Is it too late to fill the JAB forms?
Feb 23, 2010
ASK THE EXPERTS<br><br>Dear Sir,<br>My cousin did not fill out the JAB forms because he failed to raise the sh20,000 that was required. However, he sat his A’level exams. I would like to know what is going to happen to him when the results are out. Is it possible to fill the forms or it i
ASK THE EXPERTS
Dear Sir,
My cousin did not fill out the JAB forms because he failed to raise the sh20,000 that was required. However, he sat his A’level exams. I would like to know what is going to happen to him when the results are out. Is it possible to fill the forms or it is too late? Will he be allowed to enrol in a tertiary institution?
Halima
No student can be admitted to a public university or tertiary institution on government sponsorship unless they filled the Joint Admissions Board (JAB) forms. The Board usually gives out these forms so that A’level students can fill them before the end of the academic year. However, most schools encourage students to fill the forms after the final exams because they can guess how they performed.
According to James Okello, the head of Makerere University Senate and a member of JAB, the forms are returned to the JAB secretariat by schools, not individual students. Even if a student picked the form himself, he is supposed to take it to his school after filling it. The school then returns the form to the secretariat because schools have to endorse the students’ applications. Besides, the secretariat only receives money from schools.
The secretariat follows a particular schedule each year. Schools must pick the forms during the third term and return them to the JAB secretariat in December. In January, the applications are entered into the selection computer system, while February is for validating the students’ names, preferred courses, universities and other details as they appear on the application forms. This is done in preparation for the selection exercise which kicks off in March.
Okello says it is too late for your cousin to fill the forms. And there are no separate forms for tertiary institutions since admissions flow from university courses to those offered by tertiary institutions.
However, this should not discourage you. JAB forms are only essential for government scholarships. Universities and tertiary institutions have room for privately-sponsored students. Makerere for instance, admits 12,000 private students on average each year. Tertiary institutions like National Teachers’ Colleges and Uganda Colleges of Commerce also admit a number of students for diplomas.
Universities advertise for the private scheme around June, after selections for government-sponsored students are done.
Okello says if your cousin scores the minimum required points — two principal passes, he can opt for private sponsorship.
Compiled by Francis Kagolo
Email your questions to: education@newvision.co.ug Or sms Education (space) Your comment and send to 8338 (Valid for Zain, Warid and utl and MTN subscribers
Dear Sir,
My cousin did not fill out the JAB forms because he failed to raise the sh20,000 that was required. However, he sat his A’level exams. I would like to know what is going to happen to him when the results are out. Is it possible to fill the forms or it is too late? Will he be allowed to enrol in a tertiary institution?
Halima
No student can be admitted to a public university or tertiary institution on government sponsorship unless they filled the Joint Admissions Board (JAB) forms. The Board usually gives out these forms so that A’level students can fill them before the end of the academic year. However, most schools encourage students to fill the forms after the final exams because they can guess how they performed.
According to James Okello, the head of Makerere University Senate and a member of JAB, the forms are returned to the JAB secretariat by schools, not individual students. Even if a student picked the form himself, he is supposed to take it to his school after filling it. The school then returns the form to the secretariat because schools have to endorse the students’ applications. Besides, the secretariat only receives money from schools.
The secretariat follows a particular schedule each year. Schools must pick the forms during the third term and return them to the JAB secretariat in December. In January, the applications are entered into the selection computer system, while February is for validating the students’ names, preferred courses, universities and other details as they appear on the application forms. This is done in preparation for the selection exercise which kicks off in March.
Okello says it is too late for your cousin to fill the forms. And there are no separate forms for tertiary institutions since admissions flow from university courses to those offered by tertiary institutions.
However, this should not discourage you. JAB forms are only essential for government scholarships. Universities and tertiary institutions have room for privately-sponsored students. Makerere for instance, admits 12,000 private students on average each year. Tertiary institutions like National Teachers’ Colleges and Uganda Colleges of Commerce also admit a number of students for diplomas.
Universities advertise for the private scheme around June, after selections for government-sponsored students are done.
Okello says if your cousin scores the minimum required points — two principal passes, he can opt for private sponsorship.
Compiled by Francis Kagolo
Email your questions to: education@newvision.co.ug Or sms Education (space) Your comment and send to 8338 (Valid for Zain, Warid and utl and MTN subscribers