JAMB pegs varsity admission cut-off mark at 120

The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board on Tuesday
pegged the minimum cut - off mark
for admissions into universities at
120 .
The decision was taken in
collaboration with Vice Chancellors ,
Rectors and Provosts of higher
institutions in the country at a
combined policy meeting on
admissions into universities ,
polytechnics and other higher
institutions in Nigeria, in Abuja , on
Tuesday .
The stakeholders also adopted 100 as
the minimum cut - off mark for
admission into polytechnics.
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 .
JAMB Registrar , Prof . Is- haq Oloyede
said universities , with the decision ,
are not to go below the minimum
120 cut - off points adopted by the
meeting for admissions .
He called for 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 . ”
The Registrar said the board
discovered over 17 , 160 illegally
admitted students by higher
institutions, adding that the body has
regularized some of them .
He said , “ 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 described as a mistake , the
Federal Government ’ s ban on tests
conducted by universities after the
Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examinations.
He explained that 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 pegged the fee for the test at
N2000 .


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