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JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by bobbybrown007: 7:16am On Dec 10, 2016 |
By Chester Yakubu,
Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) has introduced flexible cut-off marks
to expand admissions to tertiary institutions of
learning in the country.
Registrar of the Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede
stated this on Monday at the second technical
committee meeting on “2016 Admissions to Tertiary
Institutions” held at the Alvan Ikoku Federal College
of Education, Owerri.
According to the Registrar, the meeting was
principally aimed at finding solution to the army of
admission seekers who were admitted in the first
batch. “The purpose of today’s meeting is
essentially to consider admissions of our teeming
applicants who were not considered during the first
exercise. Your Excellency, Distinguished Ladies and
Gentlemen, kindly recall that at the two (2) previous
meetings in Kano and Abuja, I stated that the Board
would cooperate with the various institutions in
carrying out the mandates of their respective
Senates and Academic Boards on admission
matters. Therefore, the Board would not impose
candidates on them but, as a referee, would ensure
that no applicant is unjustifiably denied the
opportunity of access to tertiary institutions in
Nigeria,” said Oloyede in his opening remarks.
Oloyede noted that the Board will continue to get
involve in admission matters in a way that reflects
national concern in a season of change, devoid of
corruption. This, he stated has already received the
blessings of the Education Minister and other
education stakeholders across the length and
breadth of the country. “In this respect, we should
be seen in a conspicuous and proven manner that
we have the interest of the nation in mind in
carrying out our statutory functions. I am pleased
to note that we adhered to all the decisionsreached
at the 2016-Policy Meeting chaired by our effective
and efficient Honorable Minister of Education,
Mallam Adamu Adamu,” he said adding that as
“expected of any responsible institution under a
national dispensation that is uncompromisingly
averse to corruption and lack of transparency, no
review of any policy will be selective, sectional or an
under the table-deal.”
On the controversial minimum cut-off mark for
admission into tertiary institution, Oloyede said
time had come to review same; noting that
uniformity across board should not be encouraged,
arguing that since the various institutions award
different categories of certificates; same cut-off
mark is untenable. His words: “Let me in this
connection, address the issue of the minimum
national cut-off mark which is normally decided at
the Policy Meetings. By way of information, the
Policy Meeting is one that comprises the
Honourable Minister of Education as the Chairman,
the Heads of Regulatory Bodies in the Education
Sector such as NUC, NBTE, NABTEB, NCCE, the
Heads of Tertiary Institutions, the Board and other
Stakeholders. It was at this meeting that a decision
of 180 as the 2016 National cut-off mark was
reached. However, many Institutions, though part
of the decision, have expressed concern on their
inability to effect this cut-off mark as they are
finding it difficult to fill a reasonable percentage of
their quota if the rule is strictly applied ….”
For the ex-Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, the
inability of some institutions to fill their admission
quota due to the strict implementation of the 180
minimum cut-off mark is a disservice to the nation’s
quest for expansion of education as a tool of
change and development. “As a Board, we have
studied the trend of admissions and have come up
with a finding that hardly do the institutions
collectively fill their quota annually. Indeed, in some
cases, up to 50% of approved quota is wasted
particularly by upright institutions which do not
circumspect the rule. Unfortunately, a large
number of institutions flagrantly disregarded the
cut-off and many other policies. Yet they found a
way to eventually regularize the illegal admissions
through corrupt process,” the JAMB boss further
added.
Apparently to send a warning to his staff, Oloyede
stated that even before he assumed duties at the
Board, his predecessor had sanctioned those found
to have been complicit in shady admission
practices. “Shortly before my assumption of office,
twelve officials of JAMB who had conspired with
officials of some institutions to abuse the
regularization process were dismissed from
service,” adding that JAMB “has insisted on total
recovery of millions of Naira involved in the deal.”
JAMB, he said has collated the requests from the
various Senates and Academic Boards and have
made our pleas known to appropriate authorities.
The former VC also expressed joy in the fact that
though the initiative is only a few months old,
change is already being felt. “Just this morning we
received a green light on flexible cut-off mark only
for institutions which have exhausted the list of
candidates with180 and above, subject, of course to
a minimum acceptable to JAMB and meeting of
other pre requisites.
In addition we have re opened the portal for change
of institutions and courses so that institutions and
candidates can legitimately without any need for
regularization, effect change of course at the point
of entry rather than National Youth Service Corps,
NYSC- inspired regularization with attendant abuse.
I have given a personal and official assurance to
NYSC that all abuse/loopholes have been blocked,”
he stressed.
On the need to be service-driven, the JAMB boss
noted that a lot still need to be done, saying a lot
has evolved over the years; more still need to be
done. He said, “Service delivery is aimed at
improving the value of services rendered. As a
Board, we are reviewing the process of some of our
service delivery platforms to the public aimed at
enhancing our services to the public in line with
international best practices that will eliminate some
of the difficulties our clients go through in
accessing our services.
The Board has therefore created on-line platforms
for such services as purchase of application
documents, change of course/institution, correction
of data, etc., adding that “the platform provides for
all the services candidates may require from the
Board without increasing the service charge. It is no
longer required of any applicant to travel to Bwari
for any of the services. They are on line. Help desks
on line, have also been opened. The beauty of it is
that Heads of Institutions are directly involved in
these processes because of the need to ensure
transparency, accountability and completely
eradicate abuses that were prevalent in the old
order.”
In the years ahead, Oloyede said Nigerians would
be proud of JAMB in their service to the country
even as he prayed for the cooperation and
understanding of all and sundry in the task of
making the Board better than he met it. |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by bobbybrown007: 7:20am On Dec 10, 2016 |
Just take it to fp abeg |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by bodejohn(m): 7:20am On Dec 10, 2016 |
Can't they do like WAEC or NECO ni? Students should be able to combine scores obtained in 2 or 3 sittings now....that way, everybody will be qualified to study medicine after 3 years of writing JAMB..... 1 Like |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by bobbybrown007: 7:31am On Dec 10, 2016 |
bodejohn:maybe they are still looking for a way, I also heard that english and maths are not that compulsory to write in jamb |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by OlujobaSamuel: 7:38am On Dec 10, 2016 |
bobbybrown007:english is, while maths is not. |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by bobbybrown007: 7:53am On Dec 10, 2016 |
OlujobaSamuel:but any way either of them will not be a must |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by RoyaleR(m): 9:59am On Dec 10, 2016 |
bobbybrown007:Amen!!!! |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by nNEOo(m): 12:14pm On Dec 10, 2016 |
Abeg the guy bellow me....no vex wating jamb talk |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by Nobody: 12:39pm On Dec 10, 2016 |
Be like say this New Jamb Registrar really geh brain...... I dey gbadun everything he don dey introduce. kudos 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by firstclassmumu: 6:39pm On Dec 10, 2016 |
Make dem start the registration jare |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by bobbybrown007: 11:20pm On Dec 10, 2016 |
firstclassmumu:nah wait me sef dae wait |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by firstclassmumu: 11:36pm On Dec 10, 2016 |
bobbybrown007:ah don tired |
Re: JAMB Introduces Flexible Cut-off Marks For Admission Seekers by bobbybrown007: 8:17am On Dec 11, 2016 |
firstclassmumu:make dem even remove am sef |
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