{"id":14705,"date":"2012-05-25T07:09:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T06:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=14705"},"modified":"2014-01-25T20:25:54","modified_gmt":"2014-01-25T19:25:54","slug":"jamb-utme-2012-admission-cut-off-points-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/jamb-utme-2012-admission-cut-off-points-released.html","title":{"rendered":"JAMB UTME 2012 Admission Cut – Off Points Released"},"content":{"rendered":"
The\u00a0Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)\u00a0<\/strong>has released the 2012 Unified Tertiary matriculation Examination (UTME) national cut-off mark, to kick-start admission processes into universities and other tertiary institutions in the country.<\/p>\n The national cut-off mark for admissions to universities in Nigeria for 2012\/2013 academic session was fixed at 180, while the board set 160 as the cut-off mark for admissions into polytechnics, colleges of education and other diploma-awarding institutions.<\/p>\n The cut-off points were decided in Abuja, on Monday, at the 2012 combined policy committee meeting on admissions to degree-awarding institutions, National Diploma (ND), Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and National Innovation Diploma-awarding institutions.<\/p>\n Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa\u2019i, who chaired the meeting, urged the various institutions to adhere strictly to admission guidelines, which stipulated a 70:30 ratio for technology and non-technology for ND programmes and 60:40 science\/arts ratio for the universities and colleges of education.<\/p>\n She also told them to observe the admission criteria of merit, catchment area and educationally less developed states in the Federal Government\u2019s guidelines.<\/p>\n While commending JAMB for prompt release of the UTME results, the minister urged all the tertiary institutions in the country to establish e-testing centres, where the next UTME could be conducted.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor \u2018Dibu Ojerinde, speaking on the occasion, warned private universities in the country against conduct of illegal admissions of students.<\/p>\n