JAMB Cancels National Cut Off Marks, Makes New Decisions

 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cancelled the use of cut-off mark for admission of students.

 

JAMB said it would now be left for Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to determine its admission benchmark.

 

This decision was made on Tuesday at the 2021 policy meeting presided over by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.

 

The Registrar of JAMB Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, who spoke during the forum 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 University190, Covenant University 190, and Bayero University Kano, 180.

 

According to the stakeholders, the 2021 admissions will be conducted only through JAMB CAPS and no institution is allowed to admit candidates without uploading their details onto the portal.