JAMB cut off mark for Polytechnic 2017-18

JAMB cut off mark for Polytechnic 2017-18

Are you ready to find out about JAMB cut off mark for Polytechnic 2017/18? We bring you only the most verified data! Check the list of Nigerian Polytechnic tertiary institutions and their cut off marks!

JAMB 2017

Last week, JAMB cut off mark 2017/2018 for Nigerian higher institutions was fixed. As you know, The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board accepted the minimum JAMB cut off mark for tertiary institutions in Nigeria and made some other essential decisions concerning students’ enrollment.

These universities have also been allowed the power to increase the cut off mark for JAMB 2017 above the minimum according to their needs. Typically, the JAMB cut off mark 2017 depends on the status of university or college and training course.

Let's focus on Polytechnic institutions. You must have 100 points which is the the minimum JAMB cut off mark to enter Polytechnics in Nigeria. See the list of Nigerian tertiary institutions with Polytechnic disciplines below including their cut off marks before Joint Admission and Matriculation Board accepted cut off mark 2017/2018.

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As we have already mentioned, these education institutions can choose to increase their cut off marks. Taking into account the negative reactions from many institutions as a result of the low cut off marks this year, you should be prepared for the polythecnic you have chosen to increase its cut off mark.

Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti

JAMB cut off mark for Polytechnic before the accepted 100:

  • Abia State Polytechnic – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Auchi Polytechnic – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Federal Polytechnic Nekede – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti – 170 JAMB cut off mark
  • Federal Polytechnic (Bida) – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Federal Poly Ede – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Federal Polytechnic Idah – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Federal Polytechnic Ilaro – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Federal Polytechnic Offa – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Federal Polytechnic Oko – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Imo State Polytechnic – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Kaduna Polytechnic – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Kogi State Polytechnic – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Lagos Polytechnic – 150 JAMB cut off mark
  • Polytechnic Ibadan – 150 JAMB cut off mark

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Almost all polytechnics except Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti fixed 150 JAMB 2017/2018 cut off mark.

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Candidates

It should be mentioned that deadline for federal and state higher institution admission is the 15th of January, 2018. The private institutions must complete the enrollment of students by the 31st of January, 2018.

Nigerian Polytechnics have to make decisions concerning the first choice candidates’ admission by the 15th of October 2017, and the last day for candidates of the second choice is the 15th of December 2017. Then students will can now have the opportunity to choose any other University or Polytechnic until the January closing date.

In addition, the JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede reiterated that CAPS (the Central Admission Processing System) would be used for the regulation of the admission processes into higher institutions (polytechnics included). He mentioned that tertiary institutions could also adopt the dual-mode system.

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To avoid illegal admissions, Mr. Is-haq Oloyede added that the process of admission will work automatically and candidates have to be confirmed by the JAMB Registrar.

Mr. Adamu Adamu (Minister of Education)
Mr. Adamu Adamu (Minister of Education, Nigeria)

Also, Mr. Adamu Adamu (the Minister of Education) announced a cancellation of the Post-UTME examination prohibition. He claimed that post-UTME prohibition led a lot of candidates and some tertiary institution to violate the rules.

Since the ban has been canceled, candidates now need to take an exam before admission. The fee for the exam should not be over 2000 Naira. Mr. Adamu Adamu also believed that a high percentage of candidates who participated in the 2017 UTME will get the chance to enter tertiary education institutions in Nigeria this academic year.

Federal Polytechnic Oko

We hope that the above-mentioned JAMB 2017 news regarding cut off mark for Polytechnics was useful for you and we wish you success.

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