EKSU Begins 2026/2027 Post-UTME Screening, Releases Official Cut-Off Marks

Ekiti State University (EKSU) has officially commenced its 2026/2027 Post-UTME and Direct Entry screening exercise for prospective undergraduate students.

The screening exercise began on Friday, July 3, 2026, and the University has confirmed that there will be no Post-UTME examination for applicants.

Candidates who scored 150 and above in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are eligible to apply. Prospective candidates who did not initially choose EKSU as their first-choice institution but scored at least 150 can also apply after changing their institution to EKSU through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

The University released the following minimum UTME scores for admission into its various programmes:

Health and Medical Sciences

• Medicine and Surgery – 260
• Pharmacy – 240
• Nursing Science – 230
• Medical Laboratory Science – 220
• Medical Biochemistry – 180
• Physiology – 150
• Anatomy – 150

Law and Social Sciences

• Law – 250
• Political Science – 150
• Psychology – 150
• Sociology – 150
• International Relations – 150
• Peace and Conflict Resolution – 150
• Intelligence and Security Studies – 150
• Public Administration – 150
• Social Work – 150
• Hospitality and Tourism – 150

Communication and Arts

• Mass Communication – 200
• Theatre Arts – 150
• English and Literary Studies – 150
• Linguistics – 150
• French – 150
• Philosophy – 150
• Religious Studies/CRS/Islamic Studies – 150

Engineering

• Civil Engineering – 180
• Mechanical Engineering – 180
• Computer Engineering – 180
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering – 180

Science

• Computer Science – 180
• Microbiology – 150
• Biochemistry – 150
• Industrial Chemistry – 150
• Physics – 150
• Science Laboratory Technology – 150
• Geology/Geophysics – 150
• Statistics – 150
• Plant Science – 150
• Zoology – 150

Management and Economics

• Accounting – 150
• Business Administration – 150
• Marketing – 150
• Banking and Finance – 150
• Insurance – 150
• Entrepreneurship – 150
• Cooperative and Rural Development – 150
• Industrial Relations and Personnel Management – 150
• Economics – 150

Education

• Educational Technology – 150
• All Education courses – 150

Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

• Agriculture – 150
• Agricultural Economics – 150
• Animal Production and Health – 150
• Crop, Soil and Environmental Science – 150
• Food Science and Nutrition – 150
• Forestry and Wildlife – 150
• Environmental Management – 150
• Fisheries – 150

The University also provided the following admission guidelines:

• EKSU does not accept IJMB for admission.
• EKSU accepts JUPEB for Direct Entry admission with a minimum of seven points.
• Candidates awaiting O'Level results are advised to apply only after their results have been released.
• Meeting the prescribed cut-off mark does not automatically guarantee admission.