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FG Scraps Post UTME by IDnoble1: 3:53pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
Pegs cut-off at 180
The Federal Government Thursday scrapped the conduct
of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations
(UTME) for candidates seeking admission into higher
institution.
The government explained that all tertiary institutions
were at liberty to conduct screening for candidates
seeking admission into any school.
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, said
this on Thursday in Abuja after declaring open the 2016
Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities,
Polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria.
Adamu, expressed confidence in the examination
conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB), adding that there was no need for other
examination to be conducted by universities after JAMB.
He said: “As far as I am concerned the nation has
confidence in what JAMB is doing. The universities
should not be holding another examination and if the
universities have any complain against JAMB let them
bring it and then we address it.
“If JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests and they
have conducted test then there will be no need to
conduct another test for students to gain admission.”
The Minister also asked the JAMB to stop extra charges
on several categories of changes on admissions such as
the change of course, change of school and others.
Meanwhile, the JAMB has pegged the cut – off mark for
admission for 2016 at 180.
The 180 benchmark, applies to all universities and higher
institutions in the country, including polytechnics,
colleges of education, and others.
JAMB’s Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dibu
Ojerinde, after a long debate with delegates from various
institutions, told journalists that no institution would go
below the 180 cut-off set by the board.
He said: “180 is given, no institution will go below 180
this year, And some universities can go above it, I know
University of Ife will not go below 200 and University of
Lagos will not go below 200 and also UI. All these ones
stand but 180 as bench mark for others.
“This year we have more than enough candidates, we
have over 1.5 million candidates so we will get enough
candidates to take in all the schools if they are serious.
Re-distribution is already ongoing, because it is
embedded in the registration procedure.” |
Re: FG Scraps Post UTME by IDnoble1: 4:06pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
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