By Amaechi Agbo

The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) has released the cut-off marks for admissions into over 75 programmes for the 2026/2027 academic session,

The university through a circular signed by the Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu announced a benchmark cut-off mark of 240 for Medicine/Surgery, Nursing Sciences and Law while Pharmacy, Optometry and Physiotherapy are pegged at 220.

Other courses such as Med Lab Sciences, Medical Radiography, Computer Science, Intelligence and Security Studies, Cyber Security, Data Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence have 200 as their base mark.

Students who scored 180 and above could be offered admissions into departments of Anatomy, Public Health, Civil Engineering, Electrical/ Electronic Engineering, Accountancy, Business Administration, Mass Communication, Political Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology, International Relations and Diplomacy and Architecture

The university further allotted 160 marks as the basis for admission into courses in Faculties of Agriculture, Education, Environmental Sciences and other courses

The University also announced Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to be conducted online with a registration fee of N2000. Adding that registration will commence on Tuesday July 7 and end on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Candidates were advised to visit the ESUT visit the school’s portal: portal.esut.edu.ng for their registration.

Accordingly, “this is to inform all candidates who chose Enugu State University of Science and technology (ESUT) in the 2026 UTME and those who did not choose ESUT but now wish to apply that there will be online screening of candidates for admission.

“Please note that candidates who now wish to change to ESUT should first apply to JAMB for change of institution. The screening will be online and candidates are not required to appear for Physical Screening or Aptitude Test. The screening processing fee is two thousand naira (2,000.00) only

“Candidates will be notified of their admission status through ESUT portal and JAMB Online registration starts on Tuesday 7th July 2026 and ends on Saturday 15th August 2026.

“Candidates should visit the school’s portal: portal.esut.edu.ng and click 2026/2027

Below is the full details of the circular:

This is to inform all candidates who chose Enugu State University of Science and technology (ESUT) in the 2026 UTME and those who did not choose ESUT but now wish to apply that there will be online screening of candidates for admission. Please note that candidates who now wish to change to ESUT should first apply to JAMB for change of institution.

A. ESUT minimum UTME scores for different courses are as shown below.

1. Medicine/Surgery, Nursing Sciences, Law – 240
2. Pharmacy, Doctor of Optometry, Doctor of Physiotherapy – 220
3. Med Lab Sciences, Medical Radiography, Computer Science, Intelligence and Security Studies, Cyber Security, Data Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence – 200

iv. Anatomy, Public Health, Civil Engineering, Electrical/ Electronic Engineering, Accountancy, Business Administration, Mass Communication, Political Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Architecture -180

 v. Faculties of Agriculture, Education, Environmental Sciences and other courses -160

B. The screening will be online and candidates are not required to appear for Physical Screening or Aptitude Test

C. The screening processing fee is two thousand naira (2,000.00) only

D. Candidates will be notified of their admission status through ESUT portal and JAMB CAPS COMMENCEMENT OF REGISTRATION: Online registration starts on Tuesday 7th July 2026 and ends on Saturday 15th August 2026.

2 REGISTRATION PROCEDURE:

1. Visit the school’s portal: portal.esut.edu.ng and click 2026/2027

2. Under Regular Students, click 2026/2027 Admission Screening Registration

3. In the page that shows up, key in your JAMB Reg. No. and Click

4. Key in the required details in the next page to generate your invoice

5. On the invoice page, you have payment options using Interswitch: which include: a. By Bank Branch: This involves you proceeding to any commercial bank with a printout of the generated invoice which contains a reference number which you would use for payment of N2,000 via Enugu State IGR pay direct

b. By Debit Card: This involves you paying online with your Debit Card.

6. Return to the application page and enter your JAMB Registration number again

 7. Proceed with the completion of the form and confirm your entries

9. Submit your application 10. Print out your acknowledgment slip NB: Candidates awaiting the results of WAEC/SSCE (May/June), NECO/SSCE (May/June) and NABTEB May /June) 2026 are eligible to apply.

Results released after 30th September 2026 will not be accepted. Inconsistency in name is not acceptable to the university and may lead to disqualification. Candidates’ names on their O’ Level certificates and UTME results and other registration documents must be the same All candidates are required to upload their SSCE O Level results on JAMB CAPS.

ATTESTATION:

Candidate must certify that the information given by him/her in each of the sections of the screening form is to the best of his/her knowledge accurate. Should any be found to be false, he/she shall be disqualified.

3 DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATES: All direct entry candidates who chose ESUT are also to be screened online. They are to access the school’s portal and other information about the online screening as stated above. All Direct Entry candidates must request their former institutions to verify and clear them on JAMB e-facilities.

Available Courses for 2026/2027 Academic Session:

1. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT a) Agricultural Economics & Extension b) Agronomy and Ecological Management c) Animal Science and Fisheries Management d) Food Sciences and Technology

2. FACULTY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES a) Doctor of Optometry b) Doctor of Physiotherapy c) Human Nutrition and Dietetics e) Medical Laboratory Sciences f) Nursing Sciences g) Public Health h) Radiography

3. FACULTY OF ARTS a) English and Literary Studies b) History & International Studies

4. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES Anatomy

5. FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES a) Applied Biochemistry b) Applied Biology and Biotechnology c) Applied Microbiology

6. FACULTY OF CLINICAL MEDICINE Medicine and Surgery

7. FACULTY OF EDUCATION a) Agricultural Education b) Business Education c) Computer Education 4 d) Continuing Education and Development Studies e) Education Administration and Supervision f) Education Biology g) Education Chemistry h) Educational Management I) Education Mathematics j) Education Physics k) Educational Technology I) Guidance and Counselling m) Human Kinetics and Health Education n) Integrated Science Education o) Technology and Vocational Education

8. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING a) Agriculture and Bioresources Engineering b) Biomedical Engineering c) Chemical Engineering d) Civil Engineering e) Computer Engineering f) Electrical and Electronics Engineering g) Mechanical and Production Engineering h) Mechatronics Engineering j) Metallurgical and Material Engineering k) Software Engineering

9. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES a) Architecture b) Building c) Environmental Management d) Estate management s) Geography and Meteorology f) Quantity Surveying 9) Surveying and Geo-informatics h) Urban and Regional Planning

10. FACULTY OF LAW: Law

11. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES a) Accountancy 5 b) Banking and Finance c) Business Administration d) Co-operative Economics and Management 8) Insurance and Risk Management f) Marketing g) Mass Communication h) Public Administration

12. FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Pharmacy

13. FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES a) Artificial Intelligence b) Computer Science c) Cyber Security d) Data Science e) Geology and Mining f) Industrial Chemistry g) Mathematics h) Industrial Physics j) Statistics

14. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES a) Economics b) Intelligence and Security Studies c) International Relations and Diplomacy d) Library and Information Science e) Political Science f) Psychology g) Sociology/Anthropology

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