In separate meetings with representatives of universities, polytechnics and colleges of Education, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, recently revealed the criteria for next session’s admission.
Criteria:
Federal Universities Ratio: 60: 40 (Sciences / Arts)
A. Conventional Institutions
(Universities and Colleges of Education) Sciences (60) : Arts/Social Sciences (40)
B. Specialized Universities (Technology, Agriculture, etc)
Sciences (100%)
C. Polytechnics /Colleges of Technology Science Related (70) : Arts Related (30)
UTME/Direct Entry : 9 : 1 That is: 90% for UTME and 10% for DE
However, if the 10% for DE is not utilized, it may be added to the UTME quota.
Private Universities: Ratio: 60 : 40 (Sciences/ Arts)
A. Conventional Institutions
(Universities and Colleges of Education) Sciences (60) : Arts/Social Sciences (40)
B. Specialized Universities
Sciences, Technology, Agriculture, etc (Not less than 80%) Others (Not more than 20%)
C. Polytechnics, Colleges OF Technology, etc Science/Technology Related (70) : Arts Related (30) UTME/DE RATIO: 9 : 1 That is: 90% for UTME and 10% for DE
ISSUES TO NOTE
The list of candidates that scored above the minimum cut-off mark, and are NOT admitted may be forwarded to other institutions that need them for consideration. Especially their Second (2nd) Choice institutions of preferences.
The rules:
1. Screening of candidates shall be for those offered Provisional Admissions ONLY.
2. No written examination to be conducted.
3. Verification of Course Requirements (O levels or A levels).
4. Verification of valid JAMB results by checking
i. Online Result Slip
ii. Printout
iii. Provisional Admission Letter
iv. Photo Album
v. Check list
vi. Biometrics
vii. Before a candidate can be considered for screening, he/she must have been given provisional admission by Jamb.
viii. Institutions are free to source from other Course(s) to compensate for SHORTFALL in any of the criteria.
New guidelines seems to favour new applicants. JAMB informs that admission checker portal would be opened soon for the new process
Even an O’level results will now count during admission process
The Nation reports that, the board on Monday, July 4, explained that the new guidelines for admission process was made through its website following consultations with universities and other tertiary institutions in the country.
The new admission process would work for candidates who wrote the examination and direct-entry, with the board explaining that universities would collect screening fees from candidates at the end of admission process.
The board stated: “Before a candidate can be considered for screening, he/she must have been given provisional admission by JAMB. The JAMB admission checker portal is going to be opened soon for this process,.”
JAMB further explain that the point system where admission would depend on the point tally of the candidate means: “JAMB’s provisional admission no longer makes much sense this year, your points tally will decide your faith.
“The points are evenly spread out between your O’level and JAMB results to provide a level playing field for all.
In the first case, any candidate who submits only one result which contains his/her relevant subjects already has 10 points, the exam could be NECO, WAEC, GCE etc, but any candidate who has 2 sittings only gets 3 points. So this means that aspirants with only one result are at an advantage but only just.
Candidates also have more chances of gaining admission with better grades in their O’level: Each grades has it’s equivalent point, A=6 marks, B=4 marks, C=3 marks, and your Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scores also Counts during the admission process. Each score range has its equivalent point which can be summarized thus, 180-200=20-23 points 200-250=24-33 points, 251-300=34-43 points, 300-400=44-60 points. Each categories contains 5 Jamb results per point added, for example a candidate with 180-185 gets 20points, a candidate with 186-190 gets 21 points etc. Points system for DE will be released soon and fees would still be charged for screening which has replaced the post UTME based on the school.
“Merit contains 45 per cent of the total candidates for a particular course, catchment contains 35 per cent and ELDS and staff lists contains the rest.
“Cut off marks will be released by schools this year in the form of points and not marks. If a school declares it’s cut-off mark for Medicine as 90 points and JAMB grants a candidate with 250 a provisional admission but his/her total points falls short of the 90 points, then he/she will lose the admission.
“So, the provisional admission is just a means to an end, not the end in itself.”
Meanwhile, the federal government has reiterated its desire to place a permanent ban on the Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME).
This much was disclosed by Malam Adamu Adamu, Nigeria’s minister of education, who confirmed that the initial ban on the exercise, stated categorically that it (the ban) takes immediate effect.
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