The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) disclosed that it would announce the cut-off points for 2021/2022 admission into tertiary institutions by August 31. The board’s policy meeting where decisions such as the cut-off mark have been fixed for that date.
This was disclosed at the board’s weekly news bulletin by the Head, Public Relations and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who also said that the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has approved Tuesday, August 31, 2021, as the date scheduled for the 2021 policy meeting.
The bulletin reads, “This meeting kick-start the admission process into the nation’s tertiary institutions. It will discuss critical issues emanating from the presentation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and Direct Entry applications, in addition to setting the tone for the 2021/2022 admission exercise.
“The meeting is expected to chart policy directions for the nation’s tertiary institutions, set admission guidelines and present application statistics, candidates’ performance as well as evaluate the 2020 admission exercise.”
The board said the meeting would be streamed live on their website, www.jamb.gov.ng, on its Facebook page @JAMBULLETIN, and other social media platforms.
The meeting would also deliberate on acceptable minimum admissions standards to be undertaken by all tertiary institutions nationwide.
JAMB warned tertiary institutions against commencing any admission exercise until the policy meeting has taken place.
The meeting would be chaired by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, and would have in attendance, all heads of tertiary institutions, as well as other critical stakeholders like chairmen of the committees on education from both the lower and upper chambers of the National Assembly, and heads of regulatory agencies
