How to Study JAMB Brochure to Avoid Errors (2024/2025)

JAMB Brochure is a must-read

It can be underrating to believe that everybody should know what the brochure is and how to use it. 

Sincerely, it’s not what you may be thinking. People, especially admission seekers can disappoint you if you ask them about the brochure. Some had never heard of the term not to mention using it. 

I hope you’re not one. If you’re, don’t worry. The post below will help you get it all clear. Just spare some minutes and pay undivided attention.

What is JAMB Brochure and How To Get It?

First, let’s look at what a JAMB Brochure is. This is a pack or guide (usually a book and CD ROM; in the past years but now on or PDF downloadable from the internet) prepared to guide admission seekers on the admission requirements for their proposed institutions and courses.

A candidate is expected to go through this pack before applying for UTME/DE. This guide shows candidates; the list of government-approved institutions. It also enlists the courses in each school and under which faculties they run. By this, it will clear your confusion on whether your interested course is in that school or not. And where it’s not, which other schools are offering it. There’re more areas it covers though. I will talk about the rest shortly.

To get a JAMB brochure, you can use my Mini JAMB brochure which covers more than 100 courses and their UTME subject combination. Each link in the brochure will take you to a list of schools offering those courses and their requirements.

You can also visit the JAMB official brochure page to study it online or download it to your computer or mobile device to study.

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How to Study, Understand and Use the JAMB Brochure

First, let me give you a page from the faculty of LAW.

In the picture above (you can click on it to zoom bigger), BAYERO is the name JAMB gives to Bayero University Kano – so don’t be confused. The University of Ibadan is only represented by IBADAN, the University of Ilorin is called ILORIN, University of Lagos – LAGOS. 

Don’t be confused because they don’t use your regulars like BUK, UNILAG, UI, UNILORIN, etc. Some schools are called like that anyway e.g. OAU, ABU, EKSU, UNIOSUN, etc.

Now, let’s focus our attention on BAYERO for General Requirements, UTME section, and most importantly, Special considerations (waiver) remarks. See my explanation below.

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Requirements

Five (5) 'O' level credit passes in Arts or Social Sciences to include English Language and Islamic Studies or Arabic.

(Under the requirements section, it means all universities can accept 5 O’level credit passes which BAYERO did not object. That is, - they also accept this condition).

UTME Subject Combination

Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects including Arabic or Islamic Studies

(Under the UTME section, all schools can accept English and ANY 3 Arts/social science subjects as your UTME subjects). But BAYERO objects to this! That takes us to the "special consideration" now.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS

UTME
(i) BAYERO requires Islamic Studies/Arabic and Literature-in- English for Common and Islamic Law.

(This means, for BAYERO Law, you don’t just have to write ANY 3 arts or social science subjects in UTME, TWO of the 3 must be Islamic Studies or Arabic, and Literature-in- English is compulsory.

BAYERO still has special consideration for JAMB Direct Entry applicants under the same special consideration. See it below

DIRECT ENTRY
(i) BAYERO does not accept NCE.

Do you now see that though it’s not easy to get and study the JAMB brochure, if you can, it pays off? Most candidates only read the general requirements and UTME sections without reading the special considerations. Believe me; this special consideration section is MUCH MORE important.

If you still find anything doubting, consult a qualified and experienced education consultant.

You can equally ask me questions in the comment section below. Other readers may be of help to provide you with answers almost immediately. I will also update the post to help others.

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