LATEST ON JAMB ADMISSION

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq
Oloyede, has said the Board would ensure the
conclusion of the 2016/2017 admission into
tertiary institutions by the approved deadline of
November 30.
Oloyede, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Ilorin, gave this assurance last
Monday while declaring open the 2016 Technical
Committee Meeting on Admission into the First
Choice of Institutions at the Bayero University,
Kano.
At the meeting attended by Admission Officers
of tertiary institutions in the country, Oloyede
assured them that the Board would not usurp
their powers to admit.
The JAMB Registrar said admission would only
be based on specified national policies.
“It must be made categorically clear that the
task of JAMB is coordination and not substitution
of the traditional responsibilities of the Senates/
Academic Boards of tertiary institutions.
“Consequently, no candidate must emanate from
any other source (JAMB inclusive) outside the
list prepared and recommended by the
institutions. JAMB has the right to reject
candidates for non-compliance with extant rules
and regulations but will not be allowed to
substitute or originate any names without the
prior concurrence of the institutions” he said.
Oloyede listed the national policies to include:
guidelines stipulated by the proprietors of the
institutions; 60:40 (Science/Arts) ratio for
conventional universities; 80:20 (Science/Arts)
ratio for non-conventional universities; 70:30
(Technology/Non-Technology) ratio for National
Diploma Awarding Institutions; Use of 2016
JAMB UTME results printouts for all candidates
who scored 180 and above; adherence to subject
combinations of various courses as specified by
the Senate/Academic Board and included in the
2016 UTME Brochure; adherence to the 2016
Admissions Quota as prescribed by the
regulatory bodies (NUC/NBTE/NCCE); and for
Federal universities, the criteria stipulated by the
Federal Executive Council concerning Merit,
Catchment and Educationally Less Developed
States.
“In the discharge of this national assignment, it
is important that we act with focus on what is
beneficial to the largest number of Nigerians. We
must avoid adding to the burden of the masses
of our people who rightly yearn for higher
education as a veritable means of active
participation in public life,” he further stressed.
While urging Admission Officers to work hard and
exhibit commitment, synergy and cooperation
between JAMB and their various institutions,
Oloyede assured them that he would strengthen
the work of his predecessors, especially Prof.
‘Dibu Ojerinde, who lifted the Board to an
enviable standard of international repute


Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE