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JAMB subject combination for Agriculture

Checked against JAMB's brochure on 9 October 2026. Faculty in the brochure: Agriculture.

UTME subjects and WAEC (O'level) requirements for Agriculture

You write four subjects in the UTME. Use of English is compulsory for every course.

  1. 1Use of English
  2. 2Chemistry
  3. 3Biology or Agricultural Science
  4. 4Physics or Mathematics

In plain words: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and Physics or Mathematics.

Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics or Mathematics.
JAMB's brochure, word for word. Use of English is added for every course.

WAEC or NECO (O'level): Five credits including English Language, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and one of Mathematics, Physics, Geography or Economics (the general rule does not name Mathematics as compulsory, but most big schools require it; see notes). More on O'level below.

O'level requirements

Five credits including English Language, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and one of Mathematics, Physics, Geography or Economics (the general rule does not name Mathematics as compulsory, but most big schools require it; see notes).

Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry and any one of Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Economics.
JAMB's brochure, word for word

Rules for every course at these schools

  • University of Ibadan: All candidates need at least five SSC credit passes at ONE sitting, including English Language and Mathematics, except where otherwise stated.
  • Federal University of Technology, Owerri: Credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and Chemistry are mandatory, in addition to the departments' other credit passes.
  • University of Abuja: Credit passes in English Language and Mathematics are required for all programmes; an ordinary pass in Mathematics may be accepted for Law and all Arts programmes.
  • Delta State University, Abraka: Five O'level credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings.

Direct Entry

Two 'A' Level passes in Chemistry and one from Biology/Botany/Zoology/Agricultural Science, Economics, Physics, Geography and Geology/Mathematics (Pure & Applied).

From the Direct Entry column of JAMB's brochure.

JAMB past questions for Agriculture students

Practise the UTME subjects for Agriculture. Each page has ten questions with answers and explanations; the rest are in the app.

How big schools differ

JAMB's live brochure lists 88 degree-awarding institutions for this course.

Offered at big schools including: University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Benin, University of Ilorin, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, University of Port Harcourt, Lagos State University, University of Jos, University of Uyo, Bayero University Kano, University of Maiduguri, University of Abuja, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ekiti State University, Delta State University, Abraka, Rivers State University, Kwara State University, Niger Delta University, Babcock University.

Agriculture at UI

  • O'level: five credits including English Language, Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Mathematics and any one of Geography, Physics or Economics; IBADAN, EKSU, ILORIN and TASUED require 'O' Level credit pass in Agricultural Science and a pass in Biology

Agriculture at ABU

  • UTME subjects: requires Chemistry, Biology and any other Science Subject
  • O'level: five credits including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science

Agriculture at UNILORIN

  • UTME subjects: accept Economics or Geography in lieu of Physics/Mathematics
  • O'level: accept 'O' Level pass in Physics

Agriculture at UNIPORT

  • UTME subjects: requires Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any one of Physics or Mathematics or Geography or Economics
  • O'level: five credits including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any one of Physics, Geography and Economics

Agriculture at BUK

  • UTME subjects: requires Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics and Mathematics
  • O'level: five passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and any two of Biology/Agric Science, Physics, Geography and Economics

Agriculture at UNIABUJA

  • UTME subjects: requires Biology/Agriculture plus any other two Science subjects

Agriculture at FUTO

  • UTME subjects: requires Chemistry, and any two (2) of Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics and Physics; live FUTO: 'Any three of Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics Physics and Economics'
  • O'level: five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other subject, at not more than two sittings; at least a pass in Physics

Agriculture at FUTMINNA

  • UTME subjects: live: Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics, Mathematics, Geography or Economics

Agriculture at OOU

  • O'level: accept 'O' Level pass in Physics

Agriculture at EKSU

  • O'level: accept 'O' Level pass in Physics

Other schools have their own rules too. Requirements differ between schools and can change each year. Before you register, check your chosen school's entry in the official JAMB brochure on ibass.jamb.gov.ng (Brochure, then View by institution) and the school's own admission notice.

From JAMB's brochure, checked 9 October 2026. How we check these figures

Practise these subjects

Past questions with answers and full JAMB mock exams for your UTME subjects, in the Skolra app.

Cut-off marks for Agriculture

Post-UTME at these schools