Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
200 - 240
The baseline JAMB score required is 170 for Basic Medical and Allied Health Sciences. However, candidates applying for Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) must score a strict minimum of 220.
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).
Candidates must complete an online application via the university portal, pay the ₦10,000 screening fee using a generated Remita RRR code, and upload documents (O'Level, Birth Certificate, LGA Origin, Attestation) for physical/online verification.
Direct Entry and Postgraduate candidates typically must have a relevant good first degree (e.g., BMLS at Third Class minimum for PGD), excellent A'Level/JUPEB passes, or appropriate professional certifications like MLSCN registration.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at PUMS 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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