This is to notify the general public and all aspiring students of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) that the Department of Biochemistry admission requirements has been published.
The sections below cover the five O’Level credit passes, the UTME subjects, the Direct Entry routes for A Level and diploma holders, and the JAMB score needed to be eligible for screening into Biochemistry at Maiduguri.
Biochemistry draws on the full science set. English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology are all named among the five SSCE credit passes, which leaves no free slot at O’Level.
The same subjects reappear in the Direct Entry conditions, where two A Level passes are drawn from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. Diploma holders have a separate route set out below.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Biochemistry include the following:
Five (5) SSCE credit passes in English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Mathematics
Note that five subjects are listed here while JAMB registration takes four. Confirm the exact combination against the current JAMB brochure entry for Biochemistry at Maiduguri before you register, since only four slots are available.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Biochemistry if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes chosen from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology.
- NCE/ND/HND in related programs plus the UTME requirements
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JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into UNIMAID for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have a score of a minimum of 160 or above in your JAMB result.
About the University of Maiduguri
The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher education institution in Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital city in northeast Nigeria.
The federal government of Nigeria established the university in 1975 with the goal of it becoming one of the country’s primary higher-education institutions.
With a large student and staff population, the University of Maiduguri admits students from all over Nigeria, regardless of race, culture, or religion.
No Spare Slots in the UNIMAID Biochemistry Requirement
All five O’Level credits are named, so there is nothing to substitute. English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology each have to be a credit pass on your statement of result before an application is worth making.
Direct Entry runs two ways. Two A Level passes drawn from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology, or an NCE, ND or HND in a related programme held alongside the UTME requirements rather than instead of them.
That second route catches people out. A diploma on its own does not satisfy the department here, because the UTME conditions still apply on top of it. UTME candidates need a JAMB score of at least 160 for screening.