The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has
not published the national and general minimum cut-off marks for
placement of candidates into the nation’s tertiary institutions as
being speculated in some quarters.
The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin,
disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Lagos.
According to him, there is no truth behind such speculations,
adding that some persons, whom he described as fraudulent elements,
were behind the development with a ploy to defraud innocent
Nigerians especially the candidates.
Benjamin said the cut-off marks could only be arrived at with
the inputs of critical stakeholders in the education sector,
scheduled for days ahead.
“We want to seize this opportunity to caution the public,
especially candidates, not to allow themselves to be swindled by
these desperate individuals that are peddling this rumour.
“The board is yet to come up with any cut-off mark for
placements into the various tertiary institutions across the
country.
“The cut-off marks cannot be decided upon without the input of
critical stakeholders of the education sector at an elaborate
policy meeting,” he said.
Benjamin explained that the next policy meeting would be held on
Tuesday, June 11, at Gbongan in Osun.
The spokesman noted that already, preparations for the meeting
had been concluded, adding that officials of the Ministry of
Education were expected to attend.
According to him, other key stakeholders were also expected to
grace the occasion, to determine the national cut-off mark.
He said that it was only after this had been achieved that the
candidates would be availed of the cut-off marks of the various
tertiary institutions across the country.
“The cut-off marks are the minimum expectation for every
institution and that does not mean by attaining such cut-off mark,
it therefore means an automatic placement into schools of first
choice.
“We therefore want to appeal to the general public, especially
the candidates not to fall prey to fraudsters.
“The board will continue to provide information to the public on
its processes and activities at every stage,” Benjamin assured.
Over 1.8 million candidates had registered for the 2019 Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) (NAN)