This is to notify the general public and all aspiring University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) students that the Department of Radiography admission requirements has been published.
The requirements cover the O Level credits, the four JAMB papers, the Direct Entry conditions, a professional waiver and the minimum UTME score. Radiography also carries a board registration route that most departments do not offer.
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Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Radiography include Five SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
Every credit is named, so nothing on this list is optional. Mathematics is the one that does not reappear in the JAMB combination below, which makes it easy to overlook when checking your result.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
The JAMB papers are fixed at English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. There is no alternative set, and no Mathematics paper despite the Mathematics credit required at O Level.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Radiography if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two ‘A’ level passes chosen from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Any two of the three sciences are accepted, so the pairing is left to the candidate rather than prescribed. The O Level credits are still expected alongside those passes.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
UNIMAID accepts DIR/DCR registered with the Radiographers Board of Nigeria, plus the UTME requirements.
This waiver recognises existing practitioners. A DIR or DCR holder registered with the Radiographers Board of Nigeria can apply on that qualification, but the UTME requirements are attached to it rather than waived.
In practice that means the five O Level credits and the JAMB subject combination still have to be satisfied even on the professional route.
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 minimum of 160 or above score 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.
The Board Registration Route Into UNIMAID Radiography
Radiography offers three ways in. UTME with the four fixed papers, Direct Entry on two A Level science passes, or a DIR or DCR registered with the Radiographers Board of Nigeria.
None of them removes the five O Level credits, and Mathematics is required among them even though it never appears on the JAMB form. Check that first, then confirm your score reaches the 160 minimum for the 2026/2027 session.