The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that
the deadline for the 2016/2017 academic session admission exercise will
be on Wednesday, 30th November, 2016.
The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, who made the announcement
during the technical meeting on 2016 admissions to first choice
institutions at Bayero University Kano (BUK), said that it was
imperative for all vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts to abide by
the agreement and ensure its implementation.
Speaking during the meeting, Oloyede warned that no name of
candidate must emanate from any other source outside the list prepared
and recommended by the tertiary institutions.
He said, "The Senate or Academic Board of each institution has the
prerogative of admitting candidates to their respective institutions
subject, of course, only to national policies which include guidelines
stipulated by the proprietors of the institutions, 60:40 (Science/Art)
ratio for Conventional Universities, 80:20 (Science/Art) ratio for
Non-Conventional Universities, 70:30 (Technology/Non-Technology) ratio
for National Diploma Awarding Institutions, Use of 2016 JAMB UTME
results printouts for all candidates who scored 180 and above, among
others."
- dailyschool