Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
170 - 240
The university's baseline JAMB UTME cut-off mark is 140. However, competitive programs command higher cut-offs: Nursing (220), Medical Laboratory Science (180), Law (180), Public Health (170), Computer Science (160), and Software Engineering (150).
Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Five (5) O'Level Credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology at not more than two sittings (Note: Highly competitive federal departments frequently enforce a single-sitting rule).
Al-Hikmah utilizes an online application and document screening process. Candidates log onto the university portal to upload their credentials and complete the application without necessarily taking a physical CBT.
Direct Entry admission is available for applicants with suitable qualifications (such as ND, NCE, IJMB, or A'Level passes in relevant subjects) who have successfully obtained the JAMB Direct Entry Form.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at Al-Hikmah is assuming that hitting the university's baseline general cut-off mark ensures eligibility for the screening process. Nursing operates inside highly restrictive capacity caps mandated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). If you score below the hard departmental minimum, your portal choice will face immediate drop filters regardless of aggregate score metrics.
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