The Federal Government Thursday scrapped the conduct of post
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for candidates seeking
admission into higher institution.
The government explained that all tertiary institutions were
at liberty to conduct screening for candidates seeking admission into any
school.
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, said this on
Thursday in Abuja after declaring open the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on
Admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions in
Nigeria.
According to The Nation, Adamu expressed confidence in the
examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB),
adding that there was no need for other examination to be conducted by
universities after JAMB.
He said: “As far as I am concerned the nation has confidence
in what JAMB is doing. The universities should not be holding another examination
and if the universities have any complain against JAMB let them bring it and
then we address it.
“If JAMB is
qualified enough to conduct tests and they have conducted test then there will
be no need to conduct another test for students to gain admission.”
The Minister also asked the JAMB to stop extra charges on
several categories of changes on admissions such as the change of course,
change of school and others.
Meanwhile, the JAMB has pegged the cut – off mark for
admission for 2016 at 180.
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