JAMB Exempts Inmates, Albinos, and PWDs from Post-UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced on Thursday the categories of candidates exempt from the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME).

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, specified the exempted candidates as follows: “Candidates from outside Nigeria who applied through UTME/DE modes are exempt from the Post-UTME screening test but can be screened after admission.”

“Candidates with disabilities, including but not limited to those who are blind, deaf, mute, autistic, amputees, lame, paralyzed, have Down syndrome, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, albinism, cerebral palsy, and disfigurements, are also exempt from the Post-UTME screening test.”

Oloyede emphasized, “All institutions should clearly disclose this exemption in their advertisements for the Post-UTME screening test and strictly enforce this policy.”

Earlier, stakeholders set the minimum benchmark scores for admissions: 140 for universities, and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education.

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