JAMB drops cut off marks:
120 for university, 100 for colleges and polytechnics and 110 for other
innovative and enterprising: Premium Times, Channel TV, Daily Post gathered
that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed minimum cut
off marks for Nigeria's tertiary institutions.
""Registrar of
JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, announced 120 as the minimum cut-off marks for
admissions into universities in Nigeria.
The meeting was attended
by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and heads of tertiary institutions
across the country.
The cut-off mark for
admission into polytechnics and colleges of education was fixed at 100, while
that of innovative enterprising institutes was pegged at 110.
Professor Oloyede,
however, said the institutions are at liberty to raise their cut off marks for
admission above the minimum benchmark set by the board.
More than 1.7 million
candidates applied to study various courses in tertiary institutions across the
country in 2017 and with the minimum benchmark fixed by JAMB, admission seekers
with requisite qualifications may find it easier to gain admission into
institutions of their choice.
The minimum cut off marks
for admissions into universities in Nigeria was set for 120, polytechnics and
colleges of education pegged at 100, while that of innovative enterprising
institutes was pegged at 110.
Institutions are,
however, at liberty to raise their cut off marks for admission above the
minimum set by JAMB.
Also, admissions into
public degree awarding institutions for the 2017 UTME examination will end on
January 15, 2018 while for private institutions, it ends on January 31, 2018.
Also, decisions on first
choice candidates by universities will end on October 15, and second choice
candidates will end on December 15; after which the remaining students will be
available in the market place for other institutions till the January closing
dates.
These decisions were
taken at the 2017 Combined Policy Meetings on Admissions into Tertiary
Institutions in Nigeria which ended on Tuesday.
The Registrar of JAMB,
Ishaq Oloyede, said a Central Admission Processing System, CAPS, will be used
to streamline admission processes among institutions, as it addresses
challenges associated with the former approach.
Mr. Oloyede also said
that Institutions could conduct dual mode system which involves both manual and
the newly introduced CAPS.
He advocated a dynamic
educational policy as related to admissions. "All over the world, there is
agitation for dynamic educational policy," he said. "JAMB only admits
for National Diploma, not Higher National Diploma; so why should we use the
same requirement for ND and BSC, that is unreasonable parity."
"We should not be
sentimental in fixing our cut off mark; we need not over-dramatise issue of cut
off mark."
He said candidates'
applications to study agriculture was very low while applications to study
medicine and health sciences increased.
Speaking on illegal
admissions, he said the process is now automated because the Registrar of JAMB
must approve all candidates.
"About 17,160
students were admitted without JAMB across institutions in Nigeria," he
said.
The Minister of
Education, Adamu Adamu, also formerly announced a lift of the ban on the
conduct of Post-UTME examination as a prerequisite for admission into tertiary
institutions. "Cancellation of Post- UTME is a mistake," he said.
He noted that banning of
post-UTME led to a lot of irregularities by candidates and some institutions.
The minister explained
that with the lifting of the ban on the conduct of the examination,
institutions are now at liberty to conduct, while adding that fee for the
examination should not exceed N2000.
He explained that the
2016 admission process was a huge success, while expressing optimism that
government is working assiduously to make that of 2017 better.
Mr. Adamu noted that
government is also making efforts to expand access and ensure equality in the
education sector.
He expressed optimism
that a substantial number of candidates who sat for the 2017 UTME would gain
admission into tertiary institution.
"Over 1.6 million
candidates applied for degree courses, over 17,000 for ND as well as NCE,"
he said.""
CHANNELS TV
""Registrar of
JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, announced 120 as the minimum cut-off marks for
admissions into universities in Nigeria.
The meeting was attended
by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and heads of tertiary institutions
across the country.
The cut-off mark for
admission into polytechnics and colleges of education was fixed at 100, while
that of innovative enterprising institutes was pegged at 110.
Professor Oloyede,
however, said the institutions are at liberty to raise their cut off marks for
admission above the minimum benchmark set by the board.
More than 1.7 million
candidates applied to study various courses in tertiary institutions across the
country in 2017 and with the minimum benchmark fixed by JAMB, admission seekers
with requisite qualifications may find it easier to gain admission into
institutions of their choice.""
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