Effects Of Scrapping Post-UTME And Pegging Cut-Off Mark At 180

5 Effects Of Scrapping Post-UTME[Screening] Exercise Exam  And Pegging Cut-Off Mark At 180

According to the news released yesterday(2nd June) about the Federal Government Scrapping Post UTME(Screening) Exam, that led to decisions taken at the 2016 JAMB Combined Policy meeting which include the official announcement of the 2016 cut-off mark as 180 for Universities, Polytechnic and Colleges of education and the scrapping of Post-UTME, we have been receiving a lot of messages from  many candidates asking a lot of questions with regard to how the admission process for this year is going to run.

Having examined the situation, we would like to point out some factors that may likely come in to play in 2016 admission process.

Effects Of Scrapping Post-UTME And Pegging Cut-Off Mark At 180

1. High Cut Off Mark:
First, one thing that will likely be a fall-out of this new development is the fact that the cut off-mark of top institutions like UNIBEN, UNILORIN, OAU, UI, UNILAG may shoot up to 220, 230 or even 250. However, no institution will go below 180.

2.Admission Requirements(No More Awaiting O’level Results):
The responsibility of placing candidates in schools will now reside with JAMB. However, JAMB has to first confirm the requirements of institutions before placing candidates in such institution. For instance, if UNIBEN decides that their cut-off mark for this year is 250, it is only candidates who applied to study in that school and score up to 250 will secure admission in UNIBEN.

3. Re-Distribution Of Candidates To Schools That are Not Their Choice:
Similarly, since the bench cut-off mark is 180, JAMB may decide to re-distribute candidates who scored up to 180 to other institutions (who knows, it could be a university, polytechnic or College of education since they all have the same cut-off mark) if the institution they originally chose have reached its admission quota or if such candidates UTME score falls below the set cut-off mark of their specific institutions.

4.Oral Interview Or Verifications:
The scrapping of Post-UTME does not necessarily mean that institutions cannot conduct other forms of screening, it only means they cannot conduct another form of examination similar to UTME. So schools may decide to use oral interview or verification of documents to screen candidates.

5.Low Cost(No More Buying Post UTME Forms):
The scrapping of post-UTME will equally save candidates the cost of purchasing their school’s post-UTME form and going through the usual hassles associated with it.

However, all these factors will be expected to play out when ASUU, ASUP and NCEE accept the outcome of the 2016 JAMB Combines Policy meeting. Since these bodies are yet to express their stance on this, we will only wait to see how it plays out at the end of it all.

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