JAMB 2026 Admission Cut-off Marks Announced [UPDATED]

 The Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB has pegged 150 as a cut-off mark for admission into universities. This is the 2026 JAMB Cut-Off Marks for Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, and Others. 

The JAMB cut-off marks for Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Colleges of Nursing, 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 today, 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 Minimum Admissible Scores below.

JAMB Statement;

“The Heads of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria had unanimously agreed that the Minimum Admissible Scores for admissions into Universities should be 150, Colleges of Nursing, 150, and Polytechnics, 100. 

The Policy Meeting approved the following as the minimum tolerable admissible scores for the 2026 admission exercise: 

▪ 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

Candidates seeking admission into Colleges of Education would no longer be required to sit for the UTME examination. Fabian Benjamin, Ph.D., OrgExpert” 

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 lookout for such announcements.

Candidates scoring below 150 (specifically between 140 and 149) will not be eligible for university admission, which may significantly impact private universities.

Accordingly, universities are at liberty to decide individual cut-off marks but no university will be allowed to admit any candidate who scores below the 150 cut-off marks. 

This was disclosed by the JAMB registrar, Prof.Ishaq Oloyede, during the 2026 policy meeting ongoing in Abuja. 

For instance, the University of Jos proposed 180 as cut-off mark for admissions; the University of Ibadan proposed 200; University of Benin proposed 200; the University of Lagos proposed 200; and the Federal University of Technology proposed 180, among others. 

For the polytechnics, the minimum benchmark score was 100 for admissions, while Colleges of Nursing adopted the benchmark of 150 for admissions. 

Candidates are also advised to join the WhatsApp group for their schools of choice. The idea is to help candidates stay updated regarding Post-UTME and Admission activities for the 2026/2027 academic session in various schools.

General Aspirant Group

Nursing Aspirant Group

Polytechnic Aspirant Group

LASU Aspirant Group

UNILAG Aspirant Group

FUOYE Aspirant Group

KWASU Aspirant Group

EKSU Aspirant Group

LASUED Aspirant Group

FUNAAB Aspirant Group

UNIZIK Aspirant Group