conduct of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for
candidates seeking admission into higher institution.
The government explained that all tertiary institutions were at
liberty to conduct screening for candidates seeking admission into any
school.
Mallam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education disclosed this in Abuja
after declaring open the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to
Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria.
expressed confidence in the examination conducted by the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), maintaining that there was
no need for other examination to be conducted by universities after
JAMB.
"As far as I am concerned the nation has confidence in what JAMB is
doing. The universities should not be holding another examination and
if the universities have any complain against JAMB let them bring it
and then we address it.
"If JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests and they have conducted
test then there will be no need to conduct another test for students
to gain admission."
Adamu furtge di JAMB to stop extra charges on several categories of
changes on admissions such as the change of course, change of school
and others.
Meanwhile, the JAMB has pegged the cut – off mark for admission for 2016 at 180.
The 180 benchmark, applies to all universities and higher institutions
in the country, including polytechnics, colleges of education, and
others.
JAMB's Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde,
after a long debate with delegates from various institutions, told
journalists that no institution would go below the 180 cut-off set by
the board.
He said: "180 is given, no institution will go below 180 this year,
And some universities can go above it, I know University of Ife will
not go below 200 and University of Lagos will not go below 200 and
also UI. All these ones stand but 180 as bench mark for others.
"This year we have more than enough candidates, we have over 1.5
million candidates so we will get enough candidates to take in all the
schools if they are serious. Re-distribution is already ongoing,
because it is embedded in the registration procedure."
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