Vice-Chancellors of universities have set the minimum cut-off score for the 2025/2026 academic admissions at 150. Meanwhile, Rectors of Polytechnics and Provosts of Colleges of Education and Agriculture have established a minimum admissible score of 100. Colleges of Nursing have adopted a cut-off score of 140.
This decision was made during the 2025 Policy Meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. The 150 cut-off score for universities is 10 points higher than the 140 set for the previous year, 2024.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Ish-aq Oloyede, announced this on Monday, noting that these figures represent a consensus reached by relevant stakeholders in the education sector.
Additionally, Professor Oloyede revealed that Lagos State University (LASU), the University of Lagos (UNILAG), and the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) emerged as the most preferred institutions among candidates for the 2025/2026 admission cycle.
JAMB 2025 Admission Cut-off Mark
- University: 150
- Polytechnic: 100
- College of Education: 100
- College of Nursing: 140
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In a related development, JAMB also unveiled the top scorers in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Okeke Chinedu Christian from Anambra State recorded the highest score with 375 out of 400 and selected UNILAG to study Mechanical Engineering.
He was followed by Ayuba Simon-Peter John from Gombe State who scored 374 and chose Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), also for Mechanical Engineering. The third top scorer, Jimoh Abdulmalik Olayinka from Kwara State, scored 373 and also selected UNILAG for the same course.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has officially set the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions at 16 years. The announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, during the opening session of the JAMB Policy Meeting on Tuesday.
“The issue of age at entry has generated much debate, but our position is clear. The entry age for admission is now officially pegged at 16 years,” Alausa said. He added that while provisions exist for exceptional cases—such as gifted students or those with accelerated educational paths—any deviation must be clearly documented.
Alausa emphasized that the policy is non-negotiable and warned institutions against manipulating age records to bypass regulations. He said appropriate sanctions would be applied to institutions found in violation.
