JAMB has released its cut-off mark details for the 2026/2027 admission session. Candidates who listed the institution on JAMB should review these figures carefully before moving on to the rest of the admission process and other requirements.
Candidates who are still unsure where they stand should treat JAMB’s figure as the starting point for everything else in the admission process. This is the starting point for every candidate, no matter which department they eventually apply to.
According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the minimum score required for universities to consider when making admissions decisions is 140 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
In response to candidates’ widespread belief to the contrary, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) clarified that it is the role of tertiary institutions, not JAMB, to decide and determine their cut-off admission score.
The Board has come under fire after setting the admission cut-off mark for university admissions at 140 at the just concluded policy meeting in Abuja. This step applies equally whether a candidate is applying from within the state or outside it.
However, in a statement issued on Monday, Benjamin emphasized that there is no such thing as a uniform minimum national UTME score for tertiary institutions, nor does JAMB decide any such criteria for any university for admissions purposes.
He stated that the transparent admission method elucidated by former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Nasir Fagge, and published in the media was the same approach followed in conducting admission exercises into the country’s tertiary institutions.
“This procedure has even been improved with the elimination of human involvement through full automation with the implementation of the Central Admissions Processing system (CAPS),” he stated. Skipping or rushing this part of the process is one of the more common reasons admission gets delayed.
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JAMB uses its cut-off mark to set the floor for consideration, not the ceiling for admission. Everything after that point still matters.
For related detail, see Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).