Unilorin Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Entry Requirements

Agricultural Engineers focus all their engineering and technology expertise on the study, design, development and maintenance of machinery, equipment and tools  useful in increasing the quality, quantity, handling, delivery and storage of farm products (crops or livestock).

Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) teaches students to be able to perform all the above mentioned functions of the agricultural engineers creditably well, including managing and marketing of  agricultural engineering companies and products.

The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering also mould students in such a way as to be able to integrate the Mathematics, Engineering Science and Design with Biological and Environmental Science.  

At the end of the five (5) years programme the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering graduates must be able to use their knowledge of engineering, mathematics, biological and physical sciences to solving problems which has to do with the production, processing and handling of biological materials for fuel, food, feed and fiber. It also include for the preservation of natural resources and environment quality and for the design, development and production of machine systems useful for the purpose.

Listed below are the entry requirements to study the undergraduate Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). This include for the UTME and Direct Entry applicants plus the WAEC and JAMB's subjects combination. 

O'level or UTME Entry Requirements

The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, UNILORIN 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 
• Biology or 
• Agricultural Science

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 Agricultural and Biosystems 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

• A'level IJMB with pass in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry with a minimum of 10 points.

• National Diploma (ND) with Upper Credit in relevant discipline with at least one year post National Diploma experience.

• First Degree from Physical Sciences at Second Class Lower Division.

• Higher National Diploma (HND)  in relevant Engineering discipline  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.

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at UNILORIN is a five (5) years degree course to those admitted to 100 level of the programme leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) on successful completion of the study. It is accredited by the National University Commission (NUC) and Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

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