By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced new cut-off marks for admission into various tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
According to JAMB, the minimum admissible scores for the next academic session have been set at 150 for universities, 100 for polytechnics, 100 for colleges of education, and 140 for colleges of nursing sciences.
JAMB made this announcement on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
The board’s decision is expected to guide admissions into tertiary institutions for the next academic session.
The cut-off marks were determined by stakeholders, including Heads of Tertiary Institutions, who agreed on the minimum scores for each category of institutions.
“The minimum admissible scores for admissions for the next academic session have been fixed at 150 for universities, 100 for polytechnics, 100 for colleges of education, and 140 for colleges of nursing sciences by the stakeholders (Heads of Tertiary Institutions)” said JAMB in a post via its X handle.
