THE AFTERMATCH OF THE CANCELLATION OF POST UTME EXAMS.
Institutions abide by the FG's "No Post UTME" rule but made admissions worse. Aspirants were still made to pay for screenings not conducted, some were asked to travel long distances, risking their lives at extra expenses, only for submission of documents, making the reasons for the abolishment of Post Utme exams to be utterly defeated in the first place.
As if those are not enough, institutions came up with disheartening admission modalities. Some just released admission lists after collecting aspirants money in the name of admission screening registration. Their criteria for admissions remained puzzles to many. Some even released results with no clear information on how the results were arrived at. Some publicized their scoring systems combining Olevel grades and UTME results of varying proportions.
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife used 70/30 UTME/Olevel with two subjects' grades in addition to the five relevant subjects to the chosen courses of study. University of Lagos and University of Ibadan used 50/50 UTME/Olevel with different styles. All these grading systems are contrary to the admission guidelines obtainable atwww.jamb.gov.ng.
The 50/50 scoring system looks just and fair but it's not. Let's examine University of Ibadan system (obtainable from www.ui.edu.ng). A1-6, B2-5, B3-4, C4-3, C5-2 and C6-1. Five relevant Olevel subjects are graded and the total divided by 30, then multiplied by 50 give X. UTME score divided by 400, multiplied by 50 gives Y. X+Y gives the aggregate which must not be less than 50 for a candidate to be qualified for admission consideration. Is this actually 50/50?
200 UTME score was advertised as the minimum score to be eligible and at least 5 credit passes in either one or two sittings depending on course of study. A candidate with 200 in UTME already has 25/50 in UTME but a candidate with C6 in all his five required subjects has just 8.3/50 in Olevel. 50/50 indeed! A candidate with C5 in his five relevant subjects and 250 UTME scores has 47.9 as aggregate which mean he can't be admitted whereas another candidate with B3 in his five relevant subjects and 200 UTME has 58.3 as aggregate and can be admitted. Aspirants with below credit in each of five Olevel subjects have 0/50 in Olevel while aspirants with UTME scores below 200 can score as high as 24.875 on this scoring system. Candidates with two Olevel sittings, even though advertised as allowed, will have the points scored from the second result halved before it can be added. Is this justice coming from the Senate of an ivory tower?
The above is just one of the various awkward admission modalities employed by our tertiary institutions for this year's admission and yet the Federal Government, civil organizations, National Assembly and the Media had been silent on this issue affecting about a million of this country's "future leaders". I call on President Muhammadu Buhari's lead administration to see to this as this is the first admission that will be fully conducted under the watch of his government. Is this the change we deserve in the nation's admission process?
Kindly let something be done in earnest to prevent these injustices and impunity. In preparation for next admission, there should be a stakeholder's meeting on admission process, duly publicized and let each institution publish her peculiar admission guidelines to enable students make the best choices. Not changing the rules when the game is on.
God bless Nigeria.

Hmm... Our future leaders surrounded with uncertainties due shortsighted policy. Here comes the time stakeholders including the students to fought this once and for all since it still not passed into law yet. Dont be surprise where u here that the said directive is withdrawn cos our government with try and error policy no be today.

buhari and his government are a failure that's what i know and nothing more,imagine students that were posted for admission been rejected by their various schools is this fair then, they should have left the post utme the way it is .there is nothing not much painful than this ,
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if this is not robbery then what is it ,is the minister of education not ashamed of himself or jamb are they not ashamed of themselves

I was among those who condemned this policy....i knew it was never going to work most especially for those in south. But trust me it favoured the North. In one of the university in the north that I was part of the screening I saw the grand agenda of the scheme. Simply to have sufficient excuse to deny southerners or give few southerners coming to the north admission. They feel post utme creates a level playing field for all and it is affecting the number of them gaining admission even in their own state.

What are we all saying? So we prefer policies that won't help our sector? OMG! Why should you pass jamb and fail ssce? I am not saying govt has done bad or good, but, we should know that this is in the right way. Someone said they should not have done it. Yes, they should have said it earlier.. .but it must start with a set. Someone is saying Buhari's government... Please, let's reason well. How can you have 280 and have c6 parallel. Hummmm. Now that our exam bodies are coming up with anti cheating techniques, our educational system is in right track.


Right before now, before post jamb, how were students admitted? For ui, ui has been considering olevel right before now. University is not a child's play... .and a c6 student willing to go to ui? How possible? Government is not at fault but we are at fault too for not tightening our belts.




Meanwhile NANS COMMENDED THE GOVERNMENT.

POST UTME IS A FORM KF FRAUD THOUGH YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY BUT AT PEGGED AMOUNT.




If you think it's all about jamb, then why go for ssce?




God help us

Hardeysolution:
What are we all saying? So we prefer policies that won't help our sector? OMG! Why should you pass jamb and fail ssce? I am not saying govt has done bad or good, but, we should know that this is in the right way. Someone said they should not have done it. Yes, they should have said it earlier.. .but it must start with a set. Someone is saying Buhari's government... Please, let's reason well. How can you have 280 and have c6 parallel. Hummmm. Now that our exam bodies are coming up with anti cheating techniques, our educational system is in right track.


Right before now, before post jamb, how were students admitted? For ui, ui has been considering olevel right before now. University is not a child's play... .and a c6 student willing to go to ui? How possible? Government is not at fault but we are at fault too for not tightening our belts.




Meanwhile NANS COMMENDED THE GOVERNMENT.

POST UTME IS A FORM KF FRAUD THOUGH YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY BUT AT PEGGED AMOUNT.




If you think it's all about jamb, then why go for ssce?




God help us

But one can have A1 parallel and 200 in UTME, right?
Why did University of Ibadan stopped placing premium on Olevel grades few years back?
Hope you know Obafemi Awolowo just needed aspirants to have at least C6 in their 5 relevant subjects prior to this year?
If there are malpractices in Olevel and UTME, one is lesser and using both to grade for admission should treat both equally at least.

1afrika:



But one can have A1 parallel and 200 in UTME, right?
Why did University of Ibadan stopped placing premium on Olevel grades few years back?
Hope you know Obafemi Awolowo just needed aspirants to have at least C6 in their 5 relevant subjects prior to this year?
If there are malpractices in Olevel and UTME, one is lesser and using both to grade for admission should treat both equally at least.

the main reason why it is fifty fifty. OAU used seventy thirty but now changed to fifty fifty. It's equal. Senate of schools can choose how it pleases them. Don't they determine cut off marks too? They can do and undo