Tag: cut off mark
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BREAKING: JAMB announces 2023 minimum admission cut-off mark
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has adopted 140 as minimum cut-off point for admission into Nigerian universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education in the 2023/2024 academic session. The minimum cut-off mark was adopted after the recommendation made by the Head of Institutions at the ongoing Policy Meeting on Admissions presided…
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El-Rufai: Northern youths lazy, lagging behind despite low UTME cut-off mark
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai lamented that northerners are not taking the best advantage of the ‘educational benefits’ given to them by the Nigerian government. He specifically said the low cut-off marks needed for admission into northern universities via the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was making northerners ‘lazy’. Mr El-Rufai spoke during a plenary…
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We have not set cut-off mark for 2020 admission – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said the cut-off marks for this year’s admission has not been fixed yet. It urged Nigerians, particularly candidates, to disregard any cut-off marks being circulated by “fraudsters,” describing it as “fake.” The board said this year’s cut – off marks would be decided at a stakeholders policy meeting…
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UTME: Our admission cut-off mark remains 200, UI insists
The management of the University of Ibadan has declared the cut-off mark for the premier institution remains 200 as against 160 agreed on by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) and stakeholders of higher institutions. JAMB announced on Tuesday that cut-off mark for admission into federal universities will be 160 for 2019. On Tuesday, JAMB…
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JAMB defends 120 cut-off mark, says ‘Varsities free to admit with higher scores’
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has defended the pegging of 120 as minimum cut-off marks for university admission. The decision, which was reached at a stakeholders’ policy meeting in Abuja, has generated controversy with many universities rejecting the marks. JAMB’s Head of Information Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said…
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NANS protests, rejects JAMB’s 120 admission cut-off mark
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected the cut-off points for admission into tertiary institutions, describing the reduction as a gross misplacement of priority and exercise in futility. NANS Vice President Olamide Odumosu, spoke at a protest by the group at the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Bwari, on Thursday. Odumosu…
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JUST IN: JAMB, VCs peg university admission cut-off mark at 120
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board and Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, on Tuesday, pegged the minimum cut-off mark for admission into universities at 120. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this at a combined policy meeting on admissions into universities, polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria, in Abuja, on Tuesday. Read further…
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JAMB to determine admission cut-off mark next week
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Sunday announced that it would hold its Policy Committee meeting next week Monday and Tuesday to determine the cut-off point for the 2017 admission. The agency made the announcement in a statement on Sunday issued by its Head of Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja. Dr. Benjamin…