Federal Government Tuesday pegged the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) cut-off marks for 2014 admissions into Universities at 180, while Polytechnics and Colleges of Education(COE)were placed at 150 respectively.

The cut off points were arrived at on Tuesday, after the 5th Combined Policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions held at the National Universities Commission.

Supervising Minister of Education,Nyesom Wike who declared the meeting open frowned at the inability of most tertiary institutions to utilise their admission quota.

Wike however said in view of efforts to boost access, institutions which fail to utilise their admission quota for 2014 will be sanctioned.

He reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to the development of ICT training, which he said has already been inculcated as part of the standard curriculum at the secondary school level.

“I have been brief that despite the rising demand for higher education vis-a-vis the availability of a large number of qualified candidates,some institutions did not fully utilise the admissions quota approved for them by relevant regulatory agencies in 2013.

“This disservice to the Nigeria child is totally unacceptable,in line with efforts of the federal government to improve access,let me urge you all to with effect from today,work assiduously to ensure that all admission spaces in your institutions for the current year are fully utilized within the approved time frame,”he stated.

Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB,Dibu Ojerinde in his presentation gave a statistical run down of candidates preference for tertiary education.

He said after the conduct of the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) candidates who applied for degree awarding institutions or universities totalled 1,584,348 representing 97.070, NCE applicants totalled 25,767 representing 1.579, ND a paltry 22,072 representing 1.349 while NID had just 46 representing 0.003.

Ojerinde wondered while Nigeria’s educational system has consistently failed to embrace technical education in its quest for industrialization, saying the British which Nigeria copied the polytechnic education from now award degree in all its polytechnics.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/national-news/168872-jamb-pegs-varsities-cut-off-marks-at-180-poly-coes-at-150

I don't get this Dibu's statistics. Was there any University applicant who didn't also apply for ND, NCE and the other degree? Someone who understands should pls explain to me o.

alright, that sound nice
the 180 is it accepted for collage of health sciences, especially for faculty of med/surgery?

What is the point when universities still set their own Jamb cutoff mark for specific courses.

All diz cut off mark iz jst wat i term BEGE..dat does nt stop unilag 4rm setting deirs @ 200..

This is just an official go-ahead call for commencement of post ume. Universities set their their own cut-off marks as it suits them.

One piece of the puzzle is to set cut-off mark, another is for the schools to respect such, and another is to punish offenders.
Is high time we start suing JAMB, for breach of contract or anything because it is unthinkable after buying the utme form, sat for the exam, beat the cut-off mark and I'm not offered admission. What is the purpose of the utme then.

since our secondary schools are producing average students.

Nice 1.

Cut off mark for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education that are on strike. F.uck the system and our corrupt leaders

FINALLY ITS OUT ,,.......... SO JAMBITE SHOULD PACK THEIR LOAD

It's good as government is giving every institution a cut off mark.
Else, some schools ll be like Havard or Cambridge.
Last Bullet
Meanwhile, this ll still not stop some schools from conducting their own post JAMB that ll cut off most student's chances.
Our large population is a big challenge.
Many people want to v tertiary education.

Very funny this Jamb newsletter....

The cut off mark is not the issue.

The rot in the education system is.

sathel: All diz cut off mark iz jst wat i term BEGE..dat does nt stop unilag 4rm setting deirs @ 200..

and ilorin @220

Even at that, UNIBEN will still not look at any soul with less than 200. Dem too dey form 'Uni-best'.

Pls who knows wia I can logde a complaint in nairaland. M just re-registering after the attack n cannot comment on some posts in tech market sections. I don't know if it happens to anyone else. Pls help out.

*yawns* Unilorin's cutoff mark is 215

That doesn't stop 'the first and best Uni from setting their cuttoff @200. UI I mean!

Waz d point writing jamb and still write post ume..... One shuld b cancelled abeg..... de are just eating our money...

jaryeh: I don't get this Dibu's statistics. Was there any University applicant who didn't also apply for ND, NCE and the other degree? Someone who understands should pls explain to me o.

as 1st choice

Good news!!

ayoJ-21:


as 1st choice

Really? So, some people picked COEs as 1st choice? Funny.

Ok oooh,