Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
170 - 240
Cut-offs vary drastically by program and catchment area. General Arts/Agriculture start at 150. Law requires 250 (200 for catchment). Life/Physical Sciences range from 150 to 200. Medical Sciences are highest: Medicine/Dentistry require 250 (220 for catchment), and Nursing/MLS require 220 (200 for catchment).
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).
UNIMAID conducts an online Post-UTME screening exercise. Candidates are evaluated based on their UTME scores and O'Level grades. Uploading of O'Level results to the JAMB CAPS portal is strictly mandatory for admission processing.
Direct Entry candidates must choose UNIMAID as their first choice. Requirements vary heavily by faculty. Generally, a minimum of Lower Credit in National Diploma (ND), Merit in NCE, or an IJMB/A'Level certificate with acceptable points (usually 6-12 points depending on the course) is required. Medical programs require highly specific A'Level grades (e.g., minimum of 'B' in Chemistry, Biology, Physics).
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at UNIMAID 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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