FG Scraps Post Jamb Exams, Pegs Admission Cut-Off Mark At 180

The federal government has announced the scrapping of post JAMB
examinations also called post-UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination) and the pegging of the tertiary school admission cut-off mark to
180.
Making the announcement at the 2016 policy meeting of the Joint Admission
and Matriculation Board, JAMB, was the minister of education, Adamu Adamu
who said tertiary institutions were free to screen applicants, but were not
allowed to subject the students to another examination process.
He said: “JAMB is one of the most active parastatals in the ministry; I expect
that policies that would be beneficial to Nigerian students should be discussed
at this meeting.
“As far as I am concerned, the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing.
The universities should not be holding another examination.
“If the universities have any complain against JAMB, let them bring it and then
we address it.
“I believe there should be no ground to lower the quality; November. 30 remains
the closing date for 2016 admission. No institution should exceed its quota in
admission; we will start issuing penalties to defaulting institutions.”
Also speaking at the meeting, the registrar of JAMB, Dibu Ojerinde, a professor
and the JAMB registrar, announced 180 as the minimum cut off mark for
tertiary institutions.
He said: “One-hundred-and-eighty is given and no institution will go below 180
this year; some universities can go above it, I know Obafemi Awolowo University
of Ife, will not go below 200 and University of Lagos will not go below 200, and
also University of Ibadan. All these ones stand. But 180 is a benchmark for
others.
“We will get enough candidates to take in all the schools if they are serious,” he
said.