Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
170 - 240
The baseline JAMB UTME cut-off mark is 140, making the university highly accessible for candidates meeting the standard O'Level requirements. However, newly introduced premium courses like Nursing and Law may require higher competitive 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).
Oduduwa University utilizes a completely FREE online application process. Candidates fill out a biodata form, upload a passport photograph, and submit their O'Level/JAMB results for internal document verification. There is no physical CBT Post-UTME exam.
Direct Entry candidates (entering 200-Level) must possess at least 2 or 3 A-Level Credit Passes, an OND, HND, NCE, or a good first degree from a recognized institution.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at OUI 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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