Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
180 - 240
The baseline JAMB UTME cut-off mark is 150 for most science, engineering, and technology courses. However, professional healthcare programmes within the School of Nursing and Allied Sciences require a strict minimum of 180.
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).
OAUSTECH operates a strict digital application pipeline. Candidates create an account via the portal using a valid email (unactivated accounts are deleted after 48 hours). After email activation, candidates pay the ₦2,000 fee and upload their details, including a passport photograph strictly under 100KB. Qualified candidates then participate in a Computer-Based Post-UTME screening.
Direct Entry (200-Level) candidates must possess an ND with Upper Credit, an HND with at least Lower Credit, or a minimum of 10 points in JUPEB/IJMB in relevant science subjects.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at OAUSTECH 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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