JAMB Sets New Minimum Age For Admission

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a change in the minimum age requirement for admission for the 2024/2025 academic session.

Previously, students had to be at least 18 years old to gain admission, but now candidates who will turn 16 by August 31, 2025, can be admitted if they meet the institution’s standards.

JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, shared this update in a statement from Abuja on Thursday. He explained that while maintaining academic standards and respecting each institution’s policies, JAMB will now allow schools to admit candidates who will be 16 by the specified date. These candidates may have previously missed out on admission solely due to their age.

Benjamin clarified, “Without compromising the standard or infringing on the individual institution’s admission policy, the Board has now decided to allow any willing institution to admit candidates who will be 16 years old by the 31st of August 2025, so long as the standards set by the institution qualify such candidates but couldn’t be admitted only because of age.”

However, institutions that maintain a minimum age of 16 are still allowed to uphold that rule. JAMB has asked institutions to submit lists of eligible candidates who will turn 16 between January 1 and August 31, 2025, within one week, to make a final decision.

The purpose of this adjustment is to create equal opportunities for all candidates, ensuring that no one gains an unfair advantage towards the end of the 2024/2025 admission process.

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