JAMB fixes 150 as cut-off mark for university admission

…100 for Polytechnics

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 150 as the cut-off mark for admission into universities in the country.

JAMB made the decision on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.

According to the exam body, the cut-off mark for colleges of nursing is 140, colleges of agriculture 100, and colleges of education 100.

JAMB wrote on its X handle “The minimum admissible scores for admissions for the next academic session have been fixed at 150 for universities, 100 for polytechnics, 100 for colleges of education, and 140 for colleges of nursing sciences by the stakeholders (Heads of Tertiary Institutions)”.