UTME 2023: Education Expert Speaks on Implications of JAMB’s New Cut-off Marks on Students
- Prince Adesegun Ogungbayi, a top educator in Lagos state, has offered counsel to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) concerning the admissible score to be applied in admissions
- Ogungbayi advised JAMB and universities' management not to turn potential first-class graduates into 'Yahoo Boys' or 'runs girls'
- Prince Ogungbayi argued that a candidate who scored way above the JAMB benchmark for universities should have no business in a polytechnic
Shomolu, Lagos state - The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) recently put its benchmarks for universities at 140 and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education.
Speaking to Legit.ng on Thursday, June 29, the board chairman of MIMS Educational Services, Prince Adesegun Ogungbayi, shared his thoughts on the implications of the latest development for candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
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Implications of the latest JAMB cut-off marks for Nigeria's education system - Expert Ogungbayi
According to Ogungbayi, the implementation stage has always been the greatest challenge, as he called on the management of tertiary institutions in Nigeria not to abandon candidates with high scores.
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He said:
"The ball is now in the court of 1,595,779 candidates across the nation to make good use of the advantage of the cut-off marks on time. With the present status of the admission model, I'd say Professor Ishaq Oloyede has done well.
"However, the implementation stage has always been the greatest challenge which I want all the Vice Chancellors of universities especially, to look into before they turn first-class secondary school students who do not have a good guide into run guys and 'Yahoo Boys' overnight."
Furthermore, Ogungbayi explained that the 140 or even 200 fixed by first-class universities only qualify students for Post-JAMB, not the admission itself.
The MIMS board chairman, who is also the project coordinator of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI), lamented that some choice universities do not care.
His words:
"The aggregate percentage which has been left by the ministry of education in the hands of the higher institution authorities should be unveiled to the public as this will aid students to easily change courses and universities on time.
"Authorities need to make all the educational norms straightforward, without ambiguity for our students if we want to get the best from them.
"No one should be abandoned or left out: all must be catered for. What is a candidate that scored 250 to 270 doing in polytechnic when polytechnics' cut-off mark was pegged at 100?"
He concluded:
"To this end, I urge all 2023/2024 candidates to be inquisitive about the final percentage that will serve as cut-off marks of their universities of choice by reaching out to those who matter to ascertain the previous year's percentage.
"Only very few universities annually release cut-off marks in percentages, course by course and faculty by faculty."
Umeh Nkechinyere: JAMB officially announces best student in 2023 UTME, she scored 360
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Umeh Nkechinyere is the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced on Saturday, June 24. Nkechinyere emerged as the best candidate after she scored 360.
Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of JAMB, gave this update during the 2023 policy meeting in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria.
Source: Legit.ng
