At the 2022 Annual Policy Meeting on Admissions held in Abuja, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), alongside the Federal Ministry of Education, NUC, NBTE, NCCE, and heads of tertiary institutions, approved the national minimum cut-off marks for the 2022/2023 admission exercise.
Approved 2022/2023 National Minimum Cut-Off Marks
- Universities: 140
- Polytechnics: 100
- Colleges of Education: 100
What the Minimum Cut-Off Mark Means for Candidates
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, clarified that 140 and 100 represent the absolute floor below which no institution is permitted to go, but individual institutions are free to set their own higher institutional cut-off marks (such as 160, 180, or 200).
2022/2023 Admission Deadline & Post-UTME Prep
- According to the policy meeting resolution, the 2022/2023 admission exercise for public tertiary institutions is scheduled to close on 31st December 2022.
- With universities and polytechnics set to release their Post-UTME screening forms immediately, start practicing school-specific past questions on the Mentra POST-UTME app, available on both Android and iOS.
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