Have they started given admission?
The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) has not yet started its Post-UTME/Direct Entry screening form for the 2025/2026 academic session not to think of giving admission now. Note registeration for the 2025/2026 Post UTME is still ongoing and will end on Friday, September 5, 2025.
Key Dates
- Registration Start Date: The online registration for the screening exercise began on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
- Registration Deadline: The deadline to apply is Friday, September 5, 2025. Candidates are advised to complete their registration before the deadline, as there may not be an extension.
- Admission List: The university has already released a provisional admission list for the 2024/2025 academic session.
Eligibility
To be eligible for screening, you must:
- Have chosen the University of Abuja as your first choice of institution in the 2024 JAMB UTME.
- Meet the general JAMB cut-off mark of 180 and the specific cut-off mark for your chosen program.
- Possess a minimum of five (5) O’Level credit passes in relevant subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, obtained in not more than two sittings.
- All Direct Entry (DE) applicants must have uploaded their A’Level results on the JAMB portal.
Application Process
The application is done online via the university’s portal. The application fee is a non-refundable amount of ₦2,000. All applicants must register for the screening exercise to be considered for admission.
RETURNING STUDENTS.
This is for you, i advise you to get ready, resumption is here, you’re to resume this year and exam is February(Gst).
Pay your school fees as soon as portal is upgraded so you can be able to secure a hostel space.
Finally, Aspirants beware of scammers.
They are everywhere, they disguise themselves as university professors, be careful and report them to the school authorities.
No university of abuja professor will collect money for admission.
UPDATE ON MERIT LIST.
WHAT IS MERIT LIST?
The merit list is the First batch of admission. This class of admission is for candidates with higher Jamb score and a better post utme score, eg 45/50 40/50 and 35/50% respectively.
This will include candidates from across all faculties and choosing the best performance in each department.
The merit admission list is the 1st batch of admitted candidates.
In the merit list, candidates with higher post utme scores will be admitted.
Also, in the merit List , DE candidates will not be included.
But subsequent list will follow and other candidates will be admitted.
There’s not lower post utme score in case of admission.
This means that even candidates with lower score, 5% 8% and above are still eligible for the admission.
While in the process of admission, we might come across candidates that have lesser score and yet will be admitted ahead of those with better score, that is because of their chosen course of study.
The Cut off mark for each department varies.
Candidates admitted on Merit list are those that beat every requirement of their applied course.
Some of those candidates are those that score higher than their course requirements eg Candidate that chose Law and have 300 in jamb and 5 A’s in Waec or Accounting with Bs in waec and 260 in jamb etc.
Merit list always small and cover all departments so when it’s out, don’t panic admission is a very long process.
When do you expect merit List?
Admission into university of abuja has not started yet keep on checking the school website to be remain updated.
Be prayerful and optimistic.
Other information on JAMB
To keep track of your admission on JAMB, you are to be logging in with your Jamb Email and the password Jamb Provided for you; the one that starts with “and…” then you navigate to you JAMB CAPS. https://efacility.jamb.gov.ng/Login
To keep track of your admission on UniAbuja Portal, you are to be logging in with your Jamb Registration Number and your surname as password.
https://portal.uniabuja.edu.ng/index.php
If you can’t access your JAMB CAPS due to wrong email address or you don’t have the SIM card and password anymore, go to a registered JAMB CBT Centre whenever you want to access your CAPS or check your Admission Status on JAMB. Check this link to know How to Check Admission status For UTME & DE 2025/2026
Endeavor to pin this website as the top of your chats and always check and read all our information.
Let’s talk about admission progress!!
That is to say, how do you know that your portal has started to change even before you get admission? Recall that after we finish registration for you, and we send this application reciept as a proof of payment, but it doesn’t show your applied course here.
That is because you have not yet been recommended for any course yet in the school and your applied course is subject to change.
Which means you can apply for Law and it will be changed to political science.
Point is, if you check your portal and see that it has started showing department and faculty, it means you have been recommended for admission, and it’s processing before your portal will finally change to recommended. Now, go and check your portal again, check the screening form and see progress report!
Goodluck.
Don’t forget to Check your both Jamb CAPS and UniAbuja Portal daily (once) if you have gotten admission on any, inform us.
Good luck and don’t panic much the merit list is very scanty.
So with your 35% applying for Law, don’t even expect to be among. Faculty of social sciences(economics) with 35% above will also have some in the merit. The merit list is just 10% of the total number of students to be admitted.
If you’re panicking because your name not on the merit list, just be rest assured that candidates with 8% will be admitted. Infact, at some point we will just wonder if there’s still leftovers.
