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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The Management of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) will next month release the cut-off marks for various courses in the university ahead of the 2026/2027 admissions.

ESUT Monitor gathered that courses such as Nursing, Medicine and Surgery, Law, and Computer Science, among others, have the highest number of subscribers for the new admission. For instance, while a total of 3,043 candidates applied to study Nursing, over 1,500 applicants declared interest in Medicine and Surgery, while Computer Science and Law also have over a thousand subscribers.

However, despite the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announcing a general cut-off of 150 marks, ESUT’s admissible marks are higher owing to the large number of subscribers. He further explained why a candidate who got 300 may not be offered admission to study Medicine, but another with 260 was offered.

The University Registrar told ESUT Monitor that JAMB’s cut-off mark is the basis for every university, but added that each university will determine its admissible cut-off mark depending on the number of applicants and quotas available to them.

“ESUT joined other universities in attending the JAMB policy meeting held in May. At the meeting, the general cut-off mark approved was 150 for universities—private, public, and faith-based institutions, including federal and state universities. It is now left for individual universities to determine the cut-off marks for each department. However, it is very important to understand what is meant by a cut-off mark. It refers to the admissible mark a candidate must obtain in the UTME.

“For example, in Medicine, admissions are divided into categories: national, state, and local government merits. When we talk about a cut-off mark, it applies only to national merit. Suppose the highest score in Medicine is 326 and the university quota is 350. You count from the highest scorer downward until you reach the allotted number for national merit. That becomes the national merit cut-off.

“After that comes state merit. If the last person admitted through national merit scored 310, then candidates with scores of 309, 308, and below move into the state merit category. At this stage, only indigenes of the state can participate. For state merit, candidates are selected according to their scores, irrespective of local government. The required number is counted, and those candidates are admitted under state merit.

“After state merit comes local government merit. For example, in Enugu North, if the highest score is 290, candidates are selected based on the quota allocated to that local government. Due to the increase in quota, each local government may have about three slots. The top three scorers from that local government would then be admitted.

“In another local government, such as Oji River, Aninri, or Isi-Uzo, the highest scorer may have 270. In such cases, candidates from other local governments who scored higher may still not gain admission because their local government quota has already been filled. This process continues until the total quota of 350 is achieved.

“This year, there will be nothing like attrition. Attrition only comes into play when a university has completed its quota and requests an additional percentage. Since our quota has increased, there will be no attrition. We thank God that the quota for Medicine has increased from 240 last year to 350. However, the quota for Nursing remains unchanged,” he said.

He announced that given the high number of candidates who applied for various courses in the university, the cut-off marks were adjusted to reflect realities based on excellence and intelligence.

“It may interest you to know that the number of applicants for Nursing, Medicine, and Computer Science is very high. As of the admission committee meeting held on May 21, the total number of applicants for Nursing Science was 3,043, while the quota remains 120. Medicine had 1,553 applicants with a quota of 350, while Computer Science had 1,086 applicants with a quota of 150.

“Based on these figures, we determined the admissible marks as follows: Medicine – 240, Nursing – 240, and Law – 240. Computer Science – 200. Most science-related courses will have admissible marks ranging between 200 and 240. Optometry, Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Radiography, Mass Communication, and Civil Engineering will all have admissible marks of 200.”

He further disclosed that the admission advertisement will be published in the first week of July.

“The official admission advertisement will be released in the first week of July, where all these details will be specified. For now, these are the provisional scores available. Because some candidates are still awaiting their results, having just completed their WAEC examinations or waiting for NECO results, we will create a platform for such candidates to upload their results as soon as they become available. This is to ensure that nobody is disadvantaged,” he concluded.

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