The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has published the entry requirements for its Department of Production Engineering, covering the O’Level credits, the JAMB UTME combination, Direct Entry and the JAMB score needed for screening.
English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry run through both the O’Level credits and the UTME, and the last three also form the Direct Entry condition.
Biology is the outlier. It is the fifth named O’Level credit for this engineering programme, yet it appears nowhere in the UTME combination or in the A Level list.
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About the University of Benin
The University of Benin is a federal government-owned university funded and managed by the federal government of Nigeria. The university was founded in 1970. University of Benin (UNIBEN) is a research university located in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
The university is one of the oldest in Nigeria and has a large student and staff population, resulting in a student-staff ratio of about 10:1.
The University has a diverse student population with students from different parts of the country and age brackets. The University of Benin courses cut across various levels in agriculture, science, etc.
University of Benin admission is extremely competitive as many candidates apply for admission into the university annually. University of Benin’s school fees are also very affordable, and it provides its students with facilities and infrastructure. They have good hostels, roads, electricity, etc.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited faculties and departments in the university.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Production Engineering include the following:
- Five (5) SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
All five are named, so none can be substituted. Candidates who dropped Biology after junior secondary school will find it is still required here, despite the engineering focus of the course.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
The UTME list is the O’Level five with Biology removed, and no alternatives are offered. Your JAMB subjects therefore match four of the five credits exactly.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Production Engineering if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- ‘A’ level passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into UNIBEN for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 200 or above in your JAMB result.
Production Engineering at UNIBEN Still Asks for a Biology Credit
It is the one requirement that does not follow from the rest of the page. Biology is written into the O’Level five even though the UTME and the A Level list ignore it entirely.
Everything else is as you would expect from an engineering department. English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are compulsory at both stages, with no substitutions anywhere.
Direct Entry asks for A Level passes in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, and UTME candidates need 200 or above in JAMB before UNIBEN will screen them.