The Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian universities at the 2023 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board set 140 as the minimum benchmark for 2023/2024 admission.
At the Meeting in Abuja, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said universities are at liberty to decide individual cut-off marks but no university will be allowed to admit any candidate who scores below the 140 benchmark.
Making reference to some universities in the country, the Registrar opined that: University of Jos proposed 180 as cut-off mark for admissions; the University of Ibadan 200; University of Benin 200; University of Lagos proposed 200; and the Federal University of Technology proposed 180, among others.
The Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, 220, while about 15 universities, most especially those in the private sector, advised that the benchmark be lowered to 120, a move that was rejected
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejoh, said, “We have heard the voices of the majority. Most of the universities have agreed and the decision stands that 140 is the minimum benchmark for university admissions.”
For the polytechnics, the minimum benchmark score was 100 for admissions, while Colleges of Education adopted the benchmark of 100 for admissions”
Meanwhile, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on has pegged the amount for post-UTME screening at N2,000.
Speaking at the 2023 policy meeting, Prof. Oloyede disclosed this. He said “Any institution interested in conducting any form of screening could do so, but the charge for the screening should not exceed N2,000 only.
“It is not allowed for any institution to make candidates directly or indirectly incur further related expenses on screening exercises, such as administrative and bank charges
“ JAMB will provide for free, to all institutions access to photo images and fingerprint data of candidates, in order to curb the substitution of candidates who sat for the examinations.”