Agriculture at the Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) can be entered through UTME or through Direct Entry, and Chemistry is compulsory on both routes. It is named in the O’Level credits, in the JAMB combination and in the A-Level requirement.
Around that fixed point the department is flexible. Biology and Agricultural Science are treated as interchangeable, and the remaining slot can be filled from Mathematics, Physics, Geography or Economics depending on where your strengths lie.
The sections below cover the O’Level combination, the four JAMB subjects, the Direct Entry qualification and the UTME score FUTMINNA works with for the 2026/2027 session.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Agriculture include Five (5) SSCE credit passes. The following subjects must be among them:
- English Language
- Biology/Agricultural Science
- Chemistry and any one of Mathematics, Physics, Geography, and Economics.
English Language and Chemistry are fixed. The second line accepts either Biology or Agricultural Science, and the fourth named subject is your pick from Mathematics, Physics, Geography or Economics.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agriculture Science
- Physics or Mathematics
The JAMB set is narrower than the O’Level one. Geography and Economics are accepted at O’Level but do not appear here, so the fourth UTME paper has to be Physics or Mathematics.
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Direct Entry Requirement
You need to fulfil these conditions to gain Direct Entry admission to study Agriculture if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two (2) A-level passes in Chemistry and one from Biology/Botany/Zoology/ Agricultural Science, Economics, Physics, Geography, and Geology/Mathematics (Pure & Applied).
Direct Entry is the wider of the two routes in subject terms. Chemistry is still compulsory, but the second A-Level pass may come from a list that includes Botany, Zoology, Geology and Geography, none of which are options in the UTME combination.
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into FUTMINNA for the 2026/2027 session should know that you must have scored 180 or above in your JAMB result to be eligible for the screening.
The 180 is a threshold for eligibility rather than a guarantee. It qualifies you to sit the screening, and places are decided from there.
About the Federal University of Technology Minna
Since its founding in 1980, the university has been dedicated to educating its students in science and technology. FUTMINNA, located in Minna, Niger State, has aided in developing drugs and vaccines in the country.
The University’s Vision is to become a world-class, leading university in Nigeria known for its capacity building and service delivery excellence. The university has achieved this vision through its focus on technological education.
Chemistry Anchors Both Routes Into FUTMINNA Agriculture
Whichever way you approach this department, Chemistry is the subject you cannot drop. It is required as an O’Level credit, as a JAMB paper, and as one of the two A-Level passes for Direct Entry candidates.
Everything else bends. Biology and Agricultural Science are interchangeable throughout, the fourth subject can be chosen from a short list, and Direct Entry applicants have a wider set to draw from than UTME candidates do.