JAMB subject combination for agricultural science

 Agricultural science is a part of science that can only evolve and expand, because of the ever-increasing need to produce food for man and animals, with the population of man and animals expected to soar as the years go by.

  Everybody can engage in agriculture, but only a few can become professional agricultural scientists. Isn’t that what you want to be? 

One of the major steps to being an agricultural scientist is to choose the right JAMB subject combination, as that will be the only way you can gain admission to study agriculture at the university.

This article will guide you on that.

Who is an agricultural scientist?

You may feel the need to explain to people that you don’t want to be a farmer but an agricultural scientist; you want a refined method of engaging in agriculture. You want to be an agricultural scientist right?

 An agricultural scientist is a specialist who engages in the study of the lives of living organisms, and the relationship between man and animals with their immediate environment. They find ways to develop and maintain the quality of food products, for man’s -and animals’- good.

WAEC/NECO subjects for agricultural science.

Before every JAMB candidate can register for JAMB, they just have gotten their SSCE results, or have them being processed by the examination board (for those with awaiting results).

 To study agricultural science in the university, every student must have at least credit in the 5 compulsory subjects IN WAEC/NECO, including English language and mathematics.

The core subjects for agricultural science include:

1. English language

2. Mathematics

3. Agricultural science or biology

4. Chemistry

5. Any other subject.

JAMB subject combination for agricultural science

This is one of the most important phases in the pre-admission era for every agricultural science aspirant. They need to register a specified JAMB subject combination, to be able to meet the admission requirements for agricultural science.

The JAMB subject combination for agricultural science includes:

1. English.

2. Any three (3) subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography, and Mathematics.

Universities that offer agricultural science in Nigeria.

  To study agricultural science in Nigeria, there are selected universities that offer this reputable and long-lived course. They include:

1.  AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY, EKPOMA, EDO STATE – AAU
2.  ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UTURU (ABSU)
3.  AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE – ABU
4. UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA, ABUJA, –UNIABUJA
5. ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ONDO STATE. (AFFL TO OAU, ILE-IFE) ADEYEMIDEG
6. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AGBOR, DELTA STATE. (AFFL TO DELTA STATE UNIV, ABRAKA) AGBORCOE
7. CROSS RIVER STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AKAMKPA (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR) AKAMKPA-DEG
8. AKWA IBOM STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AFAHA-NSIT NSIT (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF UYO) AKSCOE-DEG
9. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, EHA AMUFU (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA) AMUFU-DEG
10. ADENIRAN OGUNSANYA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION OTTO-IJANIKIN, LAGOS (AFFL TO EKITI STATE UNIV) AOCOE
11. ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY, BAUCHI, BAUCHI STATE – BAUCHI (ATBU)
12. BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE – BUK
13. UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE – UNIBEN
14.  BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE – BIU
15. BOWEN UNIVERSITY, IWO, OSUN STATE – BOWEN
16. UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE – UNICAL
17. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AZARE (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE) COEA
18. ISA KAITA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, DUTSINMA, KATSINA STATE (AFFL ABU ZARIA) COED-DEG
19. CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY, ULI, ANAMBRA STATE – COOU
20. CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CALABAR, CROSS RIVERS STATE – CRUTECH
21.  DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, DELTA STATE – DELSU
22. EMMANUEL ALAYANDE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OYO. (AFFL TO EKITI STATE UNIV) EACOE-DEG
23. E BONYI STATE UNIVERSITY, ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE – EBSU
24. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), AKOKA, (AFFL TO UNIBEN, BENIN) EDAKOKA
25. ALVAN IKOKU FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IMO STATE.(AFFL TO UNIV OF NIGERA, NSUKKA
26. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ANKPA, KOGI STATE (AFFL TO ATBU, BAUCHI)”>EDANKPA
27. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), ASABA (AFFL TO UNIVERSITY OF BENIN)
28. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECH.), BICHI, KANO STATE, AFFILIATED To (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi)
29. JIGAWA STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GUMEL (AFFILIATED TO BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO)
30. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECH), GUSAU, (AFFL TO ABU ZARIA), ZAMFARA STATE – EDGUSAU(T)
31. SAADATU RIMI COLLEGE OF EDU, KUMBOTSO, KANO STATE (AFFILIATED TO ABU, ZARIA)
32. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OBUDU (AFFL TO UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR)
33. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECH.), OMOKU, RIVERS STATE.
34. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION(TECH.)UMUNZE, P.M.B. 0189, ANAMBRA
35. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE (AFFL TO UNIV OF UNIMAID)
36. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE (AFFL TO ABU, ZARIA)
37. EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE – EKSU
38. ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE – ESUTECH
39. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), GOMBE STATE (AFFL TO ATBU, BAUCHI) – FC-GOMBE
40. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KONTAGORA, NIGER STATE (AFFL TO ABU, ZARIA) – FC-KONTAGORA
41. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, PANKSHIN, PLATEAU STATE (AFFL TO UNI OF JOS) – FC-PANKSHIN
42.  FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, KASHERE, GOMBE STATE – FED-KASHERE
43.  ALEX EKWUEME FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, NDUFU-ALIKE, EBONYI STATE – FUNAI
44. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, OYE-EKITI, EKITI STATE – FED-OYE EKITI
45. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECH.), BICHI, (AFFILIATED TO ATBU), KANO STATE – FTBICHI-DEG
46. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GIDAN-WAYA, KADUNA STATE (AFFILIATED TO ABU) – GIDANWAYA-DEG
47. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HONG (AFFILIATED TO AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA) – HONG-DEG
48. IGNATIUS AJURU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE – IAUED
49. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKERE EKITI. (AFFL TO UNIV OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA) – IKERE-EKITI
50. OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ILA-ORANGUN (AFFL TO EKITI STATE UNI, ADO EKITI)
51. UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, KWARA STATE – UNIILORIN
52.  IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, IMO STATE – IMSU
53. KASHIM IBRAHIM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MAIDUGURI , BORNO STATE. (AFFL TO UNIMAID)
54. KEBBI STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ALIERO, KEBBI STATE – KSUSTA
55. KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WUDIL, KANO STATE – KUST
56. KWARA STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, (TECHNICAL), LAFIAGI (AFFL TO ABU, ZARIA)
57. IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY, LAPAI, NIGER STATE – IBBU
58. UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE – UNIMAID
59. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE – UNIAGRIC
60. DELTA STATE COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, MOSOGAR (AFFILIATED TO UNI. OF BENIN) – MOSOGAR-DEG
61. NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE – NASARAWA
62.  NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY, WILBERFORCE, BAYELSA STATE – NDU
63. NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, LAGOS STATE – NOUN
64.  NWAFOR ORIZU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, NSUGBE. (AFFL TO UNIV OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA) – NSUGBE
65. KWARA STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ORO (AFFILIATED TO EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY) – ORO-DEG
66. OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ILESA, OSUN STATE. (AFFL TO UNIV OF IBADAN) – OSCOE
67. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, (TECHNICAL), POTISKUM (AFFL TO ATBU, BAUCHI) – POTISKUM_D
68. RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE – RSUST
69. SHEHU SHAGARI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, SOKOTO (AFFL TO AHMADU BELLO UNIV, ZARIA) – SHAGARI
70. UMAR IBN IBRAHIM EL-KANEMI COL OF EDU, SCIENCE AND TECH, BAMA (AFFL TO UNIMAID) – UMAR
71. MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, ABIA STATE – MOUAU
72. UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE – UNN
73. UNIVERSITY OF UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE – UNIUYO
74. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, WARRI (AFFILIATED TO DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, DELTA) – WARRI

Frequently asked questions about the study of agricultural science in Nigeria.

Question: what is the JAMB cut-off mark for agriculture in Nigeria?

Answer: The JAMB cut-off mark for agricultural science is 160. However, the different universities may fix their cut-off mark for the course, which may be depending on the demand and the scores of the applicants for the course.

Conclusion

Being an agricultural scientist is a lifelong career as there will always be a need for improvement and increase of agricultural capacity at every point in time. This means that studying this course in Nigeria is a way of getting constant job opportunities in the agricultural sector as a specialist. 

 To Kickstart this process of seeking admission into the university to study agricultural science, this article is here as a guide for you.This article lists the requirements from SSCE, JAMB subject combination, and the universities that offer this prestigious course.

Leap now. Good luck.