This article is designed to help students who wish to study Physics under the Faculty of Sciences at the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Physics at NDA is a tightly specified science combination, and the one subject worth watching is Chemistry, because what the page asks of it changes from section to section. Confirm the course is offered before you register for JAMB.
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 Physics are as follows:
Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and any other Science subject from Further Mathematics and Biology or Agricultural Science.
All five credits are accounted for. Four are named outright and the fifth comes from a short list of three, so Further Mathematics, Biology and Agricultural Science are the only subjects that can fill the last place.
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 Physics under the Faculty of Sciences at NDA include;
Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry or Biology.
Chemistry loosens here. It was a compulsory credit at O Level, but on the JAMB form it becomes a choice against Biology, so a candidate may sit either one beside Physics, Mathematics and the compulsory English Language.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Physics if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require; NCE/Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Physics and Mathematics or Chemistry.
At Direct Entry the pairing changes again. Physics is fixed and the second pass is Mathematics or Chemistry, and an NCE is accepted in place of A Level passes on the same terms.
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.
Chemistry Shifts From Required to Optional
Physics and Mathematics hold their place throughout. Both are named O Level credits, both are on the JAMB combination, and Physics is compulsory at Direct Entry with Mathematics as one of the two subjects that can accompany it.
Chemistry is the one that moves. It is a required credit at O Level, an alternative to Biology at UTME, and an alternative to Mathematics at Direct Entry. Hold the five credits, choose your fourth JAMB paper accordingly, and score 180 or above for the 2026/2027 session.