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Port-Harcourt Polytechnic Cut Off Mark & How to Calculate Their Aggregate Score

We have come to know that many students find it really difficult to calculate their aggregate score and their cut off mark and it really isn’t their fault as calculating cut off marks varies for different institutions.

On this note, we have made it easy for you by giving you step by step procedure on how to calculate Port Harcourt Polytechnic  cut off mark & aggregate score, but before this, we are going to tell you what aggregate and Post UTME Score means and what things are to be considered before calculating the aggregate score.

About The Polytechnic

Port-Harcourt Polytechnic is a state owned polytechnic located in rivers state south south Nigeria, the polytechnic is funded and managed by the State Government of Rivers state. The polytechnic is also called Elechi Amadi polytechnic and is located in Rumuola, Rivers state.

WHAT IS AGGREGATE SCORE

That means the candidate must get at least 50 Questions Correctly. The aggregate score will be used to determine the cut-off point for admission into each of the programmes. Cut-off points for each course will be determined by the performance of all the candidates who applied for the course.

WHAT IS POST UTME SCORE 

After every UTME exercise, a particular mark is set out by the exam body {e.g 120}. This mark is a score a candidate must have or cross, to qualify him or her to sit for the chosen school’s POST UTME exercise. This said mark is announced to all school’s to enable them decide the number of candidates they will admit.
After the school’s decision, they announce a particular mark which must not be lower than the mark the UTME body fixed. Any candidate who cross the mark set by the UTME body and did not reach the chosen school’s mark, is NEVER eligible to sit for the school’s POST UTME.
This mark or score set by the school admission board is known as SCHOOL’S CUT OFF MARK..

How To Calculate Port Harcourt Polytechnic  Aggregate Score

1. To correctly calculate your aggregate, know that the JAMB Examination is made up of 400 marks, whereas the  Post UTME is made 100 marks.

  1. Divide your JAMB score by 8,
  2. Divide your Post UTME score by  2,
  3. Add up the result.

An example for quick understanding

This is how to calculate yours

If Tina scored 240 in her JAMB and 80 in her Post UTME, then her Aggregate score can be gotten by following these steps.

240/8= 30

80/2= 40

40+ 30= 70

Tina’s aggregate score is 70.

2. Considering O’level (WAEC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB):

O level is calculated using the 5 core subjects(core to the course you wish to study as decided by the University) as follows:

  • A1 – 6 points
  • B2 – 5 points
  • B3 – 4 points
  • C4 – 3 points
  • C5 – 2 points
  • C6 – 1 points

And maximum is 30 points. The total points is then prorated to 20 through multiplication by 2/3.

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Port Harcourt Poly JAMB Cut Off Mark

Port harcourt poly JAMB and post UTME cut off mark for all courses 2023/2024 academic session is 120 points, therefore, candidates who score a minimum of 120 and above in their UTME automatically becomes eligible for their post UTME/Internal screening exercise at the institution.

Port-Harcourt Poly Departmental Cut Off Mark 2023/2024

See table below to know the score applicable to your course/department of interest:

COURSES CUT OFF MARK
BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES
 Business Administration and Management 120 and above
Marketing 120 and above
Office Technology & Management 120 and above
Public Administration 120 and above
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Computer Engineering 120 and above
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology 120 and above
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Architectural Technology 120 and above
Building Technology 120 and above
Surveying & Geo-Informatics 120 and above
Urban & Regional Planning 120 and above
Transportation Planning and Logistics 120 and above
FINANCIAL STUDIES
Accountancy 120 and above
Banking 120 and above
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Agricultural Technology 120 and above
Computer Science 120 and above
Science Laboratory Technology 120 and above
Statistics 120 and above
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Library & Information Science 120 and above
Mass Communication 120 and above

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