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JAMB Approves 150 as Minimum Cut-Off for Universities

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has established 150 as the minimum score required for university admission for the 2025/2026 school year. This decision was revealed on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. The board stated that the cut-off mark is 140 for colleges of nursing sciences, while both polytechnics and colleges of education have a cut-off mark of 100. For the next academic session, the minimum scores for admission are set at 150 for universities, 100…

Only 1.16% of underage UTME candidates show exceptional ability — JAMB

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Out of the 40,247 underage candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), only 467 — which is 1.16 per cent —scored high enough to be classified under the exceptional ability category, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed. This from a total of 1,955,069 processed results for the year. In a post made on X (formerly Twitter) via its official handle @JAMBHQ, the examination body on Monday, disclosed that although the underage candidates were permitted to showcase their academic prowess, “their performance in the subsequent…

JAMB Extends Closing Date For 2024 Direct Entry Registration

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JAMB Extends Closing Date For 2024 Direct Entry Registration The registration period for the 2024 Direct Entry has been extended by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for an additional two weeks. The JAMB Public Communication Advisor (PCA), Dr Fabian Benjamin, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen during the weekend, stating that the registration which began on February 28, 2024, was initially scheduled to end on March 28. However, after careful consideration, the Board decided to extend the registration period until April 11, 2024. Benjamin noted…

JAMB Announces Schedule For 2024 UTME Mock

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JAMB Announces Schedule For 2024 UTME Mock On Monday (today), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced that, unless there are any unexpected changes, a mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock-UTME) will be held on Thursday, March 7. In the public statement, the exam body stated that 260,249 candidates who expressed interest during registration will take part in the mock exam. It is worth recalling that the introduction of the Mock-UTME in 2017 by JAMB was aimed at giving interested candidates the chance to familiarize themselves with the CBT…