JAMB Clarifies: No Lower UTME Cut-off Marks for Candidates with Disabilities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has confirmed that disabled candidates sit the same Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and face identical admission standards. Over the past decade, the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group has supported 4,216 candidates with disabilities. On average, about 53% of them gain entry into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education each year. To mark JEOG’s 10th anniversary, JAMB unveiled AI-driven tools aimed at making higher education more inclusive. The board also introduced a guide to help parents, lecturers and institutions support underage students, noting that 96 youths under 16 have already been admitted. A commemorative book titled “A Peep into the Future of Higher Education in Nigeria” was presented at the stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja.
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