The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has moved to dismiss the recently circulated “points system” illustration of it’s claimed “new evaluation method” for candidates seeking admission into the country’s institutions of higher learning. It says that the alleged assessment system is, in fact, an illustration and that it will follow the criteria already prescribed by law in selecting qualified candidates for admission into Universities and Polytechnics.
In a statement by the board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the admission process will base its selection process on factors such as Merit, Catchment and Educationally Less Disadvantaged States (ELDS). Candidates will also be required to present Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) or Advanced Level results as clearance requirements after they have scaled through the test conducted by the board.
“Sequel to the recent workshop convened by the Minister of Education on the modality for the 2016 admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the Federal Government approved the reinforcement of admission guidelines recognised by law”, the statement said.
Dr Benjamin went on to explain that the so-called points system which has been circulated as JAMB’s new evaluation system was in fact used by the board’s Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde as an illustration of how certain higher institutions determine the suitability of candidates that apply to them for admission.
Following the recent cancellation of the Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, there has been widespread uncertainty about how candidates applying for slots in Nigeria’s institutions of higher learning will be assessed. This confusion led to the hunt for possible hints- a search that yielded the alleged “points system” that now appears to have been discredited by JAMB.
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