The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has announced its cut -off mark for 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) admission.
The Board held a policy meeting with universities and other tertiary institutions across the country on Tuesday to decide the cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2019/2020 academic session.
Recall that the board yesterday released another 15,490 results of candidates who were suspected of being involved in examination infraction.
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The 19th Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria approved 160 and above as the national minimum benchmark for admission for the year 2019 into public universities.
The Board also approved 140 as minimum UTME score for admission into private universities and 120 for public polytechnic, while 110 score was approved as the least score for admission into private polytechnic.
It is high time now that a drastic action ought to be taken against falling standard of education in the country . It is very ridiculous of the almighty JAMB to succumb to pressure from parents and guardians wanting their children and wards to be admitted into tertiary institutions .JAMB should be in position of giving orientation to our little ones at secondary schools that University Education is not for those who are not serious at school and whoever fail to score 225marks upward should not think of matriculation .
The Government at various levels should be proactive to provision of learning institutions such as Technical Colleges ,Upper Class Schools where ‘WAEC’ or NECO wounded candidates will attend to upgrade their O/Levels even to A/Levels . A lot of our youths are very good in technical and crafts but have no idea of how to kick start , by giving them the orientation that such a task demands .The authority must do something to help. Adult Education should be consider as a salient tool as it was done in Cuba during the time of Fidel Castro . Functional Literacy should be consider as a tool to help those with vocations or trades . Seminars and conferences will be of greater help to farmers and artisans .