JAMB Sets 150 as Cut-Off Mark for Universities
- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has set 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2025/2026 academic session.
- JAMB approved 140 as the minimum cut-off for colleges of nursing and 100 for colleges of education and agriculture, allowing institutions to set higher standards.
- Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, announced that candidates must be at least 16 years old for admission into tertiary institutions.
- JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, stated that institutions can set higher benchmarks but cannot admit students below the minimum scores.
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JAMB announces cut-off for 2025 higher institution admission
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2025/2026 academic session. The decision was announced during the 2025 JAMB Policy Meeting on Admissions held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday, July 8. The meeting brought together key stakeholders from federal and state education ministries, as well as vice-chan…
JAMB announces cut-off marks for admissions into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges
The benchmarks were arrived at during the 2025 annual policy meeting of the on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions in Abuja on Tuesday. The post JAMB announces cut-off marks for admissions into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
150 for Uni, 100 for Poly and CoE: Is the JAMB 2025 cut-off mark the worst yet?
The latest admission cut-off marks into tertiary institutions released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday have sparked renewed conversations on the quality of the country’s education and how the standard continues to fall under the pressure of keeping students at bay. In the latest minimum admissible scores for tertiary institutions in Nigeria for the 2025/2026 academic session, stakeholders, comprising heads of te…
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