Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
180 - 240
The official baseline cut-off mark is 150. However, highly competitive programs in the College of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Law, and Pharmacy typically require scores well above 200 for realistic admission chances.
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).
UNICAL candidates register for the Post-UTME screening through the official online screening portal using their JAMB registration details. Eligible candidates must meet the university's UTME minimum and either choose UNICAL as First Choice or change their institution to UNICAL. The university's current academic calendar identifies the Post-UTME screening exercise with the E-Library CBT Centre. Candidates should print and retain their registration slip and follow the specific screening instructions subsequently issued by the university.
Direct Entry candidates must apply through JAMB and possess valid A'Level, ND, HND, NCE, or recognized JUPEB/IJMB qualifications with acceptable grades. DE candidates are also required to register and participate in the UNICAL Post-UTME screening.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at UNICALis 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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