The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set
160 as the minimum cut-off mark for varsities across the country for 2020
admissions.
Ishaq Oloyede, the board’s registrar, broke the news on
Tuesday while speaking on the outcome of the long-announced 20th policy meeting
on admissions to tertiary institutions in the country.
According to ICIR, Oloyede said, after the virtual meeting,
that the cut-off for polytechnics has been pegged at 120 and above while that
of Colleges of Education remains at 100 and above.
Reviewing the admission statistics for the previous year, he
also disclosed that 612, 557 candidates were offered admission in 2019, but
510,957 admission spaces remained unused by the institutions.
The registrar also noted that only 1,157,977 candidates, who
had the required five credits with English and Mathematics, sat for its Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) last year.
“Out of 1,157,977 candidates who sat for UTME in 2019, about
612,557 were admitted,” he said, stating that awaiting results would only be
considered when they’re uploaded on its website.
On his part, Adamu Adamu, minister of education, directed
JAMB and tertiary institutions to proceed with the conduct of their 2020/2021
admissions.
Noting that admission processes are to commence in August,
Adamu urged JAMB and tertiary institutions to consider candidates with previous
years Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
“As major stakeholders, we must jointly come up with
reactions that would realign our programmes to these new realities,” he said.
“JAMB and tertiary institutions could take advantage of the
current situation, consider candidates with previous years SSCE 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.”
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