OFFICIAL JAMB GRADING SYSTEM FOR 2016/2017 ADMISSION

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the grading system for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2016/2017 session.

 Below is a detailed guide on how to calculate students' points according to the new grading system.

JAMB SCORE GRADE POINTS
180–185 ------------------------20 points
186–190------------------------21 points
191 -195-------------------------22 points
196–200-----------------------23 points
201–205-----------------------24 points
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- 43 points)
300 -400-----------------------(44–60 points)

 WAEC / NECO O’LEVEL GRADE POINTS
1. Single sitting------------------- 10 points
2. Combined Results------------- 2 points
A1----------------------------------- 6 points
B2 and B3--------------------- -----4 points
C4–C6----------------------------- 3 points

 For example:
Adams Agnes Ladezwa scored 205 in UTME = 24 points
She applies for Mass Communication She presents only one WAEC result = 10 points
She has 5 credits in the necessary subjects (3 x 5) =15 points Her total points = 49 points.
She will now await the school to release the cut off point for her course.
Note: That of Direct Entry to be released soon!