JAMB Releases Official 2026 Subject Combinations for All Courses
JAMB Releases Official 2026 Subject Combinations for All Courses
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has provided the comprehensive list of required subject combinations for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This release serves as a critical directive for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
To ensure a valid application, candidates are reminded that the Use of English remains a compulsory subject for all disciplines. Choosing the wrong subject combination is one of the leading causes of disqualification during the admission screening process.
Below is the verified categorical breakdown for the 2026 academic session:
JAMB Subject Combinations for Sciences & Health Sciences (2026)
1. Medicine and Surgery: Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
2. Dentistry: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
3. Nursing: Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
4. Pharmacy: Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
5. Physiotherapy: Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
6. Radiography: Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
7. Optometry: Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
8. Medical Laboratory Science: Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
9. Public Health: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject
10. Health Information Management: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics
11. Anatomy: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics
12. Physiology: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
13. Medical Rehabilitation: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
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Biological & Physical Sciences
14. Biology: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics
15. Biochemistry: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
16. Microbiology: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics
17. Biotechnology: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
18. Genetics: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
19. Botany: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject
20. Zoology: Use of English, Biology and any two of Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
21. Environmental Biology: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Geography
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Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics
22. Chemistry: Use of English, Chemistry and any two of Physics, Biology or Mathematics
23. Industrial Chemistry: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics or Biology
24. Physics: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology
25. Mathematics: Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Economics or Biology
26. Statistics: Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry or Economics
27. Industrial Mathematics: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry or Economics
28. Data Science: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Chemistry, Economics or Biology
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Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
29. Agriculture: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and Physics or Mathematics
30. Agricultural Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
31. Agricultural Economics: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and Mathematics
32. Agricultural Extension: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and Mathematics or Physics
33. Agronomy: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics
34. Animal Production and Science: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and Physics or Mathematics
35. Crop Science: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
36. Soil Science: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and Physics or Mathematics
37. Fisheries: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and any other Science subject
38. Forestry: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics
39. Food Science and Technology: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics and Agricultural Science
40. Nutrition and Dietetics: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics or Mathematics
41. Environmental Science: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Geography or Physics
42. Environmental Management: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Geography
43. Surveying and Geo-Informatics: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry or Geography
44. Geology: Use of English and any three of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology or Geography
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Engineering & Technology (2026)
45. Civil Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
46. Mechanical Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
47. Electrical Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
48. Electronic Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
49. Chemical Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
50. Petroleum and Gas Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
51. Marine Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
52. Computer Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
53. Software Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry or Economics
54. Mechatronics Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
55. Automotive Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
56. Aerospace / Aeronautical Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
57. Telecommunications Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
58. Mining Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
59. Water Resources Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
60. Biomedical Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
61. Production and Industrial Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
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Computer & ICT Courses
62. Computer Science: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry or Economics
63. Cyber Security: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Chemistry or Economics
64. Information Technology (IT): Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one other Science subject
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JAMB Subject Combinations for Social Sciences (2026)
65. Economics: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one of Government, Geography or History
66. Accountancy: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other Social Science subject
67. Business Administration: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject
68. Banking and Finance: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject
69. Marketing: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject
70. Insurance: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject
71. Public Administration: Use of English, Government, Economics and one other subject
72. Political Science: Use of English, Government or History and two other subjects
73. International Relations: Use of English, Economics, Government or History and one other subject
74. Sociology: Use of English and any three Social Science or Arts subjects
75. Psychology: Use of English and any three Social Science or Arts subjects
76. Social Work: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics or Geography and one other subject
77. Demography and Social Statistics: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics or Geography and one other subject
78. Peace and Conflict Studies: Use of English, Government, History and one other subject
79. Development Studies: Use of English, Economics, Government and one other subject
80. Criminology and Security Studies: Use of English, Government, Economics and one other subject
81. Transport Management: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject
82. Library and Information Science: Use of English and any three Arts or Social Science subjects
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JAMB Subject Combinations for Arts (2026)
83. Law: Use of English, Literature in English, Economics and one other Arts subject
84. Islamic (Sharia) Law: Use of English, Arabic, Islamic Studies and one other Arts subject
85. Arabic Studies: Use of English, Arabic and two other Arts subjects
86. Islamic Studies: Use of English, Islamic Studies and two other Arts subjects
87. Christian Religious Studies: Use of English, CRK and two other Arts subjects
88. English Language: Use of English, Literature in English and two other Arts subjects
89. Linguistics: Use of English, two Arts subjects and one other subject
90. French: Use of English, French and two other Arts subjects
91. History and International Studies: Use of English, History or G
