If you’ve been seeking information on universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and their cut-off mark for admission in the 2024/2025 academic session, you’re in the right place.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) recently released the cut-off marks for various tertiary institutions across Nigeria.
In line with the latest guidelines, several federal, state, and private universities have adopted a certain score as the minimum cut-off mark for admission.
For university admissions, the Jamb cut-off mark is set at 150, while it stands at 120 for polytechnics and 100 for colleges of education and innovative institutions.
This article serves as a comprehensive guide, providing a list of universities with varying Jamb cut-off marks ranging from 140 to 200 and above, ensuring that aspiring students have a clear understanding of their options for admission.
What is JAMB Cut Off Mark?
The JAMB cut-off mark signifies the minimum score required in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for admission into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
It is established by JAMB in collaboration with educational authorities to streamline the admission process and uphold fairness.
Important Notice on JAMB Cut Off Mark
The above jamb cut off mark is the lowest score that students must get in their UTME to be admitted into these schools. However, some schools may have higher than this as their cut-off for some courses especially Nursing, Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, Law or Pharmacy which are highly competitive fields.
How To Gain Admission With Low JAMB Score
If your jamb result doesn’t meet up with your chosen institution’s requirement, there is still hope for you. Here are what you need to do:
- Change Your Course/Institution:
Go for those courses that no many people apply so that your score will meet up with the school cut off mark.
- Try Other Avenues Of Admission:
You can consider going to polytechnics or colleges of education where they accept lower marks or even look at private universities who give admission easily.
If you can perform well in post-utme screening it will increase your chances of gaining admission.
- Apply For Supplementary Admission:
Some institutions usually release another list called supplementary admission list. This is meant for people who did not meet up with the first list.
Conclusively,
Understanding the meaning of jamb cut off marks cannot be overemphasized by any student seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions. Although general cutoff marks have been set for 2024/2025 academic session; however candidates are advised to always check individual school requirements as some departments may decide to increase theirs based on competitiveness among applicants. It should also be noted that programs like Medicine, Nursing and Engineering often attracts higher scores due to its nature of being very competitive. Irrespective if it is university, polytechnic or college of education one is aiming at; being knowledgeable as well prepared would certainly enhance chances in securing an offer letter from such establishments thus wishing all applicants good luck while awaiting response!