Cut-off marks
The approved cut-off marks for 2025 admission are thus; Federal/State Universities: 150, Colleges of Nursing: 140, Polytechnics: 100, and Colleges of Agric/Education: 100.
Admission deadlines
The admission deadlines for the 2025/2026 session shows that public universities must conclude admission by October 2025, while the deadline for private institutions is November–December 2025.
Admission expiry dates
According to the new JAMB policy, admission offers now have expiry dates. If JAMB recommends a candidate to an institution, the school must accept or reject such a candidate within two weeks.
Moreover, if an institution offers a candidate admission, such a candidate must accept or reject the admission within
four weeks
Admission rules against “runs”
JAMB also tightened admission rules against “runs”, hence, universities must admit at least 90 percent of candidates on merit before using “connections”. Merit-first is now a policy, and it must be enforced.
Admission remains 16
JAMB has affirmed that the minimum age for admission remains 16, which means that anyone younger than 16 is not eligible for admission, regardless of their UTME score.
According to JAMB report, medical courses are still the most competitive, with over 570,000 applications, and only about 115,000 admitted.
That’s less than one in five applicants, hence, candidates for medical courses should ensure they have solid backup plans.
