The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that it will announce the official cut-off marks for admissions into Nigeria’s universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and mono-technics on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025.
In a statement issued via its official handle @JAMBHQ, the examination body disclosed that the announcement will take place during its 2025 policy meeting on admissions, which will hold at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
Described as a key annual event, the policy meeting is a forum where policy guidelines, regulations, and minimum entry requirements for the new academic year are formally discussed and ratified by stakeholders.
The meeting brings together heads of tertiary institutions, vice-chancellors, rectors, provosts, and senior officials from relevant government bodies.
According to JAMB, this year’s session will not only set the minimum cut-off marks but will also address broader admission timelines and procedures, including deadlines for registration and application submissions for the 2025/2026 academic calendar.
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, further confirmed that the board will use the policy meeting to announce the top scorers from the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The annual disclosure highlights exceptional candidates and helps institutions identify top-performing students during their selection process.
Stakeholders in the education sector see the meeting as critical for aligning admission practices across the country’s diverse higher education landscape, ensuring that standards remain consistent while providing institutions with the flexibility to set specific requirements within the approved thresholds.
While the final cut-off marks will be determined at the meeting, education analysts expect that minimum scores for universities, polytechnics, and colleges will remain within the current ranges, barring any significant policy changes.
JAMB has urged candidates, parents, and admission seekers to disregard speculation about minimum entry scores until the policy meeting concludes and formal figures are released.
The board also reaffirmed its commitment to upholding transparent admission processes in collaboration with Nigeria’s higher education institutions to ensure merit-based placements and compliance with national education policy objectives.
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