The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 and above as the cut-off mark for 2022/23 admissions into universities across the country, just as the body says its contemplating a new policy that allows candidates write the examinations with their personal phones and other devices.
The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during a presentation at the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and Awards on Saturday in Abuja.
Oloyede said that the cutoff level for admission to polytechnics and colleges of education is 100.
According to Oloyede, the aforementioned items were the minimum, but that does not obligate institutions to adhere to them.
He said the proposed policy of allowing students to use their personal phones and other devices for exams was based on the rising cost of logistics in taking the UTME nationwide.
According to him, it cost the JAMB over N1.2billion to equip a Computer Based Test (CBT) centre in Kaduna state, particularly in procuring computers which candidates use to take the examination.
”The policy which falls under the “Bring Your Own Device” may require candidates wishing to take UTME in the future to bring their own devices to the examination hall,” he said.
At the policy meeting, the registrar expressed concern over the crave for university education among candidates at the detriment of polytechnics and colleges of education.
While condemning the wide disparity in admission quotas in the country, he advised aspiring candidates to explore other options within the tertiary education sector for admission.
