Stakeholders at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting have set 2025 admission cut-off mark into universities at 150, polytechnics at 100, and School of Nursing at 140.
Similarly, the admissions cut-off for Colleges of Agriculture and Education was set at 100.
The resolution was made at the 2025 policy meeting on admissions into tertiary institutions and 5th edition (2023 and 2024) of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Award (NATAP-M).
The participatory policy meeting presided over by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, had Vice Chancellors of Universities, Rectors of Polytechnics, Provosts of Colleges of Education and other heads of institutions in attendance.
The policy meeting approved 150 as the minimum UTME score for admission into universities for the 2025 academic year after deliberations and proposals from various vice-chancellors and heads of institutions.
The decision followed proposals ranging from 130 to 160 by stakeholders.
Meanwhile, the Registrar, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has warned that any institution that failed to upload its updated admission rules would be sanctioned.
Oloyede also said that failure of institutions to upload Senate-approved brochures to JAMB’s Integrated Brochure and Syllabus System (IBASS) portal by the end of October would amount to forfeiting the right to use any altered admission criteria for the 2026 session.
He urged that the uploaded information must be available before the official brochure for 2026 is published.
Speaking on the timeline for the conclusion of the 2025/2026 admission exercise, he said that public universities must end their admission processes by the end of October 2025, while private universities by end of November.
He also said that Polytechnics and Colleges of education must conclude their admissions processes by the end of December 2025.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa has advised stakeholders on the need for transparency, regulatory compliance, and timely processes to ensure a smooth admission season and uphold the integrity of Nigeria’s tertiary education system.
Alausa stressed the need to fully comply with the agreed cut-off point approved at the policy meeting.
