UI distances self from controversial 250 JAMB cut-off mark

Prof Isaac F Adewole
The Vice-Chancellor

As controversy continued to trail the alleged attempts by authorities of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, and the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), to change the official cut-off mark of JAMB from 180 to 250, authorities of the University of Ibadan (UI), have distanced the university from the controversial cut-off mark.

candidates protesting at UNILAG

On Wednesday, applicants billed to participate in UNILAG’s 2015/2016 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME), protested the sudden change of the school’s cut-off mark from 200 to 250, saying that they were shocked to learn of the change at the point of registering for the screening test billed to hold on August 12 and 13.

Other Federal universities referred to as most sought after schools said to also have increased their JAMB cut-off mark from 200 to 250 were the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife, Osun State, University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State, University of Illorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, and University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, Enugu State.

But in a sharp reaction, Vice Chancellor, UI, Professor Isaac Adewole, told Vanguard that “Our JAMB cut-off point to qualify candidates for post-UTME in University of Ibadan is still 200. We will use that in conjunction with the post-UTME scores of candidates to give them admission into our school