The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has retained 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The decision was announced on Monday during JAMB’s annual policy meeting held in Abuja.
According to the examination body, the benchmark was approved following a vote by vice-chancellors and other stakeholders present at the meeting.
The policy meeting, which brings together heads of tertiary institutions and education stakeholders, is organised annually to determine admission guidelines, including minimum admission benchmarks for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and other higher institutions across Nigeria.
By retaining the 150 benchmark, universities across the country are expected to admit candidates who score 150 and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), although individual institutions may set higher requirements for competitive courses.
The announcement comes amid ongoing discussions on reforms in Nigeria’s tertiary education admission process, including JAMB’s recent decision to exempt candidates seeking admission into Education and Agriculture-related non-engineering programmes from sitting for the UTME.
