This is to inform the general public and all Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) aspirants that the Department of Food Science & Technology Admission requirements has been published.
The sections below cover the O’Level credit passes, the four subjects sat in JAMB UTME, two Minna waiver remarks, the A Level route into Direct Entry, and the JAMB score needed to be eligible for screening.
Food Science and Technology at Minna accepts catering and craft subjects alongside the usual sciences at O’Level, which opens the course to candidates from technical and vocational colleges.
The waiver remarks matter more than usual here. The first restates the UTME combination in clearer terms, and the second sets out what diploma holders need and which level they enter at.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Food Science & Technology include Five (5) SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
- English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agric, Science, Physics, Basic Catering and Food Services, Bakery and Confectionaries, Hotel & Catering Crafty course (Cookery), Hotel & Catering Craft Course (Food /Drinks Services) and Basic Electricity.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Chemistry
- Mathematics/ Physics and Agric Science
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
- FUTMINNA requires Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, and any one of Mathematics or Physics.
Use this waiver when you register. The general UTME line above is ambiguously punctuated, while the waiver states the combination plainly: Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and one of Mathematics or Physics, with English Language compulsory.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Food Science and Technology if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and Biology/Physics/Agric Science/Botany/Zoology.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
- FUTMINNA accepts ND with lower credit/NCE merit in the Agricultural components of choice and a minimum of merit in the other component or an HND with a minimum of lower credit to be admitted into the 300 level.
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.
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.
Catering Certificates Count at FUTMINNA Food Science
The O’Level list is unusually broad for a science course. Alongside English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and Physics, it names Basic Catering and Food Services, Bakery and Confectioneries, two Hotel and Catering craft courses and Basic Electricity.
That breadth does not carry into UTME. There the waiver fixes Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and one of Mathematics or Physics, so a candidate relying only on catering subjects will not have a valid registration.
Direct Entry takes two A Level passes in Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics, Agricultural Science, Botany or Zoology. Diploma holders should read the second waiver closely, since an HND at lower credit can lead to admission at 300 level.