The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has implied
that it might wipe out the utilization of uniform cut-off points for admitting
applicants that took the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
The issue of cut-off imprints as of now being utilized for admission,
it said, ought to be subjected to national open deliberation by relevant stakeholders.
The hint was issued out through the JAMB spokesperson, Dr.
Fabian Benjamin, in an announcement he issued on behalf of its Registrar/Chief
Executive, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, on Sunday evening in Abuja.
According to him, a circumstance where universities,
polytechnics and colleges of education were subjected to similar cut-off
imprints was no more drawn out reasonable on the grounds that it kept their
preferred candidates from giving admission to hopefuls. He further stated that
institutions of higher learning should be given the liberty to decide the sort
of candidate they need.
He included that there was a dire need to rethink the
present cut-off point of 180 for affirmation keeping in mind the end goal to
reinforce access to instruction, especially for the less-favored.
Benjamin said, “The uniformity of cut-off marks doesn’t make
any sense when colleges (of education) and polytechnics admit for national
certificate of education and diplomas, while universities admit for degrees.
Yet, we subject them to the same cut-off marks, thereby
starving these tiers of institutions from admitting candidates who, if not
engaged, may likely become easy prey to social vices.
“This means that if a University wants 250 as minimum
cut-off marks, why not? And if another wants less so be it. If a Polytechnic
like YABATECH (Yaba College of Technology) wants 250 as cut-off marks, let them
admit and if Gboko Polytechnic in Benue State where I come from wants less than
200, let them admit.
“Institutions should be known for their individual quality
and not collective standards. This will foster positive competition for the
overall good of our tertiary institutions. It is critical for all notable
stakeholders to rethink the issue of cut-off marks.
“I am calling for a national debate on the propriety of cut
off marks; institutions should be allowed to determine the kind of candidates
they want.”
JAMB also expressed worry over the class opportunities as it
affects the distribution of admission resources.
The organisation said, “The rich have multiple opportunities
which include going abroad for studies while the poor only have the opportunity
of struggling for the scarce spaces here.
“They come back and they are integrated while the poor can’t
afford it and are forever denied the opportunity of education. Let institutions
admit what they want according to their needs.”
The board encouraged Nigerians to take a gander at the
choice basically for it to make a move that would be for the benefit of the education
sector of the country.
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