JAMB Sets 320 UTME Benchmark for Under-16 Admission Seekers

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that candidates under the age of 16 can be considered for admission into tertiary institutions if they demonstrate exceptional academic ability by scoring at least 80% (320 out of 400) in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

This follows the recent reversal of the mandatory 18-year admission age policy introduced by former Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman. The current Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, reinstated the previous benchmark of 16 years, a decision that has been widely welcomed by education stakeholders.