FG SCRAPS POST UTME, APPROVES 180 JAMB CUT-OFF MARK.

The Federal Government has shifted its focus and has chosen to
scrap the Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Prior to
the announcement, Post UTME had been a compulsory condition for
admission into any Nigerian tertiary institution. Also included in the
set of decisions reached in a meeting to discuss the admission
processes for tertiary institutions, the Federal Government and
stakeholders pinned down the JAMB admission cut-off mark at 180.
The minister for Education in Nigeria, Mallam Adamu Adamu,
stated the reason for the policy during the meeting. His reason was
that since the body in charge of education and the nation had
confidence in JAMB, there was no valid reason in having tertiary
schools conduct their own admission exams. Adding, he said that
whatever problems the the schools may have with JAMB would be duly
addressed if brought to them.
The Post UTME was introduced in 2005 by the then minister of
education, Chinwe Obaji, who as a reason asserted that the post utme
was a second checkpoint to ensure that only qualified candidates got
admitted into tertiary schools. Ever since, schools especially
universities have been accused of using Post UTME as an opportunity to
squeeze money out of candidates. Also, many complaints of poor
organisation during the exams by the schools have been raised. In
2007, former president, Yar'Adua suggested that the screening process
could be scrapped if the complaints should continue.
Suggestions have been raised from many corners against the idea
of removing an important checkpoint that helps a lot in purifying
admission process. Others feel the system should be improved and
registration forms set at a fixed price by the FG.
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