simplyolat The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) has said that it will on June
2nd, 2016 hold its policy meeting and fix
cut-off points for admission this year.
It was learnt that the policy meeting will
be presided over by the Honourable
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu
Adamu.
Speaking on this, the head of information,
JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin in a statement
stated as follows;
“This year’s meeting is scheduled to hold
on June 2. Nationally accepted cut-off
marks would be decided and issued
Federal Government guidelines and
regulations would be articulated and
decision taken; even as it would x-ray the
performance of subsequent years to put
checks and balances.”
“The very important meeting has policy
makers, the Heads of all tertiary
institutions, the Vice-Chancellors,
Rectors,Provost, Registrars and relevant
stakeholders like the National Universities
Commission (NUC), National Youth
Service Corps and others in attendance.”
“The Honorable Minister places much
important on this assembly and has
categorically made it clear that he won’t
tolerate a situation where decision
reached would be flagrantly disobeyed or
not adhered to strictly.“Some of this
decision borders on admissions deadlines
and quota system which some institutions
has failed to comply with and other sharp
practices capable of undermining the
entire admission process.”
He pointed out that cut-off points are
minimum score as candidates is expected
to score before being admitted into any
institution but equally added that
institutions are at liberty to go higher
depending on their peculiarities.