The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions while explaining new modalities.
The admissions body has, therefore, given the institutions freedom to set their individual minimum benchmark for admission.
The Board took the decision at the 2021 policy meeting which was held virtually on Tuesday which was chaired by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.
While disclosing the decision of the stakeholders, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, explained that the University of Maiduguri proposed 150, Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto proposed 140, Pan Atlantic University proposed 210, University of Lagos, 200; Lagos State University, 190; Covenant University, 190 and Bayero University Kano wanted 180 as its cut off mark.
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The stakeholders also approved October 29, 2021, as the deadline for the closure of amendments for 2021 admissions.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that on the deadline for the closure of admissions, the stakeholders resolved to allow the ministry decide as they could not agree on the December 31, 2021, deadline for all public institutions and January 31st, 2022 for all private institutions.
Stakeholders also adopted the 2021 admission guidelines, which provide that all applications for part-time or full-time programmes for degrees, NCE, OND, and others must be posted only through JAMB.
Speaking on the stakeholders’ decision on other admission criteria, Prof Oloyede said the candidate’s credentials must be uploaded on Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) and recommended by the institution while JAMB approves and the candidate accepts the offer of admission.
He said when candidates have not accepted an offer, the institution can change the candidate after informing JAMB.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that also approved at the meeting were the guidelines that every institution is at liberty to admit candidates based on its own minimum score approved by the institution and the policy meeting.
The meeting also resolved that every institution should maintain its own minimum score as approved by the policy meeting.
According to the stakeholders, the 2021 admissions will be conducted only through CAPS, no institution is allowed to admit candidates without uploading their details on CAPS.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
