The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has retained 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The decision was announced on Monday during the Board’s annual policy meeting held in Abuja, where stakeholders in the education sector deliberated on admission benchmarks for tertiary institutions across the country.
According to JAMB, the cut-off mark was adopted following a vote by vice-chancellors and heads of tertiary institutions present at the meeting.
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The stakeholders also unanimously agreed that the minimum admissible score for Colleges of Nursing Sciences would remain 150, while Polytechnics would admit candidates with a minimum score of 100.
The policy meeting, which brings together heads of tertiary institutions, is aimed at harmonising admission processes and setting guidelines for the new academic session.
More details later.
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