UTME: What JAMB Needs to Immediately Do on Cut-off Marks, Top Educator Reveals

• Nigeria's key examination body, JAMB, has been told to make admissions truly merit-based
• The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board conducts entrance Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities
• Prince Adesegun Ogungbayi, in a chat with Legit.ng, said JAMB needs to help both the parents and pupils

Agege, Lagos state - Adesegun Ogungbayi, the project coordinator of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI), on Monday, July 31, advised the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to come up with a new model for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates.

The model, according to Ogungbayi, should ensure that candidates who beat the cut-off mark secure admission into the course that their result merit.

Education expert counsels JAMB on UTME cut-off marks

The education expert pointed out that JAMB’s cut-off marks do not automatically qualify UTME candidates for admission, and this “needs to be addressed”.

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He told Legit.ng:

“JAMB needs to help both the parents and students with a model that will ensure that whoever beat the cut-off marks secures admission into the course that their scores merit.”

He added:

“Apart from that, JAMB needs to note that the annual cut-off marks only qualify candidates nationwide for Post-JAMB and not admission, which needs to be immediately addressed.”

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In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Ogungbayi, the board chairman of MIMS Educational Services, on Friday, June 23, said it is unfair that JAMB candidates who score 200 and above in their UTME often struggle to secure admission into Nigerian schools.

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Speaking to Legit.ng, Ogungbayi said that when cut-off marks are set, “JAMB and authorities of higher institutes of learning need to ensure that the rules are strictly implemented”.

Expert bares thoughts on implications of JAMB’s new cut-off marks on students

Legit.ng also reported that JAMB recently put its benchmarks for universities at 140 and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education.

Speaking to Legit.ng on Thursday, June 29, Prince Ogungbayi, shared his thoughts on the implications of the latest development for candidates of the UTME.

Source: Legit.ng