Jamb announces 180 cut-off marks for Varsities, 150 for Polytechnics

“For Universities, the cut-off is 180, Justifying the reduction, Prof Ruf’ai said it was aimed at encouraging students to seek admission into Polytechnics and colleges of education”

The Federal Government has reduced the cut-off marks for gaining admission into Federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education for the 2013/2014 academic session, the Minister of Education, Prof Ruqayat Ruf’ai has said.

Speaking at the end of a policy meeting with administrators of tertiary institutions in Abuja, the Minister announced 150 as cut-off mark for students seeking admission into polytechnics and colleges of education.
For Universities, the cut-off is 180, Justifying the reduction, Prof Ruf’ai said it was aimed at encouraging students to seek admission into Polytechnics and colleges of education.
The policy meeting called to determine the cut-off marks was attended by the Vice Chancellors, Registrars and Administrators of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education as well as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.

Also speaking, the Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, stressed the need to urgently complete the computerisation of JAMB examinations.