CREATING PATHWAY FOR ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSITY ADMISSION THRU’
THE INTERIM JOINT MATRICULATION BOARD EXAMINATION (IJMBE)
BY PROFESSOR OLUFEMI OLUDIMU BSC (IBADAN), MSC (OXFORD), MBA, PhD (IFE), G.INST. MARKETING (LONDON).
Wanting University Admission in Nigeria or Abroad
Are you tired of writing JAMB multiple times or considering securing university admission without UTME or probably you just finished your secondary school and do not want to sit at home while doing nothing ?
If you answered YES, then here comes the SOLUTION to the problem. With IJMBE, candidates can secure 200 Level admission without JAMB via DIRECT ENTRY into universities such as UNIBEN, UNILORIN, UNIABUJA, NOUN, FUOYE, FUTA, FUNAAB & ABU; TASUED, UNIOSUN,OSUSTECH, KWASU, LASU, EKSU, DELSU, LAUTECH, IMSU & TECH-U Ib.
TimeOn Karios Polytechnic (TKPoly) offers a great OPPORTUNITY
TimeOn Karios Polytechnic at AbuleEgba, Lagos is an Approved, Proven & Certified Advanced Level Centre for coaching and serving as an exam centre for IJME moderated by Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The programme is designed to provide an opportunity for candidates with only O’Level results but no appropriate JAMB scores to enter universities in Nigeria and ABROAD.
Also, Awaiting Result Candidates can ENROL on our programme, as appropriate.
Prospective candidates are required to select any THREE (3) Advanced Level subject combinations identified with their preferred Course of Study in the University be it Science, Arts or Social Science, ALONG WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE. This A’Level programme runs for a maximum period of ONE academic session of 9 – 10 months FULL-TIME divided into two (2) semesters for ENTRY into 200 Level without JAMB.
The acceptance fee is N30,000 which is payable to TKPoly within two (2) weeks after receiving the Admission Letter to avoid forfeiture of the IJMB admission.
The IJMBE Calendar at TKPOLY
The IJME Calendar starts by October every year and ends by April of the following year. Normally, lectures run from Monday till Friday and by Saturday for Saturday Practicals. The examination for the programme starts from late January or early February and the examination lasts for 3 Weeks. By late April the same year, the result will be released.
The IJMB Registration exercise for the 2023/2024 Academic Session is closing soon. APPLY NOW. The IJMB 2023/2024 Academic Session had started on 20th. April 2023.
IJMB Registration Requirements
Requirements at the beginning include the following :
- Parent/Guardian Approval
- 4 Passport Photographs
- N10,000 Registration Fee
- Birth Certificate
- Filling in the Admission Form
Before the end of the first semester, the candidate must have the following :
- State of Origin Certificate
- JAMB Direct Entry Form
- National Identification Number(NIN)
- School Fees paid (+ photocopies of Acceptance/Registration Fees)
SUBJECT COMBINATIONS/ IJMBE GRADES & POINTS
- ARTS/ HUMANITIES
- Religious Studies
- English Literature
- History
- Yoruba
- MANAGEMENT/ SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Economics
- Mathematics
- Accounting
- Business Management
- Government
- SCIENCE
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Biology
IJMBE Pass Grades & Points (5+ points needed for the Sciences & 10 min for others)
| Letter Grade | Mark Range | Interpretation | Grade Point |
| A | 70+ | Excellent | 5 |
| B | 60-69 | Very Good | 4 |
| C | 50-59 | Good | 3 |
| D | 45-49 | Merot | 2 |
| E | 40-44 | Pass | 1 |
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