JAMB set to scrap cut-off marks

The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has called for a national debate on the propriety of cut off marks.
The move seeks to allow institutions select the candidates they preferred.
JAMB Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement yesterday explained that such change would be possible with the ongoing reforms in the establishment.
“Let institutions admit what they want according to their needs. This means that if a university wants 250 as minimum cut off marks, why not let it be and if another want less, then so be it.
“If a polytechnic like Yaba College of Technology in Lagos wants 250 students let it admit and if Gboko Polytechnic in Benue wants less than 200 let it be.
“Institutions should be known for their individual quality and not collective standard. This will foster positive competition for the overall good of our tertiary institutions”, it said.