This is to notify the general public and all aspiring students of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) that the Department of Education & English language admission requirements have been published.
The sections below cover the O’Level credit passes, the four subjects sat in JAMB UTME, the Direct Entry routes for A Level and NCE holders, and the JAMB score needed to be eligible for screening at Maiduguri.
The programme trains English teachers, so Literature in English carries as much weight as English Language itself. It is required among the five SSCE credits, named in the UTME combination and named again in the A Level conditions.
Candidates often assume a strong English Language result is enough on its own. It is not, because English Language is the subject every applicant sits. Literature in English is what marks out an applicant for this department.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Education & English Language are the following:
Five SSCE credit passes to include English Language and Literature in English plus three other Arts or Social Science subjects.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Literature in English and one Art and any other subjects.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Education and English Language if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two ‘A’ level passes in relevant teaching subjects, including Literature in English.
- NCE with credit or merit passes in two relevant subjects.
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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.
Two English Subjects Open the UNIMAID Education Route
The O’Level condition is five credit passes covering English Language and Literature in English, plus three other arts or social science subjects. All five must sit within those groups, so science credits will not fill the remaining places.
In UTME, register English Language and Literature in English, then one arts subject and one further subject. A JAMB score of at least 160 is the eligibility threshold for the screening exercise that follows.
Direct Entry runs two ways. Two A Level passes in relevant teaching subjects with Literature in English among them, or an NCE carrying credit or merit passes in two relevant subjects, which is the usual route for college of education graduates.