This is to inform the general public and all Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) aspirants that the Department of Metallurgical Engineering Technology admission requirements has been published.
The requirements cover the O Level credits, the four JAMB papers and the minimum UTME score. Four of the five credits are named, leaving only one place to the candidate.
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Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Metallurgical Engineering Technology include Five (5) SSCE credit passes in the following subjects:
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry and any one subject from below:
- Biology/Agricultural Science Technical Drawing
- Basic Electronics/Basic Electricity
- Auto Mechanics
- Metal Work
- Woodwork (for Civil Engineering Tech.)
- Further Mathematics
- English Language
- Geography
- Economics/Commerce
English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are compulsory credits. The fifth comes from the list below them, which runs from Technical Drawing and Metal Work through to Geography and Commerce.
Workshop subjects are well represented there, so candidates from technical colleges can fill that place with Auto Mechanics, Basic Electricity or Metal Work.
Non technical options are available too, since Further Mathematics, Geography and Economics or Commerce all count.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Physics or Technical Drawing
On the JAMB form English Language, Mathematics and Chemistry are fixed, and the fourth paper is a choice between Physics and Technical Drawing.
Physics remains a compulsory O Level credit either way, so choosing Technical Drawing in JAMB does not remove it from your result sheet.
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into YABATECH for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 150 or above in your JAMB result.
About Yaba College of Technology
Yaba College of Technology, also known as YABATECH, is a Federal Polytechnic in Lagos State. It is regarded as one of the best polytechnics in the state and is funded and managed by the federal government.
The College of Technology has been in operation since 1947 and thus has a wealth of experience in training students in Science, Technology, and Commerce; this experience and commitment is reflected in the college’s large alumni base.
Yaba College of Technology is Nigeria’s first higher education institution to establish a Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, with connections to business and industry.
The Single Open Credit at YABATECH Metallurgical Engineering Technology
English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are compulsory credits, which leaves exactly one place open and a long list of subjects that can fill it.
In JAMB the fourth paper may be Technical Drawing instead of Physics, but the Physics credit is still required. Settle your fifth subject early, then make sure your JAMB score reaches 150 for the 2026/2027 session.