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JAMB subject combination for Chemical Engineering

Checked against JAMB's brochure on 9 October 2026. Faculty in the brochure: Engineering/Environmental/Technology.

UTME subjects and WAEC (O'level) requirements for Chemical Engineering

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

  1. 1Use of English
  2. 2Mathematics
  3. 3Physics
  4. 4Chemistry

In plain words: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
JAMB's brochure, word for word. Use of English is added for every course.

WAEC or NECO (O'level): Five credits: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science subject. More on O'level below.

O'level requirements

Five credits: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science subject.

Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language and any other Science subject.
JAMB's brochure, word for word

Rules for every course at these schools

  • Federal University of Technology, Akure: All programmes need at least a credit pass in English Language and Mathematics.
  • 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

'A' Level passes in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

From the Direct Entry column of JAMB's brochure.

JAMB past questions for Chemical Engineering students

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

How big schools differ

JAMB's live brochure lists 58 degree-awarding institutions for this course.

Offered at big schools including: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Benin, University of Ilorin, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, University of Port Harcourt, University of Calabar, University of Uyo, Bayero University Kano, University of Maiduguri, University of Abuja, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Delta State University, Abraka, Osun State University, Niger Delta University, Covenant University.

Chemical Engineering at UNILAG

  • UTME subjects: requires English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics
  • O'level: require a credit in Further Mathematics as the fifth subject (LAGOS: English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)

Chemical Engineering at UNN

  • O'level: same as Agricultural Engineering: five credits incl. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics at not more than two sittings

Chemical Engineering at ABU

  • UTME subjects: each restates Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (same as the general rule)
  • O'level: fifth credit may be any other Science subject, including Economics, Technical Drawing, Metalwork and Woodwork

Chemical Engineering at UNILORIN

  • O'level: accepts Agricultural Science in lieu of Biology

Chemical Engineering at UNIPORT

  • UTME subjects: each restates Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (same as the general rule)
  • O'level: fifth subject from Biology, Agricultural Science, Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics

Chemical Engineering at UNIMAID

  • UTME subjects: requires Mathematics, Physics and any of Chemistry or Biology

Chemical Engineering at FUTO

  • UTME subjects: each restates Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (same as the general rule)
  • O'level: five credits at not more than two sittings; at least a pass in Biology

Chemical Engineering at Covenant University

  • UTME subjects: live 'subjects' field holds an O'level rule instead (five credits incl. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and Biology, Further Mathematics or Technical Drawing)

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.