Candidates who selected Federal University, Lokoja (FULOKOJA) will always seek for means of calculating their aggregate score which is a combination and division of their over all UTME score and post UTME scores which has been properly illustrated in the post.
For candidates that selected Federal University, Lokoja (FULOKOJA), this post will give you a first hand illustration and real life example of how FULOKOJA calculate their aggregate cut off mark irrespective of the course chosen during your UTME registration.
It is advisable for candidates to know how to calculate their post UTME aggregate score even before writing the post UTME test as this would give them the wherewithal in preparing for their post UTME based on the expected score that has to be achieved in order to study their preferred course.
In this post, you will find the right information on how to calculate FULOKOJA aggregate score and every other information you would require to ensure that you do the right things that would get you admitted to study your preferred course in Federal University, Lokoja.
Federal University, Lokoja (FULOKOJA), is one of the most popular Federal universities in the middle belt of Nigeria The university is open for admission via UTME, Direct Entry, full time and part time programmes for every Nigerian. Gaining admission into FULOKOJA via UTME or DE whether you are an indigene or non indigene could post a challenge if your aggregate score is not high enough to meet up the approved departmental cut off mark.
From our observations, most candidates who select Federal University, Lokoja as their choice of institution just assume that upon passing JAMB and post UTME, they are automatically admitted into the university of their choice, ideally, that is how it is meant to be but the educational sector is facing more and more challenges yearly as most universities in Nigeria, be it state or federal do not have the capacity to admit the growing population of students seeking admission every academic session which is why the need to screen and bring out the best candidates is highly necessary.
The adoption of Post UTME and JAMB by FULOKOJA and other higher institutions in Nigeria is to select the eligible students worthy to gain admission and reduce the number of admission seekers every academic session because every higher institution, including Federal University, Lokoja has a quota they are meant to admit according to JAMB.
At the end of this post every student who will select or have selected Federal University, Lokoja as their preferred choice of institution should be able to calculate his or her aggregate score or aggregate cut off mark upon seeing his or her post UTME result.
What is An Aggregate Score or Aggregate Cut Off Mark?
Defining what we mean by aggregate cut off mark is beneficial to candidates as prospective candidates as it helps them understand the subject matter. In this case, an aggregate score is the final result gotten after calculation your UTME and JAMB score and some times your O’level grades though this depends on the school in question because not all schools include O’level results when calculation aggregate scores of candidates.
Your aggregate cut off mark is the total mark you were able to score after combining your scores for various exams. In the case of FULOKOJA, you will combine just your JAMB and Post UTME scores, however, your O’level grades must be complete, that is, a minimum of 5 credit passes in relevant subjects which must include mathematics and English language.
Since Federal University, Lokoja (FULOKOJA) is a well respected school in the middle belt of Nigeria and highly valued in the Nigerian education sector, the most recent survey shows that more than 30% of UTME registrants from the middle belt select FULOKOJA as their preferred choice of institution before selecting the school under their catchment area, and the balance less than 60% select other higher institutions.
Before calculating your FULOKOJA aggregate score, he followings are involved;
- FULOKOJA UTME (JAMB) Cut off mark
- FULOKOJA post UTME score
In some schools, O’Level results are needed when calculating the aggregate cut off mark but Federal University, Lokoja (FULOKOJA) does not require your WAEC and NECO results in calculating a their aggregate cut off mark however, your O’level result must be complete, that is, you must have obtained a minimum of five (5) credit passes which must include mathematics and English Language except for courses that do not require mathematics.
FULOKOJA JAMB Cut Off Mark
Before calculating your FULOKOJA aggregate cut off mark for admission, you must ensure you score at least 160 and above in the 2023/2024 UTME. However, candidates who scored less than 160 will not be eligible for admission this academic session.
So before calculating FULOKOJA aggregate post UTME score to confirm if you scored up to your departmental cut off mark, you must ensure you have passed the benchmark fixed by the university and it would be worthy to note that the higher your JAMB score, the higher your chances of a higher aggregate score, hence the higher your chances of gaining admission into Federal University, Lokoja (FULOKOJA).
FULOKOJA Post UTME Screening Score
Another important calculation that must be factored in when calculating your aggregate score is your FULOKOJA post UTME score, this is one that cannot be ignored, in fact if you do not participate in this screening exercise, no matter how high your JAMB score, your admission is as good as being lost for the academic session except you are lucky enough to purchase a change of course form and change your institution to another school that is yet to conduct their post UTME hence all your 5 senses must be on ground as regards when the management announces the release of FULOKOJA post UTME screening from in order not to miss out.
In calculating Federal University, Lokoja aggregate score, your post UTME score is needed, hence you must make sure you score above average if you want to stand a chance of gaining admission into FULOKOJA. In the previous post UTME screening aptitude test many candidates cried out that after passing both JAMB and post UTME they were yet denied admission, it is not witch hunting as they thought it to be, the admission office of FULOKOJA select candidates with the best out of the bests aggregate cut off mark however there are exceptions to this and one of which is the number of candidates for a particular department.
Federal University, Lokoja, candidates who select less competitive courses usually have low number of UTME candidates who select them during their registration, but professional courses have the highest number of course selections during UTME registrations which is why just passing your JAMB and post UTME is not enough to grant you admission to study these courses in Federal University, Lokoja or any university in Nigeria so it is advised you obtain at least, an above average score if you want to stand a chance of gaining admission into this higher institution without issues.
In summary of the above 2 paragraphs, to calculate FULOKOJA aggregate score JAMB cut off mark and Post UTME Score), candidate must score at least 160 in JAMB and 50% in their post UTME to stand a chance of gaining admission into the institution.
A lot has been discussed as regards all you need to known about FULOKOJA aggregate cut off mark or score now lets go proper into how to calculate Federal University, Lokoja aggregate score so candidates can start calculating their aggregate cut off mark as soon as they see their JAMB and post UTME score.
In calculating FULOKOJA aggregate cut off mark which comprises of JAMB score and post UTME score, we are going to be very practical in our illustration, it is a very simple mathematics, yet it requires a bit of concentration.
How To calculate FULOKOJA Post UTME Aggregate Score/Cut Off Mark For 2023/2024 Academic Session
Knowing how FULOKOJA calculate their aggregate score can help prospective candidates forecast or plan what they want to score even without having sat for JAMB or post UTME. You can use your expected JAMB cut off mark and post UTME score, calculate and see if you can study your proposed course, if yes then work towards it, if the aggregate score is not up to then you will have to put in more efforts or change your desired course.
Now lets show you practical example on how to calculate FULOKOJA aggregate cut off mark:
Please Note:
- FULOKOJA Aggregate JAMB Score = 50%
- FULOKOJA Aggregate Post UTME Score = 50%
Step 1: To calculate your aggregate score, you are to divide your JAMB score by 8
Step 2: Divide Your Post UTME score by 2
What ever your answers are in step 1 and step 2, sum them up to know what your score is over 100.
See Example below
Let us assume Olabisi participated in the recent UTME and scored 200, and scores 50 in his post UTME, Olabisi’s aggregate score would be calculated as follows:
a) JAMB score divided by 8 that is, 200/8 =25%
b) Post UTME score divided by 2, that is, 50/2 = 25%
The sum up both scores would be Olabisi’s aggregate score, that is, 25% + 25% = 50%
Therefore, Olabisi’s aggregate cut off mark would be 50% out of 100% and this is considered above average. He or she can still gain admission but this would be dependent on the chosen course.
For candidates asking for the following:
- What is FULOKOJA Aggregate score for Engineering courses?
- How does FULOKOJA calculate their aggregate cut off mark?
You can see from the above that there are no special methods for any course, this formula is what is applicable in calculating the aggregate cut off mark or score for all courses offered in FULOKOKA, irrespective of the faculty.
Hope this is now well understood? as you can see, calculating Federal University, Lokoja (FULOKOJA) post UTME screening aggregate cut off mark is very simple, all that is required from candidates is to work harder to get a good UTME and post UTME score in order to stand a better chance of gaining admission into FULOKOJA.
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