JAMB Adopts “Point System” Option For 2016 Admission. See How To Calculate Points
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the release of its guidelines for the 2016 admissions’ process.
The method, described as the point system option, was adopted after an extensive one-week meeting JAMB had with universities and other tertiary institutions’ administrators in the country.
According to the guidelines contained in a statement placed on its website on Monday night, JAMB said that the modalities were going to be based on point system.
While explaining how the admission process would work for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates and direct entry students, the organisation stated that universities were going to charge fees for screening of candidates at the end of the process for admission.
According to JAMB, the new method uses a point system to offer provisional admission to candidates.
“Before a candidate can be considered for screening, he/she must have been offered a provisional admission by JAMB. The JAMB admission checker portal is going to be opened soon for this process, so praying is all you can do now,” JAMB said.
The second process, it said, was the point system where admission would depend on the point tally of the candidate.
The statement said, “JAMB’s provisional admission no longer makes much sense this year, your points tally will decide your faith. The points are evenly spread out between your O’ Level and JAMB results to provide a level-playing field for all.
“In the first case, any candidate who submits only one result which contains his/her relevant subjects already has 10 points. The exam could be NECO, WASSCE, November/December WASSCE etc, but any candidate who has two sittings only gets 2 points. So this means that candidates with only one result are at an advantage but only just.”
The organisation added that the “next point grades fell into the O’ Level grades where each grade would have it equivalent point; A=6 marks, B=4 marks, C=3 marks, so the better the candidates’ grades, the better his or her chances of securing admission this year.
“The next point is the UTME scores where each score range has its equivalent point which can be summarised thus, 180-200=20-23 marks, 200-250=24-33 points, 251-300=34-43, 300-400=44-60 points,” JAMB explained.
Giving a breakdown, JAMB explained that each category would contain five JAMB results per point added.
For example a candidate with 180-185 gets 20 points, while a candidate with 186-190 gets 21 points.
JAMB added that the point system for direct entry would be released soon.
JAMB stated that fees would still be charged for screening which would replace the Post UTME test.
JAMB also emphasised that catchment and educationally less-developed state would still be used for admission into the nation’s tertiary institutions.
JAMB said, “Merit contains 45 per cent of the total candidates for a particular course, Catchment contains 35 per cent and ELDS and staff lists contains the rest. Cut off marks will be released by the institutions this year in the form of points and not marks.
“If a school declares its cut off mark for Medicine as 90 points and JAMB grants a candidate with 250 a provisional admission but his/her total points falls short of the 90 points, then he/she will lose the admission. So the provisional admission is just a means to an end, not the end in itself
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has come out to clear the air that the point system copied from its website as the criteria for admission into tertiary institutions in the country and currently circulating was a mere illustration.
This is contained in a statement by the board’s Head, Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin.
It said on the contrary, the Federal Government had approved the re-enforcement of admission guideline as recognised by law.
The admission of candidates into tertiary institutions will be based purely on three pillars namely:
Merit, Catchment and Educationally less developed states.
The point system that was wrongfully copied from JAMB’s website and circulated in some media was used for a mere illustration by the Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde.
“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 meant to demonstrate how a few institutions were using the point system to select candidates while some of their counterparts were subjecting candidates to written test.
“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 guideline for admission,’’ the statement said.
It added that the 2016 admissions would be conducted purely on the three existing admission pillars of merit, catchment area and educationally less developed states through the following process.
NAN reports 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 demand for another test in any form, written, oral or electronic.
According to the statement, candidates are to present their Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results/Advanced Level (AL) results for verification and clearing purposes.
It noted that WAEC, NECO and NBTE results or its equivalent were acceptable.
Each candidate was expected to have a minimum of five credits at SSCE, including English, Mathematics and any other three relevant subjects to his or her discipline.
JAMB statement added: “Any candidate that does not possess the requirements as listed above is deemed to have failed the screening.
“Consideration of the recommended list as forward by JAMB should be completed within one month from the date of receipt of the list.
“Any institution that has a shortfall in the admitted candidates could make-up for candidates from other departments on the institutions list.
“Reasons for rejection of candidates on the list should be clearly stated with proof provided alongside. This is imperative so that the general public will note the correct process.”
Ministry of Education had directed that the guidelines must be adhered to without any alterations.
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Posted by Dellyma on July 10, 2016.
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32 Responses
They can continue with their stupid ideas
by fash17 on Jul 10, 2016 at 3:55 pm Reply
God bless u mallam no avenues again for institutions to exploit Nigerians again
by r-truth on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:03 pm Reply
Yaaga, nice one!
by ay baddoh on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:04 pm
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Now u guys r talkin
by OMO DAVID on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:10 pm
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Ehhn no more awaiting result
by Wobi on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:24 pm Reply
hmmmmmmmm
by Tobson on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:27 pm Reply
Big thumbs up mallam..
by Anonymous on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:34 pm
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Preety gud
by bammo on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:35 pm Reply
Abeg whch 1 we go follow,everyday wit anoda system #ORO YIN TI SU MI
by Boy o boy on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:41 pm
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Nice one. This is better than the former. At least Post UTMe can now rest in peace n institutions will seal their pocket.
by Anonymous on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:58 pm
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sha take it easy o
by lafost on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:01 pm Reply
I didn’t see my ovulation, pls wat of you?
by austinetexx Gen on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:06 pm Reply
government should do more,they can still make admission much easier for everyone
by Emmag-nily on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:13 pm
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if i tell u say i understand dis tin i jst dey lie walahi
by FemzyKanye on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:13 pm
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Bros, na u dey my mind…I jst dey look Wetin dey write and ppl comments I no undstd nthn I come dey feel say na only me buh thank God we r 2geda
by actigen on Jul 10, 2016 at 10:25 pm
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I was got 4credit wasn’t them admitted me?
by Odogwu on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:20 pm Reply
Boooom!!!!!!
by Anuoluwapo on Jul 10, 2016 at 11:16 pm Reply
I was got 4credit wasn’t them admitted me? Pls telling me.
by Odogwu on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:21 pm Reply
this set of human beings are so disoriented…chai Nigeria sef..i tire ooooooo
by zorin on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:01 pm Reply
but pls peeps will they accept two sittings?
by pearl on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:09 pm Reply
Dis nice atlest 4 d tym being….jus hopin for a beta result wen i sit nxt year
by Lhesccho on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:16 pm
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na waa oooo god go shanu wa
by jummy on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:43 pm Reply
na waa ooooo God go shanu was.am seriously tired of nigeria seriously
by jummy on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:44 pm Reply
Not bad sha
by Usman Onuche'ojo Raphael on Jul 10, 2016 at 7:18 pm Reply
when is unilag screening going 2 start, bcos july is almost gone, is it when people start preparing for ileya festival?
by na mee on Jul 10, 2016 at 7:48 pm Reply
good idea
by Djslufick on Jul 10, 2016 at 8:32 pm Reply
Abeg make federal government intervene to this issue of vice chancellor at OAU , we student are tire of staying home
by SQ.COM on Jul 10, 2016 at 8:36 pm
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This Is Really Nice Of The Federal Government.
by #B_Bright on Jul 10, 2016 at 8:45 pm
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Thank u, thank God
by BIGGY on Jul 10, 2016 at 9:03 pm Reply
we pray so if it would work
by chiji on Jul 10, 2016 at 10:01 pm Reply
awaiting result nko
by Anonymous on Jul 10, 2016 at 11:10 pm
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Abeg mapoly own also
by Alex on Jul 10, 2016 at 11:30 pm Reply
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