UTME: Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education Set Minimum Admission Scores

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set the 2024/2025 admission cut-off marks at 100 for both universities and polytechnics, as well as Colleges of Education (COEs).

The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, emphasized that no university, polytechnic, or college of education is permitted to admit candidates below these minimum cut-off requirements. Institutions are also required to adhere strictly to their respective admission requirements as stipulated in the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).

Providing statistics on the 2023 admissions, Oloyede noted that out of 5,261 candidates who scored 300 and above in the UTME, 1,273 were not admitted. Among the 41,466 candidates who scored 250 and above, 15,399 were not admitted. Out of 296,909 candidates who scored 200 and above, 138,754 were not admitted.

For Medicine and Surgery, and Pharmacy, the board allocated a quota of 66,386 but received 331,208 applications, resulting in admissions for only 62,792 students. In the sciences, a quota of 265,634 was given for the 2023 admissions, but with 300,267 applications, only 138,795 were admitted. In the arts and humanities category, a quota of 54,755 was provided, with 89,634 applications received, and 40,298 admissions granted. In the education category, 129,275 quota was released, with 114,751 applications received, and 75,937 admissions given.

Oloyede highlighted three candidates with the highest scores of 367: Oluwasijibomi Olowu from Ondo State, David Alayande from Oyo State, and Ehijele Orukpe from Edo State. Other top scorers included Jewel Emmanuel from Akwa Ibom with 366, Joshua Essiet from Akwa Ibom with 365, and Valerie Ezenwoko from Abia State with 365.

The Pan-Atlantic University, Ibeju-Lekki, Covenant University, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and the University of Lagos have set 200 as the minimum admissible scores in CAPS. Additionally, Afe Babalola University, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, and Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, have set 180 as their minimum admissible scores in CAPS.

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede also clarified that these scores were determined by the institutions themselves, not by JAMB. He added that N2000 was set as the fee for the Post-UTME.