JAMB UTME cut-off marks meeting holds May 11 in Abuja to decide admission benchmarks and guidelines for 2026/2027 session

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, will preside over the board’s 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions scheduled for Monday,

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May 11, in Abuja, where key decisions including minimum UTME cut-off marks for the 2026/2027 academic session will be determined.

The JAMB UTME cut-off marks meeting, announced in a statement by the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, will take place at the Body of Benchers Auditorium in the Federal Capital Territory.

According to Fabian Benjamin, the annual gathering will bring together major stakeholders across Nigeria’s tertiary education system to deliberate on admission benchmarks, guidelines, and regulatory policies.

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, is expected to unveil new policy directions at the meeting, setting the tone for the upcoming admission cycle.

Participants will include vice-chancellors, rectors, provosts, registrars, and admission officers, alongside representatives of key regulatory bodies such as the National Universities Commission, the National Commission for Colleges of Education, and the National Board for Technical Education.

The board noted that goodwill messages are also expected from agencies including the Nigerian Education Loan Fund and the National Youth Service Corps.

In addition to policy deliberations, the event will feature the sixth edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards, recognising institutions and individuals who have demonstrated compliance with admission guidelines and contributed to raising standards in the sector.

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Observers say the meeting is a decisive moment for Nigeria’s education system, as outcomes from the JAMB UTME cut-off marks meeting will shape admission processes and institutional planning for the next academic year.