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IMPORTANT: Implications of New JAMB Point-based System (READ)

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: July 5, 2016
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With the new guidelines introduced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the admission process for entry into tertiary institutions in Nigeria has changed.

The implication of the point-based system means:

* Candidates can no longer go directly to the institutions they applied to seeking admission; they have to get a provisional admission letter from JAMB first.
* Admission letter would be issued by JAMB based on points assigned to the O Level and UTME results
* For O Level, one sitting attracts 10 points, while two sittings, is assigned two points
* The better the O Level results, the more the points (e.g. ; A=6 marks, B=4 marks, C=3 marks)
* For UTME scores, candidates can get between 20 and 60 points (180-200=20-23 points; 200-250=24-33 points, 251-300=34-43 points, 300-400=44-60 points)
* Pont-based system for Direct Entry candidates still being developed
* Yes, candidates will still be screened by universities, polytechnics and colleges of education after getting a provisional admission letter from JAMB
* Yes, candidates will pay for the screening
* Cut-off marks to be stipulated by institutions for courses would be point-based.

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