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JAMB pegs varsity admission at 150, polytechnics, CoE 100, 140 for nursing colleges

The board stated that the cut-off points were determined by heads of tertiary institutions.

• July 8, 2025
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JAMB

The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board on Tuesday announced cut-off points for admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for the 2024 academic year.

In a statement on its official X page, JAMB said 150 has been set as the cut-off point for university admission, 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education and 140 for colleges of nursing.

“The minimum admissible scores for admissions for the next academic session have been fixed at 150 for universities, 100 for polytechnics, 100 for colleges of education and 140 for colleges of nursing sciences,” the statement read.

It added that the cut-off points were decided by the “stakeholders (Heads of tertiary institutions).”

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