This is to inform the general public and all Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) aspirants that the Department of Water Resources, Aquaculture & Fisheries Technology admission requirements have been published.
The sections below cover the five O’Level credit passes, the four subjects sat in JAMB UTME, the Direct Entry routes, two Minna waiver remarks on diploma holders, and the JAMB score needed for screening.
Water Resources, Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology is a biological science course. Chemistry and either Biology or Agricultural Science are fixed at both O’Level and UTME stage, with English Language compulsory throughout.
The waiver remarks are the most useful part for diploma holders, because they set out not only what Minna accepts but which level a successful candidate is admitted into.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Water Resources, Aquaculture & Fisheries Technology include the following:
- Five (5) SSC credit passes in Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English Language plus any other Science subject.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject
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Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Water Resources, Aquaculture, and Fisheries Technology if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in Chemistry, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Agricultural Science, Geography, Mathematics (pure & applied), Physics, Geology, and Economics.
- NCE Agriculture.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
- FUTMINNA accepts ND/NCE with a minimum of lower credit plus the UTME requirements.
- FUTMINNA accepts ND/NCE credit into the 200 level, while those with HND may 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.
Diploma Holders Gain the Most at FUTMINNA Fisheries Technology
The waiver remarks change what an application is worth. An ND or NCE at lower credit or above, held with the UTME requirements, can take a candidate straight into 200 level, and an HND may lead to admission at 300 level.
School leavers follow the standard route. Five SSCE credits in Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one more science subject, then English Language, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one further science in UTME.
Direct Entry on A Levels is broad, taking two passes from Chemistry, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Agricultural Science, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Geology and Economics. An NCE in Agriculture is listed separately. UTME candidates need 180 in JAMB.