No Cut-off Marks Yet for 2019 UTME, Says JAMB

NIGERIA - For over 1.8 million candidates that registered for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has a piece of news for you.

JAMB Wednesday said it has not

published the national and general minimum cut-off marks for placement of candidates into the nation’s tertiary institutions as being speculated in some quarters.

The Board’s Head of Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this in Lagos, said there’s no truth behind such speculations, adding that some persons, whom he described as fraudulent elements, were behind the development with a ploy to defraud innocent Nigerians, especially the candidates.

“We want to seize this opportunity to caution the public especially candidates, not to allow themselves to be swindled by these desperate individuals that are peddling this rumour.

“The board is yet to come up with any cut-off mark for placements into the various tertiary institutions across the country.

“The cut-off marks cannot be decided upon without the input of critical stakeholders of the education sector at an elaborate policy meeting.

“The cut-off marks are the minimum expectation for every institution and that does not mean by attaining such cut-off mark, it therefore means an automatic placement into schools of first choice.

“We, therefore, want to appeal to the general public, especially the candidates not to fall prey to fraudsters.

“The Board will continue to provide information to the public on its processes and activities at every stage,” Benjamin said.

The JAMB spokesperson explained that the next policy meeting would be holding on June 11 at Gbongan in Osun State.

He said that it was only after this had been achieved that the candidates would be availed of the cut-off marks of the various tertiary institutions across the country.