JAMB releases It's Grading System for 2016/2017 Admission

For anyone seeking admission into tertiary institutions, The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the grading system for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2016/2017 academic year. This new
grading system is called Point System Option or PSO and was adopted in a meeting which held on Monday 4th of July with administrators  universities and other tertiary institutions. Below is how the grading system will work;
A candidate with any of the UTME score gets a point attached to it and also points are attached to SSCE results as listed.

UTME scores and grading

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

  SSCE  GRADE POINTS

1. Single sitting------------------- 10 points
2. Combined Results------------- 2 points
A1--------------------------------------6 points
B2 and B3----------------------------4 points
C4 – C6------------------------------3 points

Example
If I scored 215 in UTME = 26 points
And I presented only one WAEC result=10 points
I had 5 credits in the necessary subjects (3 x 5)
=15 points
My total is 51 points.
My admission will depend on what my department cuts for the school.