Every year, UNIBEN candidates ask the same question: what is the cut-off mark? The university's own answer, repeated in its results announcements, is this: all candidates with a 50% cumulative score and above are eligible to be considered for admission, in line with the recommended guidelines for admission.
What the 50% rule is
Your cumulative score combines your JAMB score and your Post-UTME score into one mark out of 100. The formula is: Cumulative score = (JAMB score ÷ 8) + (Post-UTME score ÷ 2)
JAMB is scored out of 400, so it can give you up to 50 marks. The Post-UTME is scored out of 100, so it can give you up to 50 marks. Together they make 100.
What the rule does not say
The 50% mark is the minimum to be considered. It is not a promise of admission. The university's announcement gives no other figures. Each department then applies its own cut-off, which is usually higher and can change from one year to the next, depending on how many candidates apply and how many places a course has.
So a score of exactly 50 puts you in the pool. A competitive course will usually need more. A worked example
Take a candidate with 280 in JAMB and 70 in the Post-UTME: • JAMB: 280 ÷ 8 = 35 • Post-UTME: 70 ÷ 2 = 35 • Cumulative score: 35 + 35 = 70 That is well above the 50 minimum. Whether it is enough for a particular course depends on that department's cut-off.
##What to do next
- Work out your own score with the UNIBEN aggregate calculator.
- Find out what your department's cut-off was in recent years from the university and from current students.
- If you are below where you want to be, the Post-UTME half is the part you can still change. Practice UNIBEN past questions under the same 30-second pressure you will face in the real CBT.