FG to Scrap Post-UTME over Admission Irregularities

JAMB pegs cut-off points for varsities, polytechnics, others at 180
Paul Obi in Abuja
Following several irregularities and distortion associated with the conduct of Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the federal government yesterday said plans are underway to scrap the examination.
There are strong indications that government would soon issue a directive to that effect to universities to put an end to post UTME.
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, made this known in Abuja when he declared open the 2016 combined policy meeting on admissions to degree, National Certificate in Education, National Diploma and National Innovation Diploma Awarding Institutions.
The Combined Policy Meeting is an annual platform geared towards harmonising cut-off points for tertiary institutions in the education sector.
The forum also provide opportunity for admission officers and stakeholders from universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions converge to debate on a common cut-off points for admissions.
Adamu who expressed confidence in the UTME conducted by JAMB, rather argued that it was unnecessary for individual institutions to conduct a separate examination to guarantee admissions, given that JAMB already performs such functions.
“As far as I am concerned, JAMB has built a level of confidence in terms of conducting the UTME, a situation where universities go and conduct other examinations is unnecessary.
“If the universities have any complain against JAMB, let them channel their complaints appropriately and we would address it.
“But if JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests and they have conducted test, then there will be no need to conduct another test for students to gain admission,”Adamu stated.
Adamu who spoke alongside Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Folashade Esan, maintained that government would soon set in motion the machinery that will bring post UTME to its logical end.
However, the policy meeting agreed that 180 be adopted as general minimum cut-off points for admissions to universities, polytechnics, Colleges of Education and other diploma awarding institutions respectively.
JAMB Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Dibu Ojerinden, who moderated the meeting,  explained that the preferences for degree awarding institutions was still on the high side.
“Ojerinde further added that the “first choice preference for degree awarding institutions stood at 97.78 per cent as against 1.1per cent for NCE and National Diploma courses.
“Candidates statistics by faculties while putting in for the examination revealed that 105.198 per cent preferred science related courses while 66.97per cent were in favour of education courses.
Meanwhile, Adamu directed JAMB to stop extra charges on several categories of admission modifications, especially change of course, change of institutions and others issues.
Though participants debated the cut-off points, some students believed to have been shortchanged through the Post UTME protested at the NUC, venue for the meeting.
The protesters also called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) initiate probes into the various university administrators, especially the utilisation of the Post-UTME funds generated annually.

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Interlink Polytechnic Admission form Is Out Now

 

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Conditions for Admission

All offers of admission into various programmes in the institution are provisional until the candidate fulfils all the conditions listed, The offer of admission may be withdrawn at any point if the management of the institution believes that it is in the best interest of the Polytechnic to do so.

One (1) Year Pre-National Diploma & Certificate Programme

1. An application form is to be obtained from the Institution for a fee and completed forms are returned to the Institution.
2. The admission of a candidate into a programme is the prerogative of the Academic Board of the Institution which must ensure that the candidate meets the minimum entry requirements for the programme as laid down by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)

National Diploma Programmes

Admission into Interlink Polytechnic follows the stages listed below:
1. Joint Admissions & Matriculation Board (JAMB UTME )

Interlink Polytechnic subscribes to admission procedures as endorsed by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and as listed in the JAMB brochure. Interested candidates should purchase the JAMB application form and fill in Interlink Polytechnic as his or her choice of Institution. Joint Admissions & Matriculation Board (JAMB) will offer successful candidates admission. All candidates will undergo post JAMB test to be conducted by the Polytechnic in both written and oral forms. Click Here To apply

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a. Written Interview:
Candidates seeking admission into Interlink Polytechnic are required to sit for a written examination after they must have been offered admission into the Institution by the Joint Admissions & Matriculation Board (JAMB). Only candidates whose names are forwarded to the Institution by JAMB will be invited to write the internal examination. Candidates who are successful at this examination will move to the next stage.
b. Oral Interview:
The exercise is designed to assess the candidate's competence in the language of instruction, which is English language. Other psychological criteria such as moral disposition, willingness to learn, ability to mix freely with other students are considered at this stage. The original copies of academic qualifications are tendered by the students at this stage. Candidates who scale through this stage will move to the third stage.
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Credentials of students are authenticated with relevant authorities at this level. Any false declaration automatically disqualifies the candidate.

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Candidate must possess WASCE, GCE O'level, NECO, or its equivalent with a minimum of 2 credits and 2 passes from the subjects listed under each programme. In all cases, candidates are expected to have at least a credit pass in English Language and Mathematics and any other 2 relevant subjects to the course of study.
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UNIPORT Protest: No Student Was Killed - Police

 


Contrary to the new making rounds that a student of the University of port-harcourt was shot dead during the protest that erupted yesterday in the institution, the Rivers Police Command has stated that there were no casualties during the protest staged by the students of the university over new tuition fee policy.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, disclosed during an interview with news men.

“No student or policeman lost their lives during the UNIPORT protest.

“The policeman reported dead had nothing to do with UNIPORT, because the deceased policeman was shot dead by armed robbers in an isolated case.

“Similarly, no university student was killed to the best of my knowledge.

“All roads earlier blocked by the protesting students have been reopened by the police,” he said.

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UNILAG shuts down over water shortage, epileptic electricity protest

 

The management of the University of Lagos, yesterday, ordered the immediate closure of the institution, ‎following students’ protests over epileptic power supply and poor water supply. The school in a circular said the closure was also due to the difficulties faced by the “large number of students” living off campus to attend classes as a result of the lingering fuel crisis. “Senate noted that the problem of poor municipal service is a national issue that the governments at both state and federal level are addressing,” the circular stated. The university management said it was suspending all academic activities on campus to forestall further breakdown of law and order. It also ordered the students to vacate their halls of residence immediately. “A decision to re-open for normal academic activities will be made as soon as municipal services improve. “All members of the University community are enjoined to go about their normal activities as adequate security measures have been put in place,” the circular added.

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TASU Workers Suspended By The Governor

Report has it that the Governor, Darius Ishaku pf Taraba State has directed that all staff of Taraba State University, Jalingo employed between May 29, 2015 to date be suspended.

This directive was contained in a letter with a reference number MOE/S/34/169 signed by the state Commissioner for Education who was represented by Bala Fwadu.

According to the letter this directive takes immediate effect.

The reason for this development not yet known.

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