Nigeria Government says it will no longer set exam performance criteria for entry into universities in new policy. It approves that institution is at liberty to admit candidates based on its own minimum score and exempts prison inmates, visually impaired and foreign candidates from from screening
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Government regulator in charge of setting up criteria for admission into Universities and other tertiary institutions said it has cancelled federal requirements or general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and that institution is at liberty to admit candidates based on its own minimum score.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in a statement revealed that institutions now have the exclusive right to set their individual minimum benchmark for admission. The regulator too the decision at the 2021 Board policy meeting which was held virtually and chaired by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.
This is to the advantage of regions with very poor exams performances.
the Registrar of JAMB Prof. Is-haq Oloyede said some universities such as the University of Maiduguri proposed 150, Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto proposed 140, Pan Atlantic University proposed 210, University of Lagos 200, Lagos State University190, Covenant University190, Bayero University Kano, 180.
Also approved at the policy 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.
It also added that the 2021 admissions will be conducted only through CAPS, no institution is allowed to admit candidates without uploading their details on JAMB’s Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).
Oloyede further disclosed that for 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, the board is introducing two new subjects: computer studies and physical and health education, bringing to a total of 25 subjects.
The stakeholders also exempted prison inmates, visually impaired and foreign candidates from sitting for post UTME exercise.
