The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Tertiary
Education and Services to investigate the circumstances surrounding
the reduction of JAMB cut-off mark for admitting candidates into
tertiary institutions.
This followed a motion by Rep Hassan Saleh (Benue-APC) on the "Need to
Investigate the Reduction in the Cut-off Marks for Admissions into
Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria'' at plenary on Tuesday.
The committee is expected to report back findings within four weeks,
and was directed to determine whether the cut-off mark reduction would
lower the standard of education in the country.
Saleh said that in spite of the fact that more than 500,000 candidates
scored above 200 marks, representing 50 percent of the total mark,
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reduced cut-off mark
to 120.
He said that the cut-off mark represented only 30 percent of the total
examination mark of 400, adding that 100 marks fixed for Polytechnics
and Colleges of Education was 25 percent of the total mark which are
totally ridiculous.
Education and Services to investigate the circumstances surrounding
the reduction of JAMB cut-off mark for admitting candidates into
tertiary institutions.
This followed a motion by Rep Hassan Saleh (Benue-APC) on the "Need to
Investigate the Reduction in the Cut-off Marks for Admissions into
Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria'' at plenary on Tuesday.
The committee is expected to report back findings within four weeks,
and was directed to determine whether the cut-off mark reduction would
lower the standard of education in the country.
Saleh said that in spite of the fact that more than 500,000 candidates
scored above 200 marks, representing 50 percent of the total mark,
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reduced cut-off mark
to 120.
He said that the cut-off mark represented only 30 percent of the total
examination mark of 400, adding that 100 marks fixed for Polytechnics
and Colleges of Education was 25 percent of the total mark which are
totally ridiculous.