The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Tuesday, approved 160 and above as the 2020 national minimum cut-off mark for admission into public universities.
JAMB reached the decision at the 20th Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria which held in Abuja
The board also approved 140 as the minimum UTME score for admission into private universities.
“As major stakeholders, we must jointly come up with reactions that would realign our programmes to these new realities.
“While these reactions are being fine-tuned to check their capacities and capabilities to withstand the new reality, JAMB and tertiary institutions could take advantage of the current situation and consider candidates with previous years Senior School Certificate Examination and other qualifying results, to proceed on with the admission process.
“Whatever arrangement that the country comes up with in the long run, will surely accommodate those who will be taking the examination when the opportunity to do so is worked out.”
Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, said.
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