, Delta State
Western Delta
University, Ogbara, Delta State, Delta
Edwin Clark
University, Kiagbodo, Delta State, Delta
Those are the
full and updated lists of universities that accept second choice candidates for
its admission without any attached conditions except the required documents for
admission.
Sources:
Postutmeadmission NG