Schools to decide benchmarks as JAMB cancels general cut-off marks

Colleges to determine benchmarks as JAMB cancels normal cut-off marks

Colleges to determine benchmarks as JAMB cancels normal cut-off marks..

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Tuesday, cancelled normal cut-off marks for admission into tertiary establishments and gave faculties the liberty to set their particular person minimal benchmarks for admission.

The Board took the choice on the 2021 coverage assembly, which was held just about, and chaired by the Minister of Training, Adamu Adamu.

Talking in the course of the assembly, Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, mentioned, “Some universities such because the College of Maiduguri, proposed 150; Usman Dan Fodio College, Sokoto, proposed 140; Pan Atlantic College proposed 210; College of Lagos 200; Lagos State College, 190; Covenant College 190; and Bayero College, Kano, 180.

“Establishments have now been given the freedom to determine cut-off marks; there shall be no cut-off marks [stipulation] from JAMB.”

On the deadline for the closure of admissions, the stakeholders resolved to permit the training ministry to determine, as they may not agree on the December 31, 2021 deadline for all public establishments and January 31, 2022 for all personal establishments.

Stakeholders additionally adopted the 2021 admission tips, which give that each one functions for part-time or full-time programmes for levels, NCE, OND, and others have to be posted solely by way of JAMB.

The assembly authorized that, for Direct Entry, the utmost rating a candidate may current is six and the minimal is 2 or an E, as required by legislation.

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