Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Entry Requirements UNIMAID

UNIMAID entry requirements for Agricultural and Environmental Engineering

On this page are all what you may want to know about the programme: Agricultural and Environmental Engineering at University of Maiduguri, Borno State. The information includes the minimum entry requirements needed to be admitted to study the programme including the Ordinary Level (O level) subjects combination and JAMB/UTME subjects combination.

Studying Agricultural and Environmental Engineering at UNIMAID will set the feet of the students in the path to becoming  professional Agricultural Engineers capable of performing extensive research, designing agricultural machinery and equipment and developing improve method, techniques and technology which are capable of solving some of the problems facing farming industries and thereby bringing about improvement in quality and quantity of the production of farm products.

Teaching and learning Agricultural and Environmental Engineering at UNIMAID is approved by National University Commission (NUC) and accredited by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

Entry Requirements

Application to study Agricultural  Engineering at UNIMAID is done two ways:
  • As JAMB/UTME Candidates and
  • As DIRECT ENTRY Candidates
JAMB/UTME Candidates
To be offer provisional admission to 100 level, JAMB/UTME candidates must have sit for and pass either of the following examinations:
  • WASSCE or 
  • SSCE/NECO or
  • GCE
The pass must be in minimum of five subjects and the subjects combination are:
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Chemistry and 
  • English Language plus either
  • Agricultural Science
  • Biology
  • Geography
  • Technical Drawing
  • Data Processing
  • Further Mathematics
  • Metal Work
  • Economic 
The credit passes should not be more than at two sittings.

The candidate must also sit for and pass JAMB/UTME, making the required cut off mark.
JAMB/UTME subjects combination are:
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry and 
  • English Language
University of Maiduguri Post UTME
A JAMB/UTME candidate must also sit for and pass UNIMAID coordinated post UTME, making the required cut off mark.

DIRECT ENTRY Candidates
To be considered for a provisional admission to study Mechanical Engineering at UNIMAID, candidates must be holder of at least one of the following qualification:
  • GCE A/L: passes in three Science subject including Physics and Mathematic will be accepted to 200 level of the programme.
  • NCE Technical with required number of points with be considered for admission.
  • Holders of IJMB result with numbers of required points will also be considered into 200 level..
  • National Diploma (ND): holders of ND in relevant Engineering disciplines with minimum grade of Upper Credit will be considered for admission into 200 level
  • HND: HND holders in relevant Engineering programmes with good Credit will be considered for admission.
The applicants seeking for admission through Direct Entry must have O/L results as stated above.

Agricultural and Environmental Engineering is a five years programme. BEng in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering is awarded to students on successful completion of the study. The maximum duration of years allowed to study the programme is seven years.

For more information visit UNIMAID website here.

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