JAB – Joint Admissions Board

UPDATE:

Examination Candidates Revision of Degree Choices for 2013/2014 Admissions

This is to inform all the 2012 K.C.S.E. examination candidates who scored a minimum Aggregate of B Plain of 61 points and in addition, those female candidates who scored a minimum of B Minus of 59 points in the 2012 K.C.S.E. examination and may wish to revise their degree choices, that the Joint Admissions Board Revision of degree choices will be carried out from Monday May 20, to Friday May 31, 2013 . The Revision will be done online, following the procedure outlined below:-

Click Here to read PROCEDURE FOR ONLINE REVISION OF DEGREE CHOICES

In the event you decide to alter the choices made in step 8, you will be required to repeat steps 7 and 8.

The JAB personnel will be available at the following public universities and constituent colleges From Monday May 27, to Friday May 31, 2013  to help those that may require assistance with the online revision process.

  •     UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
  •     MASENO UNIVERSITY
  •     KISII UNIVERSITY
  •     EGERTON UNIVERSITY
  •     MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
  •     TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA
  •     DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
  •     CHUKA UNIVERSITY
  •     UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET
  •     MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
  •     GARISSA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Applicants may also seek assistance from the JAB offices at the University of Nairobi during the revision period or in any of Universities listed above from Monday may 27 to Friday may 31, 2013.

click here to read REVISED JAB WEIGHTED CLUSTER FORMULA

NOTE:

  • The system will open for revision at 00hrs may 20, and close on 24.00 hrs may 31, 2013. No further revision will be entertained after the system has closed.
  • There will be no manual revision using physical application forms. Revision must be done online following the procedure given above.
  • All payments for revision must be made through mpesa or airtel money as explained in step 6 of the procedure. Any other mode of payment will NOT BE ACCEPTED.
  • Any enquiries may be made through Email: jabonline@uonbi.ac.ke or Telephone Number 0716648037 or 0735570234.

PLEASE NOTE THE DATES FOR REVISION CAREFULLY!

SECRETARY, JOINT ADMISSIONS BOARD

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Public Universities (in Kenya) and their constituent colleges conduct a joint admission exercise to their universities under a common framework called the Joint Admission Board – JAB

This is mainly to ensure access to university education, based on academic merit for institutional-based undergraduate students ( This excludes students who are admitted to distance education/ self sponsored programmes). Students admitted through the board get funding from the government. This admission exercise is performed annually before the start of each academic year, for a candidates who have sat the KCSE examination the previous year..

The Joint Admissions Board – JAB comprises representation from all public universities and the Ministry of Education.

There are three levels of authority in JAB.

At the top level is the Committee of Vice-chancellors, responsible for ensuring all policies and procedures are followed, in addition to dealing with difficult ad-hoc admission cases. The Ministry of Education representatives participate at this level to ensure that national policies are incorporated into JAB decisions.

The second level is the Deans Committee that comprises deans/directors of all faculties/ schools/institutes in the respective public universities. It is the deans who receive the output of the JAB system and accept the qualified students in their respective faculties/ schools/institutes. This is done in a transparent manner. The deans also make recommendations on various policies, procedures and matters that are pertinent to the admission process.

The third level is the JAB Secretariat, a combination of bureaucrats and ICT technical staff who run and maintain the JAB IS as well as administering the JAB process.

The current chairman is VC, Egerton University

The following Universities and constituent colleges are represented in JAB:

  1.     University of Nairobi
  2.     Kenyatta University
  3.     Egerton University
  4.     Moi University
  5.     Maseno University
  6.     Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology
  7.     Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology
  8.     Kimathi University College of Technology
  9.     Mombasa Polytechnic University College
  10.     Pwani University College
  11.     Kenya Polytechnic University College
  12.     Kisii University College
  13.     Chuka University College
  14.     Narok University College
  15.     Meru University College
  16.     South Eastern University College
  17.     Bondo University College
  18.     Kabianga University College
  19.     Multimedia University College of Kenya
  20.     Laikipia University College
  21.     Kiabanga University College
  22.     Karatina University College
  23.     Chepkoilel University College
  24.     Taita Teveta University College
  25.     Muranga Unversity College
  26.     Kirinyaga Unversity College
  27.     Cooperative Unversity College
  28.     Kibabii Unversity College
  29.     Garissa Unversity College
  30.     Rongo Unversity College
  31.     Embu Unversity College
  32.     Machakos Unversity College

JAB – Joint Admissions Board Website

JAB – Joint Admissions Board is:  http://jab.uonbi.ac.ke/