How to Gain Admission into a University in Nigeria

Obtaining a college admission to pursue for a degree program is the dream of many students. Though the process may be quite arduous, and a lot of people see it that way, but there is certainly a way to make things easier. This article will be giving a guide for students or candidates who intend on having a provisional admission into any of Nigeria's University. It will incorporate the step by step process, admission prerequisites, competitiveness, determinants of university admission, and all what is involved to obtain an admission in the country. Follow on as we will encapsulate this.

The university is regarded as the best option for higher education, and this has made a lot of people to seek for admission into the few of these institutions. This has sequentially result to the competition for admission into the different programs offered by Universities. A University is basically an higher institution of learning which offers degrees certificate to students in their academic programs. It's certain that unis are the most preferred for students, and the need for a guide to gain admission has been significant. As such, this write-up will be more on how to get through and gain entry into a university in Nigeria. Nonetheless, on the off chance that you are contemplating on a less cost institutions, we have highlighted the cheapest private universities in Nigeria, to give you affordable options.

Guides to Gain Admission into Nigerian Universities

Below are the guidelines you ought to follow, if you intend on gaining entry into one of the Universities in the country;

Proper Preparation

It's certain that one cannot go into anything without doing the necessary preparations. A popular adage goes 'Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance'. This vignette says it all. 

There are many things to prepare for in seeking for an admission into a university in Nigeria. Few of these include: Registration and Reading. Looking at the former, you probably don't know that all the process of admission nowadays is completely digitalized. A single critical error from registration can cost you an admission. So this is the opportunity, if you are preparing for admission, when registering always review them and check for alterations.

Another critical factor is Reading. You have been hearing this for a long time now. Reading is not just to cover the whole textbooks. Always read smartly by using the JAMB learning facilities like the brochure, syllabus and the recommended texts. This will help you not to read out of point, because there's nothing new about the examination, and all questions will be from these sources. 

To give you more explicit guide on this, read on how to prepare and score high in JAMB examination. This will be of immense help in making it in the test.

Admission Prerequisites

From your JAMB Score, Choice of School, O'level, down to your Choice of Course, all of them are the determiners to your admission into the University. Sometimes you may want to skip some, but an omission may influence the whole process, thereby resulting to the unwant.

Explicitly, let's look at all these things one after the other;

JAMB Score: This is the primary prerequisite for obtaining an admission into any University in Nigeria. It is an important examination by JAMB, which will determine your admission into a program in the university. JAMB is very critical to admission in the sense that, if you are aspiring to study at schools like UI, UNILAG, UNIBEN, OAU, which has their cut off mark at 200, which is the minimum UTME score a candidate should have irrespective of the course. Even if you want to study Arabic or CRK which is less competitive in these schools, there is no admission because you didn't pass the school's admission cut off mark.

O'level Results: This is another important factor that will determine your admission status in the university. If you really want to gain admission into a university in the country, it is necessary you have a good grade in your SSCE examination(WAEC/NECO/GCE). Additionally, it is preferable you have one sitting than using combined two sittings. This will give you a higher chance of gaining admission because some schools like UI, OAU, UNIBEN, UNILAG don’t accept two sittings. The Post-UTME score is another thing that will add up with the UTME score to determine you admission into the university program.

Admission Requirements 

To obtain an admission into a university in Nigeria, there are some important requirements for admission which you must meet. The following requirements we'll highlight are very essential to gaining admission into a university in the country. This will also shed light on other things that may be required depending on the school in question, but those ones are secondary and might be omitted here. The main essential requirements have been enumerated below:

• Candidates seeking for a provisional admission into any University in Nigeria must posses these general admission requirements:
• They must have a minimum of 5 credits in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE/GCE) Ordinary Level Credits in a maximum of 2 sittings.
• A minimum mark of 200 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) out of a maximum of 400 marks. Although, this is always subject to change and differs across institutions.
• A minimum of Merit Pass in the National Certificate of Education (NCE), National Diploma (ND) and other Advanced Level Certificates.

Admission Through UTME

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) organizes the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for students seeking admission into Nigerian universities. Applicants are required to choose two universities, two polytechnics and two colleges of education of their choice, with the first and second choice courses of the candidate’s choice. After this, they will sit for the UTME test and the result will determine their stand in the admission window.

Admission Through DE

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) also conducts entry for candidates through the Direct Entry mode. Candidates through the JAMB Direct Entry mode must have a National Diploma, which should be from a recognized institution in the country. Candidates may likewise be required to have a Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) in a subject(s) identified with the proposed field of study with at least one unit and two (2) passes. 

Wrap Up

University admission is not that hard as a lot of people and candidates view it. The only thing that is involved is to be qualified for the admission. In response to this we've come up with this write-up on how to gain entry into a university in Nigeria. But before we wind up, here is a an overview highlight of how to obtain an admission into a university;

1. Have a good JAMB UTME Score
2. Get a good Post-UTME or Screening Score
3. Posses a good O’level and have all the required documents for admission
4. Go for less competitive courses
5. Apply for your indigenous University
6. Understand the admission process of your intending school
7. Have a good network and stay updated
8. Lastly, work as if it all depends on you, and pray as if it all depends on God.

That's the size of this write-up, as I have been able to update you on how to gain admission in Nigerian Universities. You can also read on how to score high in JAMB, and also how to prepare and pass Post-UTME/Screening, to subsequently obtain admission into the university. On the whole, this piece included a complete guide on how to make your college dreams come true. Good luck!