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Federal tertiary institutions in Nigeria allocate admission slots across three strict statutory quotas: 45% National Merit, 35% Catchment Locality, and 20% Educationally Less Developed States (ELDS).
The top 45% of available admission seats are awarded purely on academic excellence and composite score, regardless of state of origin.
Allocated specifically to applicants hailing from the states surrounding or geographically tied to the institution. Catchment cutoff is typically lower than merit cutoff.
Reserved for indigenes of designated 23 ELDS states to promote inclusive national education access with concessional cutoff benchmarks.
If your official State of Origin is listed below, you qualify for lower ELDS cutoff marks at federal universities nationwide:
Our Admission Strategy Planner automatically factors in your State of Origin against all 45:35:20 federal quotas.
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