The federal government has pegged the minimum admission marks at 150 for both private and public universities in Nigeria.
Tunji Alausa, the minister of education, announced the
decision at the ongoing 2026 admission policy meeting of the education
stakeholders organised in Abuja by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
(JAMB).
The federal government also set 150 as minimum admission cut
off mark for colleges of nursing across the country.
The committee placed the cut-off mark for polytechnics at
100, noting that any institution that admits below the agreed benchmark would
be sanctioned.
It was also stated at the meeting that any institution that
wants to screen candidates is free to do so but must not charge more than
N2,000.
On further admission guidelines, the committee set a 60:40
ratio for conventional universities and colleges of education, noting that
their admissions must reflect 60 percent science courses and 40 percent arts
courses.
The committee, however, pegged that of specialised
universities and polytechnics at 80:20.
At the 2025 admission policy meeting held in July, JAMB set
150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admissions into universities.
The minimum cut-off for colleges of nursing was set at 140,
colleges of agriculture at 100, and colleges of education at 100.
After the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)
each year, JAMB holds the admission policy meeting to agree on student intake
criteria for the year.
At the policy meetings, tertiary institutions propose
cut-off marks for their respective categories, which are then deliberated on
and approved.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com