This is to notify the general public and all aspiring University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) students that the Department of Zoology admission requirements has been published.
Read this page carefully, because the UTME subject list appears twice and the two versions are not identical. Below are the O Level credits, both versions of the JAMB combination, the Direct Entry condition and the score UNIMAID asks for.
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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.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Zoology include Five SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
English Language, Mathematics, Biology, and two (2) other science subjects.
Three credits are named and the other two must be Science subjects. Mathematics is compulsory here even though it is only one option among several further down the page.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
On this reading Biology is compulsory and the two subjects joining it come from a list of three. The waiver immediately below restates the same rule with a longer list.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
UNIMAID requires Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Agricultural Science, and Geography.
Both lines stand as UNIMAID published them. This is the school-specific remark and the wider of the two, adding Agricultural Science and Geography to the three subjects already named, so candidates relying on either should expect it to govern.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Zoology if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ level passes or NCE in Biology, Zoology, or Botany and one other Science subject.
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.
Where the Waiver Is Wider Than the List
Biology is the constant across every route. It is a named O Level credit, it is compulsory in both versions of the UTME combination, and it is one of the three subjects accepted at Direct Entry alongside Zoology and Botany.
The difference between the two UTME lists is what repays attention. Agricultural Science and Geography appear only in the waiver remark, so check that line before settling your form. UNIMAID asks for a minimum of 160 for the 2026/2027 session.