The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied setting cut-off marks for admissions into higher institutions across Nigeria.
In a statement posted on its official X account on Thursday, the Board dismissed reports that it had established cut-off marks of 140 for universities and 100 for polytechnics.
“There’s no such thing as ‘cut-off mark’ in the admission process to tertiary institutions in Nigeria. What’s obtainable is a minimum tolerable score determinable by individual institutions,” the statement read.
This denial follows widespread reports that JAMB had set specific cut-off marks for universities and polytechnics. The reports were allegedly based on a statement by JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, during the 2024 Policy Meeting of the Board held in Abuja.
The meeting, attended by the Minister of Education Tahir Mamman, vice-chancellors, rectors, registrars of higher institutions, and other stakeholders, was where the misinformation reportedly originated.