The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), at its policy meeting held online on Tuesday, has set 160 and above as cut-off mark for admission into universities while the cut-off mark into polytechnics was pegged at 120 and above, setting that of Colleges of Education at 100 and above.
The Board’s Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed that a total of 612, 557 candidates were offered admission in 2019 adding that about 510,957 admission spaces were unused by tertiary institutions in 2019.
In his opening address at the occasion, he said only 1,157,977 candidates had the required five credits with English and Mathematics that sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations last year.
“Out of 1,157,977 candidates who sat for UTME in 2019, about 612,557 were admitted,” he said.
Oloyede noted that candidates waiting for their results will only be considered when they are uploaded on its website.
JAMB To Fix 2020 Admissions Cut-Off Marks By June 16, Directs Applicants To Print Result slips
Minister of Education, in his remarks, directed JAMB and tertiary institutions to proceed with the conduct of 2020/2021 admissions. Admission processes are expected to commence in August based on the guidelines released by JAMB.
Represented by the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, Adamu urged JAMB and tertiary institutions to consider candidates with previous years Senior School Certificate Examination and other qualifying results, to proceed with the admission process adding that government will make arrangement that will accommodate applicants who will be taking the examination when the opportunity to do so is worked out.
The minister said: “As major stakeholders, we must jointly come up with reactions that would realign our programmes to these new realities.
“While these reactions are being fine-tuned to check their capacities and capabilities to withstand the new reality, JAMB and tertiary institutions could take advantage of the current situation and consider candidates with previous years Senior School Certificate Examination and other qualifying results, to proceed on with the admission process.
“Whatever arrangement that the country comes up with in the long run, will surely accommodate those who will be taking the examination when the opportunity to do so is worked out.”
