- JAMB explained that new cut-off marks was not to lower academic standard - It said it was to give room for flexibility - The exam body said the decision was reached by all stakeholders The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that the decision to reduce the cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions was done by stakeholders in the education sector. The examination body had been criticised for the new cut of mark it released for the 2017/2018 academic session but it revealed that this was done to make the process more flexible. READ ALSO: Why I set up Biafra Secret Service - Nnamdi Kanu Vanguard reports that Prof. Ishaq Oloyede who is the registrar of JAMB allayed the fears of Nigerians insinuating that it was a testament to the failure in the sector. He said the board recommendation was to only provide the institutions with a benchmark and that universities could raise their cut off marks above 120 but not more than 180. He said: “With this decision, universities are not to go below the minimum 120 cut-off points adopted by the meeting for admissions. Read more: https://www.naij.com/1121837-why-cut-marks-tertiary-institutions-reduced-jamb.html