{"id":14,"date":"2024-06-05T16:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/jamb\/?p=14"},"modified":"2026-10-11T20:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T20:49:40","slug":"cut-off-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/jamb\/cut-off-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMB Cut-Off Mark 2026\/2027: Official Minimum Scores"},"content":{"rendered":"

The JAMB minimum cut-off mark for the 2026\/2027 session is 150 for universities, 100 for polytechnics and monotechnics, and 150 for colleges of nursing sciences.<\/strong> JAMB and the heads of tertiary institutions agreed these figures at the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions in Abuja on 11 May 2026. Candidates for the NCE (colleges of education) no longer need a UTME score at all from this session.<\/p>\n

Last checked: 11 October 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

Writing the 2027 UTME?<\/strong> The cut-off for your admission (the 2027\/2028 session) has not been set. JAMB fixes it at its policy meeting after the 2027 UTME results are out. In 2026 that meeting held on 11 May; in 2025 it held on 8 July. Until then, any “2027 JAMB cut-off mark” you see online is a guess.<\/p>\n

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JAMB cut-off marks for 2026\/2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Institution type<\/th>\nMinimum UTME score (out of 400)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Universities (federal, state and private)<\/td>\n150<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polytechnics and monotechnics<\/td>\n100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colleges of nursing sciences<\/td>\n150<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colleges of education (NCE)<\/td>\nNo UTME required<\/strong> (see below)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: reports of the 11 May 2026 policy meeting by The Guardian, Vanguard and Sahara Reporters, which agree on these figures. JAMB lists the meeting on jamb.gov.ng<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These are national minimums<\/strong>. A school can set its own cut-off higher, but never lower. Popular courses such as Medicine, Law and Nursing usually demand much more than 150. Your school’s own cut-off appears in its post-UTME or screening notice, so confirm it there.<\/p>\n

NCE candidates: no UTME from 2026\/2027<\/h2>\n

At the 2026 policy meeting, the Minister of Education announced that candidates seeking admission into the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programme with at least four credit passes<\/strong> no longer have to sit the UTME. The same applies to National Diploma candidates in non-technology agricultural courses.<\/p>\n

You still have to register with JAMB<\/strong>. JAMB screens, verifies and certifies your credentials through CAPS before any admission letter is issued. If you skip the JAMB registration, the college cannot give you a valid admission.<\/p>\n

2026 admission deadlines<\/h2>\n

The same meeting set dates by which schools must finish 2026\/2027 admissions:<\/p>\n