Botany at the Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) asks for a complete science set at O’Level, with all five credits named and no alternatives offered in any of the slots.
The UTME requirement is looser than that. English Language, Biology and Chemistry are compulsory, and the fourth paper can be any other Science subject, which gives candidates room that the O’Level list does not.
Direct Entry candidates work from a short A’Level list instead. Both routes are covered below, together with the UTME score FUTMINNA applies across its programmes for the 2026/2027 session.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Botany include Five (5) SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
Every one of the five is fixed. There is no Biology or Agricultural Science alternative here and no Mathematics or Physics choice, so a result missing any single subject falls short of the requirement.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Biology
- Chemistry and any other Science subject
The final phrase is the useful one. Rather than naming a subject, the department simply asks for one further Science paper, so Physics, Mathematics, Agricultural Science and Geography are all workable choices.
Direct Entry Requirement
You need to fulfill these conditions to gain Direct Entry admission to study Botany if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Biology/Botany/Zoology and Chemistry or Physics.
One pass has to come from the biological group, where Biology, Botany and Zoology are treated as equivalent. The second is either Chemistry or Physics, so a candidate who took only one of those two is not excluded.
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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.
That figure decides eligibility for the screening and nothing further. Admission is settled afterwards on the basis of the screening exercise.
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.
The O’Level List Is Stricter Than the UTME List for FUTMINNA Botany
The two subject lists on this page do not match, and the stricter of the two is the O’Level one. Physics and Mathematics are both named credits there, while the UTME asks only for one unspecified Science paper beyond the core three.
Plan around the result slip first, then. Five credits covering English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, four JAMB papers led by Biology and Chemistry, and 180 in the UTME to reach the FUTMINNA screening for Botany.