In the ending hours of yesterday 22nd of August 2017,students and concerned parent/ individuals were shock over the announcement of the new cut- off marks for the Joint admission and Matricution board (JAMB),the examination body that conduct pre- qualifying examinations in Nigeria for students aspiring to gain admissions into the Universities and other Nigeria tertiary institutions. According to JAMB,the new cut-off marks are as follow: 120 for universities 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education 110 for innovative enterprise institute(IEI) At this point,it is imperative to know that the total marks obtainable in the examination is 400 points of which according to JAMB,over 500000 of the 1.7m candidates obtain 200 points and above.Going through social media,you will see students complaining of this new development as it entails very revealing uncertainties towards their admission and according to one of such students (name withheld),he wrote”Last year I scored 177 thereby hoping to go to the polytechnic but unfortunately JAMB increase cut- off mark for all institutions to 180 and this year,having scored 234,hoping for something good even if it is poly,now JAMB is doing their foolish thing#Oh God,am I curse”. NIJABLOG wants to use this medium to acknowledged that this new development is a disgrace to Nigeria and a shift from international best practices i.e it is generally acceptable that until 50percent of obtainable points is scored in any test/ examination,such performance is a failure.This mean that if international best practices should be followed,200 should be the cut- off point out of 400 which the former 180 cut- off wasn’t up to but it was manageable but 120 out of 400 is no for cut-off point i.e it is now 30percent which is very poor and a setback for JAMB with regards to one of it missions which is to ensure only the serious students are admitted into universities and other institutions. Apart from the disgrace this new development has brought to Nigeria, it also spells how our educational sector is diminishing over time.It also spells how competitive admission processes are going to be this year,therefore students should prepare for the worst despite their score cause this development means almost every aspirant who sat for the JAMB examination will be eligible for screening since it is rare for students to score below 120. Nevertheless unconfirmed report shows the JAMB registrar,Prof. Oloyede,a former vice- chancellor retracing his actions according to a statement he made to newsmen stating that 120 is not the cut- off rather it is trying to demonstrate that universities and other institutions have monopoly of choosing their various cut-off but it shouldn’t be less than 120 for universities, 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education and 110 for innovative enterprise institute. Source: http://www.nijablog.com.ng/jamb-cut-off-a-disgrace-to-nigeria

even we that wrote the jamb are confused

me my self am confuse

herzern:

Paragraphs...Disaster

Punctuations...Woeful

Don't blame us,it was caused by this copy and paste stuff i.e I copied it from www.nijablog.com.ng and paste it here without editing but nevertheless your observation have been noted...Thanks.

Wahala dy o

Guys, like seriously I totally disagree with all of you on this note...Everyone is busy criticizing the reduction of JAMB's cut-off mark while failing to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I must give thumbs up to jamb for this..it's a welcome development to our country now youths can easily go to school without the fear of "JAMB GO JAM ME" I mean look at other developed countries nothing like admission barrier "after high school college direct" why must Nigeria be different?? Jamb I salute una ,the registrar is working

timzyrhymes:
Guys, like seriously I totally disagree with all of you on this note...Everyone is busy criticizing the reduction of JAMB's cut-off mark while failing to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I must give thumbs up to jamb for this..it's a welcome development to our country now youths can easily go to school without the fear of "JAMB GO JAM ME" I mean look at other developed countries nothing like admission barrier "after high school college direct" why must Nigeria be different?? Jamb I salute una ,the registrar is working

You shouldn't have say all that,if there should be no admission barrier,why not just scrap jamb

Y'all just don't understand the news. Schools are free to choose their own cut off mark, jamb just meant that they shouldn't go below the specified marks.

Daniel2802:
Y'all just don't understand the news. Schools are free to choose their own cut off mark, jamb just meant that they shouldn't go below the specified marks.

I fully understand,I just wish those universities will follow suit I meant its a welcome development.. now our student won't be flying to Ghana,Benin or any African country because of the fear of "Gaining admission

Daniel2802:
Y'all just don't understand the news. Schools are free to choose their own cut off mark, jamb just meant that they shouldn't go below the specified marks.

Tanku veri much bro,u jxt spoke my mind.i dont knw y people can't read and comprehend a simple news article.d most disheartening part of it all is dat dis set of pple call demselves 'students'....i don't knw y pple derive joy in confusing pple nd spreading rumor, jxt bcuz they want traffic on their blog...
i weep 4 d future...

Rubbish.

Any score below 50% of the total is complete nonsense for any ReaSon. If only one person passes then he should gain admission others should come back next year

This is what happens when standards are compromised. We then get half baked graduates who don't know their left from right. After all they hold a certificate.

Nairaland topic be like see corpers statement on the social media or see graduate's application letter.

Let's call a spade a spade.

If you support this then go learn a trade you shouldn't be educated.

Nonsense

Modified..

The dude above me is very funny. An examination body tells you not to admit anyone who scores below 25%. Does that make sense?

The registrar or whoever came to this decision should be fired for incompetence.

Nijablog:

Don't blame us,it was caused by this copy and paste stuff i.e I copied it from www.nijablog.com.ng and paste it here without editing but nevertheless your observation have been noted...Thanks.

You are a disgrace to Nigeria.
the registrar said minimum mark,not maximum.

armadeo:
Rubbish.

Any score below 50% of the total is complete nonsense for any ReaSon. If only one person passes then he should gain admission others should come back next year

This is what happens when standards are compromised. We then get half baked graduates who don't know their left from right. After all they hold a certificate.

Nairaland topic be like see corpers statement on the social media or see graduate's application letter.

Let's call a spade a spade.

If you support this then go learn a trade you shouldn't be educated.

Nonsense

Modified..

The dude above me is very funny. An examination body tells you not to admit anyone who scores below 25%. Does that make sense?

The registrar or whoever came to this decision should be fired for incompetence.

You that is educated, look at your use of English

armadeo:
Rubbish.

Any score below 50% of the total is complete nonsense for any ReaSon. If only one person passes then he should gain admission others should come back next year

This is what happens when standards are compromised. We then get half baked graduates who don't know their left from right. After all they hold a certificate.

Nairaland topic be like see corpers statement on the social media or see graduate's application letter.

Let's call a spade a spade.

If you support this then go learn a trade you shouldn't be educated.Nonsense
Modified..The dude above me is very funny. An examination body tells you not to admit anyone who scores below 25%. Does that make sense?
The registrar or whoever came to this decision should be fired for incompetence.

Bro y is simple english so hard 4 u 2 understand??
wat d article was trying 2 say was dat d cutoff of d institutions shouldn't b less than d cutoffs listed above...simply put,datz d minimum cutoff..

You sound retarded

wat is jamb sef

This year's JAMB performance Is an indictment on WAEC . How can people who massively passed WAEC perform woefully in jamb.This goes a long way in proving the level of exam malpractice in waec.

Prefola:

Bro y is simple english so hard 4 u 2 understand??
wat d article was trying 2 say was dat d cutoff of d institutions shouldn't b less than d cutoffs listed above...simply put,datz d minimum cutoff..

You still don't get it. 120 is too low for a national cut off. It's a disgrace for a body to declare as a cut off mark.

rollybest:

You that is educated, look at your use of English

As usual nothing constructive to say. You that is educated what is your take?

While you are at it please correct my use of English...

We learn everyday.