The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced 150 as the new minimum cut-off mark for admission into universities across Nigeria for the upcoming academic session.
For other tertiary institutions, the board approved different benchmarks: polytechnics and colleges of education now require a minimum of 100, while colleges of nursing sciences will admit candidates with a minimum score of 140.
The new admission guidelines were agreed upon during a policy meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, with the decision ratified through a voice vote overseen by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede.
JAMB stated on its X (formerly Twitter) page:
“The minimum admissible scores for admissions for the next academic session have been fixed at 150 for universities, 100 for polytechnics, 100 for colleges of education, and 140 for colleges of nursing sciences by the stakeholders (Heads of Tertiary Institutions).”
The policy meeting brings together vice chancellors, rectors, provosts, and key education stakeholders to determine unified admission guidelines for institutions across the country.
This move is aimed at creating fairness and uniformity in the tertiary admission process while accommodating the varying capacities and standards of different institutions.
