Jigawa State College of Education has confirmed how its cut-off mark works for the 2026/2027 session. That detail shapes everything else a candidate does next in the admission process, from screening eligibility to document submission.
Candidates who are still unsure where they stand should treat Jigawa State College of Education’s figure as the starting point for everything else in the admission process. Nothing else in the admission process matters until this threshold is settled.
NCE Applicants No Longer Sit UTME
From the 2026/2027 admission cycle, candidates applying for NCE programmes, including at JSCOE, with a minimum of four credit passes at SSCE/O’Level are exempted from UTME. This applies to state colleges of education like JSCOE just as it does to federal ones, since JAMB’s policy covers the NCE programme nationwide, not just federal institutions.
It was confirmed at JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting in Abuja and reported by the Guardian, Vanguard, and Businessday.
You still need to register with JAMB, though. Qualified candidates go through an Institutional Professional Registration Centre (IPRC) domiciled in a college of education, or any JAMB Professional Registration Centre (PRC), for screening, verification, and issuance of an admission letter via CAPS.
The Old UTME Benchmark (For Context)
Before this change, JSCOE’s internal requirement had been a UTME score of 100, applied across all courses rather than split by department. JSCOE never published a separate departmental cut-off mark in previous sessions either. We’re keeping the 100 figure here as background only, since it’s no longer the operative requirement for NCE applicants.
Jigawa State College of Education is located at Gumel, Jigawa State, and receives applicants from all parts of the country. For the SSCE side, you’ll still need the relevant credits, including English and Mathematics, in not more than two sittings.
Since this is a new policy for 2026/2027, confirm directly with JSCOE’s admissions office or your nearest IPRC before finalizing anything.
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