Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
170 - 240
The baseline JAMB UTME cut-off mark is generally 140. However, highly competitive and regulated professional programmes like Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, and Law require significantly higher scores.
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).
JABU conducts an online and/or physical Post-UTME screening exercise to verify credentials, JAMB scores, and assess the candidate's alignment with the institution's core values.
Direct Entry candidates must possess a National Diploma (ND) with a minimum of Lower Credit, NCE, or acceptable passes in JUPEB/IJMB or A-Levels in relevant subjects.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at JABU 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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