THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has adopted 140 as minimum cut-off point for admission into Nigerian universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education in the 2023/2024 academic session.
The minimum cut-off mark was adopted after the recommendation made by the head of institutions at the ongoing Policy Meeting on Admissions presided by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo, in Abuja.
Meanwhile, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has stated that JAMB was contemplating a new policy whereby candidates wishing to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) would be required to use their personal phone devices to take the examination.
Oloyede explained the policy was being considered due to the rising cost of logistics in taking the UTME nationwide, adding that it would cost the Board over N1.2billion to equip a CBT centre in Kaduna State, particularly in procuring computers that candidates use to take the examination.
He said the policy, which falls under the ‘Bring Your Own Device,’ might require candidates wishing to take UTME in the future to bring their own devices to the examination hall.
