JAMB Slashes University Cutoff Mark to 120

By Editor

Propelled by the lower marks scored by this year’s university admission seekers, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reduced the minimum cut-off mark for admissions into universities to120.

JAMB on Tuesday in sync with Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts of higher institutions across the nation, at a combined policy meeting on admissions into universities, polytechnics and other higher institutions, took the decision in Abuja.

Besides, they also adopted 100 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into polytechnics.

In the same vein,they agreed that admission into first choice universities should close on October 15 while December 15, 2017 was set as the closing date for second choice admission by institutions.

Prof. Is-haq Oloyede,the body’s Registrar, admonished universities, not to go below the minimum 120 cut-off points adopted by the meeting for admissions.

Oloyede advocated the adoption of flexible cut-off marks for admission processes by higher institutions in the country.

He said, “What JAMB has done is to recommend; We will only determine the minimum, whatever you determine as your admission cut-off mark is your decision.

“The Senate and academic boards of universities should be allowed to determine their cut-off marks.”

He added that the board discovered over 17,160 illegally admitted students by higher institutions, adding that the body had regularized some of them.

“30 % of those in higher institutions do not take JAMB or have less than the cut-off marks.

“The admission process is now automated with direct involvement of the registrar of JAMB for final approval.

“We have agreed to regularize admissions that were done under the table this year. From next year, we will not accept anything like that.

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu lamented that the Federal Government’s ban on tests conducted by universities after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations.

According to the Minister, post-UTME was banned because it had become an avenue for corruption.

Adamu however encouraged higher institutions to conduct aptitude tests for candidates seeking admission, and reduced the fee for the test to N2000.

 


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