The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) and stakeholders are to meet to decide the minimum
admission cut-off mark for the 2021/2022 academic session.
According to the Weekly
Bulletin of the Board obtained in Abuja on Sunday, the meeting which is
scheduled for August 31 would be presided over by the Minister of Education,
Malam Adamu Adamu.
JAMB had last year set
160 and above as the cut-off mark for admission into universities, 120 for
polytechnics and 100 for colleges of education. The Board is expected to
announce the 2021 cut-off for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) after the meeting.
According to the
Bulletin, the decision would be reached on the new minimum cut-off marks and
other admission issues in a policy meeting.
The meeting, which has
been approved by its chairman, Minister of Education would have all heads of
tertiary institutions, heads of regulatory agencies in the sector, among other
stakeholders in attendance.
The bulletin read: “This
(policy) meeting kick-starts the admission process into the nation’s tertiary
institutions. It will discuss critical issues emanating from the presentation
of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on the
just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct
Entry applications, in addition to setting the tone for the 2021/2022 Admission
exercise.
“The meeting is expected to chart policy directions for the nation’s tertiary
institutions, set admission guidelines and present application statistics,
candidates’ performance as well as evaluates the 2020 admission exercise.
” The meeting, in
addition to other deliberations, would take a stand on acceptable minimum
admissions standards to be applied in all admissions to be undertaken by all
tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
“Given the critical
nature of the decisions to be taken at the meeting, it would be streamed live
on the Board’s website, www.jamb.gov.ng, on its Facebook handle
“@JAMBULLETIN” and other social media platforms.
“The Board makes it
clear that it is an abuse of process for any institution to commence any
admission exercise before this meeting as it is this forum that gives this
authorization,” it said.
(Nigerian Tribune)
