Eastern Polytechnic aggregate score or weighted average score is what I will be teaching you on how to calculate. This post will be very essential for all current and prospective candidates especially for those who have Delta State Polytechnic as their preferred choice of institution through UTME registration.
You will learn the following upon completion of this post
- How to calculate Eastern Poly Weighted average for all courses
- Eastern Poly aggregate score for all courses
- How to know if you will be admitted despite passing the aggregate cut off mark
- What to do if your weighted average does not meet the required cut off mark for your course.
If you have participated in Eastern Poly post UTME screening exercise and seen your post UTME screening score then checking your post UTME aggregate score is your next step as this would determine if you are eligible for admission into Eastern Poly to study the course you applied for. Eastern Poly weighted average as a post has already provided for you, the approved steps required on how to calculate Eastern Poly aggregate score.
Eastern Polytechnic, is one of the prestigious state polytechnics in Nigeria which makes it unique in its own way. Gaining admission into Eastern Poly regardless of whether you are an indigene or not is based on merit which is why you must ensure your weighted average is above your departmental cut off mark to make the admission process easier.
Most UTME candidates just assume that upon passing JAMB and post UTME, they are automatically admitted into the Polytechnic 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 schools do not have the capacity to contain the teem population of students seeking admission into various tertiary institutions every academic session.
The introduction of Post UTME and JAMB is to select the eligible students worthy to gain admission and reduce the number of admission seekers every academic session because every school 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 Eastern Poly as their preferred choice of institution should be able to calculate his or her aggregate score or cut off mark upon sighting his or her JAMB and post UTME results.
What Does Weighted Average Score Mean?
In relation to Eastern Poly’s weighted average score, here, this is simply the final score you get upon adding your scores obtained from JAMB, post UTME score and O’level result (optional) divided by 8 according to JAMB. In the case of Eastern Poly combines your UTME and Post UTME scores divided by 8. O’level results are often ignored in most cases.
How to Calculate Eastern Poly Aggregate Score For All Courses
This is the point where I will be revealing to you, the steps required in calculating Eastern Poly weighted average by revealing the techniques Eastern Poly has devised in calculating their aggregate score upon obtaining your UTME and post UTME result.
Eastern Poly has adopted the same formula that is not different from the technique used by other higher institutions. In calculating Eastern Poly weighted average score, you need the following
- Your UTME score
- Your O’level result (Combined O’level result will reduce your score when compared to one (1) sitting)
- You post UTME screening test result.
Eastern Poly adopts a 50:40:10 system for calculating aggregate score. The sum of the total points would be 100%. Your UTME carries more points with 50% representing your total JAMB score, 40% represents your Eastern Poly Post UTME Score while just 10% represents your O’Level result.
UTME gives a total of 400 marks while Eastern Poly Post UME gives you only 40 marks. In Eastern Poly Post UTME screening exercise, you will write on 4 subjects – 3 of the subjects comes from that which you must have written in your UTME with an Aptitude test which replaces the Use of English. Your O’level grade counts for 10 marks.
When you have JAMB Score, Post UTME score and O’level grades handy you can follow the calculation process below.
Divide your JAMB score by 8
Add Post UTME score
Grade your O’level score and add it too
The result is your weighted average score.
I will give an illustration on a real-life scenario on how to calculate Eastern Poly aggregate score for you to properly understand.
Illustration 1
Let’s assume a candidate scores 160 in JAMB, 40 in Post UTME the candidate’s weighted average will be calculated as thus;
Calculating
JAMB = 160 / 8 = 20
Post UTME = 40
Total aggregate score = 20 + 40 = 60
Therefore, the candidate’s aggregate score is 60
Eastern Poly Departmental Cut Off Mark
When calculating your aggregate cut off mark, bear in mind that the final result must meet up with the departmental cut off mark for the course you want to study.
Please note that Eastern Poly introduces new cut off mark every year so you shouldn’t expect the cut off mark for the previous year to be the same with the present year. However, before the release of the present departmental cut off mark, you can use the one for the previous year as a guide.
Eastern Poly Aggregate Score For All Courses
Upon calculating Eastern Poly aggregate scores, please note that the final aggregate per course/department is usually available on the Eastern Poly’s portal where all aggregate scores per course is made available.
How to know if you will be admitted despite passing the aggregate cut off mark
The simple technique is that if you score up to the departmental cut off mark for the course in Eastern Poly (weighted average) you will be admitted. However, if you score up to the departmental cut off mark for the course and still not admitted, please follow the guideline on the next point below.
What to do if your Weighted Average Meets the Departmental Cut Off Mark for Your Course Yet No Admission
Ensure you obtain a JAMB change of course form immediately and change your course from the current one registered in Eastern Poly to another less competitive course where your aggregate score can compete with comfortably. When doing this, ensure the course you are switching over to is in the same faculty with the course you are applying for or share the same UTME and O’level subject combinations and requirements respectively.