The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that it will figure out the minimum cut-off marks for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Evaluation at its upcoming policy conference arranged for May 11.
The disclosure was made in a declaration released on Sunday by the board’s representative, Fabian Benjamin, who said the meeting would hold at the Body of Benchers Auditorium, Jabi, Abuja.
According to the statement, the annual policy meeting will combine key stakeholders in Nigeria’s tertiary education system to take choices on admission standards and standards for the 2026/2027 scholastic session.
Benjamin kept in mind that the conference serves as a vital forum where stakeholders jointly settle on the minimum appropriate UTME ratings and other admission procedures for universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
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He included that the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, is expected to detail significant policy directions that will assist the admission procedure.
The board said participants at the conference would consist of vice-chancellors, rectors, provosts, registrars, and admission officers, together with representatives of regulative firms such as the National Universities Commission, National Commission for Colleges of Education, and National Board for Technical Education.
It added that goodwill messages would also be provided by partner organisations, consisting of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund and the National Youth Service Corps.
The statement even more exposed that the event will feature the 6th edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards, focused on encouraging compliance with admission guidelines and improving standards throughout tertiary institutions.