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JAMB subject combination for Veterinary Medicine

Checked against JAMB's brochure on 9 October 2026. Faculty in the brochure: Medical/Pharmaceutical/Health Sciences.

UTME subjects and WAEC (O'level) requirements for Veterinary Medicine

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

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

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

Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
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 Biology. More on O'level below.

O'level requirements

Five credits: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Five (5) O' level credit passes to include English Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
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.
  • 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.

Direct Entry

'A' Level passes in Chemistry, Biology/Zoology, Physics or Mathematics.

From the Direct Entry column of JAMB's brochure.

JAMB past questions for Veterinary Medicine students

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

How big schools differ

JAMB's live brochure lists 17 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, University of Jos, Bayero University Kano, University of Maiduguri, University of Abuja, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.

Veterinary Medicine at UI

  • UTME subjects: live lists English Language, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
  • O'level: requires five (5) or six (6) 'O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and any other relevant subject; live: five credits at one sitting or six at two sittings, the extra one any other Science subject

Veterinary Medicine at ABU

  • UTME subjects: requires Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics (same as general)
  • O'level: five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics (same as general)

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.

Post-UTME at these schools