UNILORIN Biomedical Engineering Entry Requirements

UNILORIN biomedical engineering

University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is among the few Nigerian universities where Biomedical Engineering is taught as a programme. And so, the Department of Biomedical Engineering is among the ten (10) department that constitute the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN).

Biomedical Engineering is an engineering discipline that apply engineering and technology principles with Biological Science to improve the healthcare services and delivery. Being an engineering course the discipline do a lot of design and development of tools, equipment and machine that make the delivery of healthcare services easy, fast, efficient and at minimum cost.

A student who may want to study this course must be good in Engineering and Technology and if course in Biological Science and he must be ready to do a lot of research and must be ready to work with engineers in other field of discipline.

Listed below are the minimum entry requirements accepted by the UNILORIN Department of Biomedical Engineering for it undergraduate degree programme, this include for the Direct entry applicants, the O'level and JAMB's UTME subjects combination.


Entry Requirements for O'level/UTME Applicants

The Department of Biomedical Engineering accept five credit passes in not more than two sittings from one or two of the following:
  • West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
  • Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE)
  • General Certificate of Education (GCE O'level) or
  • NABTEB.

WAEC or O'Level Subjects Combination

Five O'level credit passes must be from:
  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Chemistry
  • Physics and 
  • Biology

O'level UTME candidates must sit for, passed and make JAMB's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and UNILORIN coordinated post-UTME cut off mark.

JAMB/UTME Subjects Combination

  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Direct Entry Minimum Entry Requirements

The Deparment of Biomedical Engineering will consider the holders of the following higher qualifications to the 200 or 300 level.

  • General Certificate of Education (GCE A'Level) with good pass in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology
  • A'evel IJMB with pass in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry or Biology with a minimum of 10 points.
  • National Diploma (ND) with Upper Credit in relevant discipline (Biomedical Engineering Technology, Chemical Engineering Technology, Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, Materials & Metallurgical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology) with at least one year post diploma experience.
  • First Degree from Physical Sciences at Second Class Lower Division.
  • Higher National Diploma (HND) in relevant Engineering discipline as above at Distinction or Upper Credits level from recognized Polytechnic or other higher institutions of learning.
  • First Degree Honours in other Engineering disciplines.
Holders of ND, GCE A'Level, A'Level IJMB and First Degree Second Class Lower are admitted to 200 level while holders of other higher qualifications as stated above are admitted to 300 level of the programme.

Note: all direct entry applicants must possess O'level minimum entry requirements as listed above

Biomedical Engineering is a five (5) year course to those admitted to 100 level of the programme at UNILORIN, leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) on successful completion of the course.

It is accredited by the National University Commission (NUC) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) 


For a two (2) years National Diploma (ND) qualifications in Biomedical Engineering Technology see: 



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