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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed August 31 to determine the minimum cut-off mark for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2021/2022 academic session.
The meeting would involve JAMB officials, heads of tertiary institutions, the ministry of education, and other important stakeholders, according to PM news.
Apart from determining the cut-off mark, other admission issues would also be discussed at the meeting and it will be chaired by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.
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According to reports, the stakeholders would evaluate the 2020 admission exercise, present application statistics and discuss the performance of candidates in the concluded JAMB exams.
In a release signed by the JAMB Head of Media, Fabian Benjamin, the meeting would kick start the admission processes into tertiary institutions across the country.
The meeting would also take a stand on acceptable minimum admissions standards to be applied in all admissions to be undertaken by all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the statement noted.
The cut-off mark last year for gaining admission into a university was 160 while 120 was set for polytechnics and 100 for college of education.
