JAMB finally approves 160 as cut-off mark for 2019 admission

On Tuesday, The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has approved 160 and above as the national minimum cutoff mark for admission into public universities for this year 2019.

The decision was agreed at the 19th Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria held at Bola Babalakin Auditorium, Gbongan, Osun State.

The board also approved the minimum UTME score for admission into private Universities at 140, 120 UTME score was approved for polytechnics while 110 score was approved as the least score for admission into private polytechnic.