Benue State University(BSU)request to increase the number of students admitted  has been approved by the Joint Admissions Board(JAMB)

 The following courses were approved by the Joint Admissions Board(JAMB) to admit more students: LL.B (Law) from 100 to 240, MBBS (Medicine and Surgery) from 75 to 87, and B.Sc. Nursing from 100 to 182 candidates.

The Vice-Chancellor of BSU, Professor Msugh Moses Kembe had requested that the University was faced with a serious challenge as a result of oversubscription for some programmes by prospective applicants.

The Vice-Chancellor had explained that the over-subscription was occasioned by pressure from critical stakeholders of the University, adding that even when pruned down, the number of those with excellent scores in the UTME and University screening exercise still remain overwhelming.

According to him, the number of those admitted in the quota regulated courses will eventually be moderated through attrition as the students’ progress on their respective programmes.

The list of all candidates offered admission into the programmes has since been uploaded on the University portal and candidates are advised to commence their registration for the 2019/2020 Session.

It would be recalled that Prof. Msugh Moses Kembe had upon assumption of office as the 5th Vice-Chancellor of the University in November 2015, increased the carrying capacity of the University across all programmes.

The approval by JAMB for increased intake in the professional programmes is most appreciated against the backdrop that it heralds a fulfilled end of the tenure of the 5th Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kembe.