Official 2026/2027 JAMB Cut-off Marks for Admissions
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announced the 2026/2027 admission cut-off marks: 150 for Universities and Nursing Colleges, 100 for Polytechnics, while Colleges of Education and some Agriculture courses no longer require UTME. Institutions can set higher cut-off marks but not lower than JAMB’s minimum.
- Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced the minimum admission cut-off marks for the 2026/2027 academic session during its policy meeting held on May 11.
- Universities and Colleges of Nursing now have a minimum JAMB cut-off mark of 150 for admission consideration.
- Polytechnics have a lower minimum cut-off mark of 100.
- Candidates applying for Colleges of Education (NCE) and Agriculture (non-engineering courses) no longer need a UTME score, as they are now exempted from writing the exam.
- Institutions can set their own cut-off marks higher than JAMB’s minimum benchmark, but they cannot admit candidates below the approved minimum scores. Public tertiary institutions are also expected to begin releasing Post-UTME forms and screening schedules soon.
The JAMB cut-off marks for Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Colleges of Nusing, as the minimum marks to be obtained for admissions in the 2026/2027 academic session, have been announced. This was announced during the JAMB policy meeting held, 11th May, which had in attendance the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa (CON), vice-chancellors, rectors and registrars of higher institutions and other stakeholders.
Candidates are to note that the cut-off marks listed below are the JAMB minimum cut-off marks.
This simply means that institutions are free to set their cut-off marks above the minimum cut-off marks stipulated by JAMB but cannot admit any candidate below the Mimimum Admissible Scores below.
- For Universities, the minimum cut-off mark is: 150
- For Colleges of Nursing, the minimum cut-off mark is: 150
- For Polytechnics, the minimum cut-off mark is: 100
- For Colleges of Education/Agriculture, the minimum cut-off mark is: No UTME Score Required
This means that candidates seeking admissions into Education Programs (NCE) and Agriculture (non-Engineering Courses) are now exempted from UTME.
With the announcement of the cut-off marks, Public tertiary institutions will begin announcing their Post-UTME sales forms and screening dates. Candidates are to be on the look out for such announcements.