Abuja, Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has officially announced 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2025 academic session.
The decision was reached on Tuesday during JAMB’s annual policy meeting on admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. The meeting brought together heads of tertiary institutions and key stakeholders in the education sector to determine admission guidelines for the year.
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According to the resolutions, the minimum cut-off marks for other categories of tertiary institutions were also set:
Colleges of Nursing – 140
Colleges of Agriculture – 100
Colleges of Education – 100
During the policy meeting, institutions were given the opportunity to propose cut-off marks for their various programmes. These proposals were deliberated upon before final approval was granted.
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JAMB clarified that while 150 is the general minimum for universities, individual institutions are permitted to set higher cut-off marks for specific courses based on their internal policies and capacity. However, no institution will be allowed to admit any candidate who scores below the threshold it submitted and had approved at the policy meeting.
The board emphasized that the policy ensures transparency and consistency in the admission process, preventing arbitrary changes once the cycle begins.
The policy meeting is a key annual event following the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), shaping the framework for admissions into Nigeria’s tertiary education system.
