Following directives issued at the 2025 Policy Meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Education, all tertiary institutions have been instructed to conclude their admission processes by the end of 2025 according to the schedule below:

Public universities: To complete admissions by 31st October, 2025.
Private universities: To complete admissions by 30th November, 2025.
All other institutions (public and private): complete admissions by 31st December, 2025.

All institutions are encouraged to finalise admissions well in advance of these deadlines. Even where an institution is not yet ready to commence the new academic session, such an institution should conduct its admission and archive it. By this policy directive, all admission processes must be concluded within the prescribed timelines. Stakeholders at the policy meeting reached this decision to stabilise the academic calendar and ensure equitable access to admission slots across all tiers of tertiary education.

Consequently, institutions conducting post-UTME screenings are expected to conclude those exercises in good time to comply with the 2025 admission schedule.