JAMB, VCs, others to decide admission cut-off marks on July 18
On July 18, 2024, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will meet with vice-chancellors of universities, rectors of polytechnics, and provosts of colleges of education, among other education stakeholders, to determine the cut-off or minimum admission criteria.
On April 29, 2024, JAMB issued the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results, and of the 1,904,189 who took the exam, 8,401 scored 300 and above; 77,070 scored 250 and above; 439,974 scored 200 and above; and 1,402,490 scored less than 200 pass mark.
According to a notice sighted in Abuja, Prof Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, would chair the meeting on July 18.
“During the exercise, the Registrar will present reports on the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the ongoing Direct Entry applications, while also analysing key performance indicators that could shape the policy directions of the government in the area of admission.
“Also, the meeting would apprise stakeholders of the salient issues that cropped up in the previous years’ admission exercise. In addition, the policy meeting would also look at the performance of candidates in the current year’s UTME to determine the year’s minimum admissible score,” the notice said.
Remember that stakeholders had previously agreed on a minimum admission requirement for universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
This year’s meeting will decide the entrance requirements and kick-start the admission process for the current year.
