JAMB Sets 180 Points For Varsities, 160 For Polytechnics!

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced 180 as the official cut-off point for universities and 160 for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.


JAMB Registrar Prof. 'Dibu Ojerinde said this while speaking to the press at the second combined policy committee meeting on admissions to degree-awarding institutions, National Diploma, Nigerian Certificate in Education and National Innovational Diploma awarding institutions yesterday in Abuja.

He said the reason for the differentiation was because it was observed that candidates prefer to go to the universities instead of the non-universities thereby delaying the admission process of the universities.

Responding to likely assumptions of the public that the board is lowering the education standard, he said "it's not true, what we are saying is that the entry qualification in terms of senior secondary certificate examination must be the same. Even the 180, some of them may not take people who have 250 depending on the courses registered for."

Ojerinde said any university that over stretches its carrying capacity will be delisted from the internet for registration and vowed to punish universities that went ahead to declare their cut off point earlier.

On her part, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruquayyatu Rufai said the establishment of nine extra federal universities and four private universities was aimed at creating access to tertiary education in the country.

On his part, chairman of the governing board, Prof. Sam Ukpabi called on the institutions to follow the guidelines recommended by the board for the admissions process


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