JAMB to Set 2025 Admission Cut-Off Marks on July 8
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will hold its annual policy meeting on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, to determine the national minimum cut-off marks for admission into universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and monotechnics across Nigeria.
The meeting will take place at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
This yearly gathering is a key moment in Nigeria’s academic calendar, as it provides a platform for JAMB, heads of tertiary institutions, and other stakeholders in the education sector to discuss and agree on the standards and processes for admissions for the 2025/2026 academic session.
According to JAMB, the meeting will be attended by vice-chancellors, rectors, provosts, registrars, and other key officials from higher institutions across the country. Also expected are representatives from the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
The forum is strictly by invitation but will be streamed live on JAMB’s official social media platforms to ensure public access and transparency.
A major highlight of the event will be the announcement of the national minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scores—commonly known as cut-off marks—which universities and other institutions will use as the benchmark for offering admission.
While institutions may set higher individual cut-off marks, none will be allowed to go below the national minimum agreed at the meeting.
The gathering will also see the release of the official admission timeline for the new session, including dates for post-UTME screenings and guidelines for the admission process through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS). In addition, JAMB is expected to recognize and present awards to top-performing candidates in the 2025 UTME.
This year’s meeting comes amid growing concern over access to tertiary education, following record-high UTME registrations and limited capacity across public institutions. The policy meeting is therefore expected to address not just score thresholds, but also strategies for ensuring fairness and efficiency in the admission process.
JAMB has urged prospective candidates, parents, and the general public to monitor its official channels for real-time updates from the event. The Board reiterated its commitment to maintaining a transparent, credible, and equitable admission process for all qualified candidates.
With over 1.9 million candidates registered for the 2025 UTME, the decisions made at the July 8 policy meeting will shape the educational trajectory of thousands of Nigerian students.
