This article is designed to help students who wish to study Computer Science under the Faculty of Sciences at the Nigeria Defence Academy.
Confirm that Computer Science is still listed at the Nigeria Defence Academy before you register for JAMB. Mathematics is the one subject that never moves here, while the rest of the combination is far more open than most science courses allow.
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna is one of the first of two Military Universities in Nigeria. Nigerian Army University, established in 2018 in Biu, Borno State, is the other military university that does not offer military training.
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O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Computer Science; You require;
Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, and Physics, plus two other science subjects.
Only three subjects are named at this stage. English Language, Mathematics and Physics are compulsory, and the remaining two credits must be science subjects without being specified individually.
Chemistry is not on the compulsory list, which is unusual for a science programme and gives candidates more room than they often expect.
Jamb Subject Combination
In UTME, please note that the English Language is Compulsory for this course. Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combinations needed to study Computer Science under the Faculty of Sciences at NDA include;
Mathematics, Physics and Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics, and Geography
Since English Language is compulsory and only three further papers are registered, Mathematics and Physics take two of them and the third is drawn from the rest of the list.
Economics and Geography appear there alongside the sciences, so a candidate who did not sit Chemistry or Biology still has a valid route onto the JAMB form.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Computer Science if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in science subjects, including Mathematics.
- NCE merit in Mathematics and one (1) other Science or Social Science subject
Mathematics is compulsory on both Direct Entry routes. The A Level route requires two science passes with Mathematics among them, while the NCE route accepts a merit in Mathematics plus one science or social science subject.
Jamb Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into NDA for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 180 or above in your JAMB result.
Mathematics Is the Only Constant in NDA Computer Science
Across the O Level credits, the UTME form and both Direct Entry routes, Mathematics is the single subject that appears every time. A weak Mathematics grade closes all three paths at once.
Everything else allows some substitution, including Economics and Geography on the JAMB list. Secure English Language, Mathematics and Physics with two further science credits, and make sure your JAMB score reaches 180 for the 2026/2027 session.