JAMB bars candidates under 16 from admission into tertiary institutions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that students below the age of 16 will not be considered for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2024/2025 session.
This decision was made based on the directive from the Minister of Education and chairman of the 2024 tertiary admission policy meeting, Prof. Tahir Mamman.
“For the 2024 admission cycle, candidates who will be at least 16 years old at the time of admission will be considered eligible.
This decision follows the directive from the chairman of the 2024 tertiary admission policy meeting, that the extant policy of 6-3-3-4 be enforced only from 2025 session.
“The alarming avalanche of obviously false affidavits and upsurge of doctored upward age-adjustments on NIN slips being submitted to JAMB to upgrade recorded age is dangerous, inimical and unnecessary.
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Only those below 16 would not and should not be admitted in accordance with the decision of the 2024 Policy Meeting,” said JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin on Sunday.
Benjamin also expressed concern over the new trend of “Daily-Part-Time” (DPT) and “Top Up” (TU) programmes by certain polytechnics and universities, stating that they are not approved by the relevant authorities and are fraudulent means to “sideline quality, approved quota for full-time admission, falsify records and consequently, rake in illegitimate income.”
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