IJMB means Interim Joint Matriculation Board. It is an Approved, Proven & Certified Advanced level programme moderated by Ahmadu Bello University and having coordinating body in various tertiary institutions and different study centers nationwide.

The Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) was set up in 1974 under status 5 of the Ahmadu Bello University law to run the Interim Joint Matriculation Board of Examination (IJMB) as an alternative “A’ level Examination, to students or candidates who may wish to seek undergraduate admission into Ahmadu Bello University and other university.

The various subjects offered at the IJMB are listed in appendix 1.2 Each candidates registered for the IJMB is expected to offer three subjects at the Advanced level; and where the need arise one or both the ordinary level subjects.

The IJMB syllabus is subject to review in order to correspond to global changes. The governing Board of the IJMB approved the review of the syllabus, which was last reviewed in 1997.

The review exercise was conducted in phases, in active collaboration with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) participant were drawn from IJMB Affiliated Institutions, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Examiners of the various subjects/papers. The IJMB syllabus is designed to be covered in twelve (12) months.