The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the grading system for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2016/2017 session.
Official JAMB Grading system for 2016/2017 admission
JAMB SCORE GRADE POINTS
180 – 185 ————————20 points
186 – 190————————21points
191 -195————————-22points
196 – 200———————–23points
201 – 205———————–24points
206 – 210———————–25 points
211 – 215———————–26 points
216 -220————————27 points
221 -225————————28 points
226 -230————————29 points
231 -235————————30 points
236 – 240———————–31 points
241 – 245———————–32 points
246 -250————————33 points
251 -300———————– (34- 43points)
300 -400———————–(44 – 60 points)
WAEC / NECO O’LEVEL GRADE POINTS
- Single sitting——————- 10 points
- Combined Results————- 2 points
A1——————————6 points
B2 and B3———————4 points
C4 – C6————————3 points
For example
David George G. scored 205 in UTME = 24 points
He applies for Political Science
He presents only one WAEC result=10 points
He has 5 credits in the necessary subjects (3 x 5) =15 points
His total points =49 points.
He will now await the school to release the cut-off point for his Course
