By Ayodele Oni
Barring last minutes changes, Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities have agreed that 140 is the minimum benchmark for the admissions of 2023/2024 academic session.
The VCs took the decision at the 2023 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB).
However, 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.
JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who spoke during the 2023 policy meeting ongoing in Abuja, explained that the board has determined that the minimum cut-off marks for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education will be 100 points.
These decisions were made during the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, held at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja.
Oloyede explained that the aforementioned points were the minimum, but that does not mean that institutions must comply with it.
JAMB also proposed the use of mobile phone for 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
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.
