The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that the contentious 120 cut-off mark does not mean automatic admission into the university.
Nigerians have roundly condemned the exam body after for pegging admission cut-off mark at 120 for universities and 100 for polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) reject the figures, threatening to take action against the government if implemented.
In messages posted on its official Twitter account on Friday, JAMB said 120 does not mean automatic admission and that tertiary institutions will still admit using established criteria of merit and others.
“Candidates with higher marks will be considered first,” it said.
The 120 cut off mark doesn’t mean an automatic ticket for admission.
— JAMB (@JAMBHQ) August 25, 2017
Institutions will still admit using established criteria of merit and others.
— JAMB (@JAMBHQ) August 25, 2017
Candidates with higher marks will be considered first.
— JAMB (@JAMBHQ) August 25, 2017
