THe Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board , Prof Ishaq Oloyede , has said that 414 , 696 candidates , out of the 1 , 603 , 181 who sat for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination , scored above 200 .
The figure , according to him , translates to 25. 09 per cent .
This is against the 465 , 025 (27 . 00 per cent ) of the 1 , 606 , 374 who scored above 200 in 2017 .
The JAMB boss , however, said that 558 , 673 candidates scored above 190 ; 739 , 490 above 180 and 956 , 937 above 170 marks .
He revealed this on Tuesday during the Policy Meeting held at the newly inaugurated Bola Babalakin Auditorium in Gbongan , Osun State.
The 2 , 400 - capacity centre was built by the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Group of Companies , Dr Wale Babalakin
At the programme attended by the state Governor , Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola , and the Minister of Education , Mallam Adamu Adamu , among many other top players in the education sector, Oloyede , however, warned that scores released by JAMB were not the cut - off marks .
According to him , they are the minimum marks required while the cut- off marks are arrived at from the cumulative consideration of candidates ’ scores or grades .
He added on other regulations guiding the process , “ Every candidate is required to accept or reject his /her admission before the process is said to be completed.
“ Candidates can now protest their admission status should they feel they are not fairly treated . ”
Speaking at the event, Adamu urged authorities of higher institutions to work with JAMB to sanitise admission process in the country
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