The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and higher institutions on Tuesday approved 160 and above as cut-off for admissions in 2019.
The decision was reached at the 19th Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.
JAMB and the school authorities also approved 140 for admission into private universities.
The meeting took place at the Bola Babalakin Auditorium, Gbongan, Osun State.
120 UTME score was approved for admission into public polytechnics while 110 is the minimum for admission into private polytechnics.