The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
Tuesday approved 160 as the minimum cut off mark for 2019 admission
into public universities.
The decision was reached at the 19th policy
meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions, which held at the
Bola Babalakin Auditorium, Gbongan, Osun State.
The board also approved 140 as minimum UTME score
for admission into private universities while 120 was set for public
polytechnic and 110 scores were approved as the least score for
admission into private polytechnic.
About 1,886,508 candidates registered for the
exams in and outside of Nigeria.
“Out of this number, which excludes the Direct
Entry candidates, 59,667 were absent. A total of 1,826,839 sat the
UTME,” JAMB registrar Ishaq Oloyede said in Abuja in May.
1,792,719 candidates result were released while
34,120 results were withheld including the results of 15,145
candidates being further clarified as identical twins and siblings.
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