See The Authentic Criteria JAMB Released For 2016 Admission Into Tertiary Institutions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB says the point system copied from its website as criteria for admission currently in circulation is a mere illustration, and not a criteria for admission.

According to News Agency of Nigeria, the board said, on the contrary, the Federal Government had approved the re-enforcement of admission guidelines as recognised by law.

From the statement, the admission of candidates into tertiary institutions will be based purely on three pillars:

1. Merit
2. Catchment and
3. Educationally-less developed states.

It further stated that firstly, a list of candidates who qualified for screening into individual institutions based on the three stipulated criteria will be presented.

It added that such screening did not require another test in any form, written, oral or electronic.

According to the statement, candidates are to present their Senior School Certificate Examination results/Advanced Level results for verification and clearing purposes.

It also explains that the board’s Registrar, Professor. Dibu, used the point system, wrongfully copied from the board’s website and currently being circulated by some media, for illustration.

The statement reads thus:

“Sequel to the recent workshop convened by the Minister of Education on the modality for 2016 admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the Federal Government approved the re-enforcement of admissions guideline recognised by law.

“This is following the cancellation of the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

“This is not the point system as widely circulated in some media.

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“For the avoidance of doubt, the board wishes to state clearly that the point system is an illustration by the Registrar of JAMB.

“It is to demonstrate how a few institutions were using the point system to select candidates while some of their counterparts were subjecting candidates to written tests.

“The illustrations are contained in a paper presented by the registrar and placed on our website and was adopted by the media wrongly as the 2016 guidelines for admission.”