The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday released the criteria for students to gain admission into Nigerian universities.
The Board, in a statement by its Head of Media and Information, Fabian Benjaminon, said that the admission of candidates into tertiary institutions would be based purely on three pillars namely: merit, catchment and educationally less developed states.
According to the statement, the Federal Government has approved the re-enforcement of admission guideline as recognised by law and that the point system copied from its website as criteria for admission into tertiary institutions in the country and currently circulating was used for illustration by the Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde.
JAMB said that the 2016 admissions would be conducted purely on the three existing admission pillars of merit, catchment area and educationally less developed states.
Admissions must follow the following process: First, a list of candidates who qualified for screening into individual institutions based on the three stipulated criteria will be presented, then students would present their qualifications for screening.
It said that such screening did not demand for another test in any form, written, oral or electronic.
Candidates, the statement added, are to present their Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results/Advanced Level (AL) results for verification and clearing purposes.
It noted that WAEC, NECO and NBTE results or its equivalent were acceptable as matriculation requirements, while noting that each candidate was expected to have a minimum of five credits at SSCE, including English, Mathematics and any other three relevant subjects to his or her discipline.
It said that the list of qualified candidates awaiting SSCE/AL results could be kept in view pending the release of their results.
It said that the government had directed that the guidelines must be strictly adhered to without any alterations.
