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JAMB maintains 160 cut-off mark for 2020/2021 university admission

The approved scores were the same that JAMB had used for the 2019/2020 academic session.

Institutions have been directed to not charge more than N2,000 for post-UTME screening of applicants [The Nation]

The decision was announced after a virtual policy meeting between the board and heads of tertiary institutions on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

140 UTME score, out of a maximum of 400, was approved as the minimum for admission into private universities during the meeting which also considered policy directions for the nation's tertiary institutions.

120 UTME score was approved for admission into public polytechnics, while 100 was approved for Colleges of Education, innovative enterprises and institutes.

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The scores approved on Tuesday were the same that the board had used for the 2019/2020 academic session.

During his opening address, JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, said the admission process for the 2020/21 academic session will commence from August 21.

"Following the country's uncertainty in the events of the pandemic, a date for the deadline has not been decided yet but would be communicated later by the Ministry of Education," he said.

He also told heads of institutions to not charge more than N2,000 for post-UTME screening of applicants, in accordance with the government's directive.

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When he declared the meeting open, the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said no admission should be made outside the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).

"The ministry is monitoring compliance and we would not hesitate to sanction anyone who violates any of these directives," he said

Institutions around the country have been shut down since March as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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During his opening remarks Nwajiuba advised institutions to start putting safety measures in place before the government relaxes restrictions that will allow the reopening of their facilities.

Measures he advised institutions to implement include installation of hand-washing facilities, provision of equipment for body temperature checks, as well as provision of body disinfectants at all entry points to major facilities.

Premises of institutions are also required to be decontaminated before resumption of activities, according to the minister, with efforts geared towards maintenance of the highest level of hygiene.

Nwajiuba also noted that institutions must ensure social and physical distancing is maintained in classes and meeting spaces.

16,658 coronavirus cases have been detected in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, with 424 dead, as of June 15.

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