JAMB DECIDES CUT OFF MARK

*JAMB DECIDES CUT OFF MARK*
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday pegged the minimum cut - off mark for admissions into universities at 120 .
The decision was taken in collaboration with Vice Chancellors , Rectors and Provosts of higher institutions in the country at a combined policy meeting on admissions into universities , polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria , in Abuja , on Tuesday .
The stakeholders also adopted 100 as the minimum cut -off mark for admission into polytechnics.
They agreed that admission into first choice universities should close on October 15 while December 15 , 2017 was set as the closing date for second choice admission by institutions .
JAMB Registrar , Prof . Is -haq Oloyede said universities , with the decision, are not to go below the minimum 120 cut -off points adopted by the meeting for admissions .
He called for the adoption of flexible cut -off marks for admission processes by higher institutions in the country .
He said , “What JAMB has done is to recommend ; We will only determine the minimum , whatever you determine as your admission cut -off mark is your decision.
“The Senate and academic boards of universities should be allowed to determine their cut -off marks .”
The Registrar said the board discovered over 17 ,160 illegally admitted students by higher institutions , adding that the body has regularized some of them .
He said , “30 % of those in higher institutions do not take JAMB or have less than the cut - off marks .
“The admission process is now automated with direct involvement of the registrar of JAMB for final approval .
“We have agreed to regularize admissions that were done under the table this year . From next year we will not accept anything like that. ”
Minister of Education , Adamu Adamu described as a mistake, the Federal Government ’s ban on tests conducted by universities after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations .
He explained that post-UTME was banned because it had become an avenue for corruption .
Adamu however encouraged higher institutions to conduct aptitude tests for candidates seeking admission , and pegged the fee for the test at N 2000.
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