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2020 JAMB POLICY MEETING
Date: 16th June, 2020 ( Tue.)
Venue: Online ( Monitored from JAMB headquarters, Abuja )
AGENDA OF THE MEETING
1. Set the policy direction for the nation’s tertiary institutions
2. Discuss modalities for the 2020 admissions
3. Decide on the Cut off Points ( COPs) & admission guidelines for the 2020 admissions
4. Deliberate on the Critical issues concerning Nigeria's educational sector.
5. Evaluate the 2019 admissions exercise
6. Holistic review of the 2020 UTME application statistics
7. Agree on the concessional and acceptable minimum admissions standards by all tertiary institutions.
The registrar of JAMB, ishaq Oloyede said "Out of 1,159,977 candidates who sat for utme in 2019, about 612,557 were admitted. He said about 510,957 admission spaces were unused."
The minister said no institution should charge more than N2000 for post-UTME, including bank charges, and no admission should be made outside the Central Admissions Processing System ( CAPS).