Tertiary institutions to decide cut-off mark as JAMB scraps policy

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the general cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions has been scrapped, leaving schools to decide the benchmark for undergraduate courses.

Speaking at the 2021 policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions on Tuesday, the Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, said, “Some universities such as the University of Maiduguri, proposed 150; Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, proposed 140; Pan Atlantic University proposed 210; University of Lagos 200; Lagos State University, 190; Covenant University 190; and Bayero University, Kano, 180.

“Institutions have now been given the liberty to decide cut-off marks; there will be no cut-off marks [stipulation] from JAMB,” Mr Oloyede said.

During the meeting, it was approved that direct entry candidates can only present a maximum score of six and minimum score of two or an E, for an admission into the programme as required by law.

Members of the board and other stakeholders also adopted the 2021 admission guidelines, which provide that all applications for part-time or full-time programmes for degrees, NCE, OND, and others must be posted only through JAMB.

The stakeholders also approved October 29, 2021, as the deadline for the closure of amendments for 2021 admissions.

On the deadline for the closure of admissions, the stakeholders agreed that the education ministry will make the decision.

Credit: PG