JAMB 2026/2027 Subject Combination for All Courses | UTME & DE

The JAMB 2026 subject combination for candidates applying through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) has been officially released. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved the required subject combinations for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education in the 2026 academic session.

A JAMB subject combination refers to the four subjects a candidate must register and sit for in UTME, carefully selected to align with the intended course of study. Choosing the correct combination is compulsory, as an incorrect selection may affect admission chances.

In this guide, we have compiled the approved subject combinations for popular courses such as Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacy, Law, Engineering, Science, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education, among others. It is important to note that all UTME candidates must sit for four subjects, with English Language being compulsory, alongside three other subjects relevant to their chosen course of study.

JAMB 2026 Subject Combination for all Courses

Following an agreement by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for the 2026 examination, English Language is compulsory for all UTME candidates, you are to choose three other subjects relevant to your course, wrong subject combination can lead to automatic disqualification, and universities are to add O’Level and/or departmental requirements.

For Direct Entry candidates, two (2) A’Level passes, NCE, ND, HND, or equivalent, and o’Level requirements still apply. That being said, the following are courses offered in Nigerian tertiary institutions and their UTME subject combination:

S/N	COURSE TITLE	UTME SUBJECT COMBINATION
1	Medicine and Surgery	Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry
2	Pharmacy	Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry
3	Law	Use of English, and any three Arts or Social Science subjects (Literature, IRS/CRS, Government…)
4	Nursing Science	Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry
5	Medical Laboratory Science	Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry
6	Petroleum Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
7	Chemical Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
8	Computer Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
9	Mechanical Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
10	Civil Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
11	Agricultural Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
12	Food Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
13	Electrical / Electronics Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
14	Computer Science	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics or Geography
15	Cyber Security Science	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics or Geography
16	Criminology	Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Lit-in-English, French and CRK/IRK
17	Information Technology	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics or Geography
18	Physiotherapy	Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
19	Radiography	Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
20	Biochemistry	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
21	Microbiology	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
22	Anatomy	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
23	Accounting	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject
24	Business Administration	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject
25	Banking and Finance	Use of English, Mathematics, one Social Science subject and any other subject
26	Hotel Management and Technology	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics/Physics or one Social Science subject
27	Botany	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
28	Animal Science	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
29	Crop Science	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
30	Soil Science	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
31	Fisheries and Aquaculture	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
32	Forestry and Wildlife Management	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
33	Environmental Management	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
34	Environmental Science	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
35	Agricultural Economics	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
36	Agricultural Extension and Rural Development	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics
37	Architecture	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry, Geography, Biology or Economics
38	Building	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry, Geography, Biology or Economics
39	Land & Surveying & Geoinformatics	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry, Geography, Biology or Economics
40	Business Education	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and Literature in English, History, Government, Geography, Chemistry or Physics.
41	Optometry	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
42	Marketing	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other relevant Subject
43	Mass Communication	Use of English, Literature in English, Economics and Government
44	Mathematics	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
45	Music	Use of English, Music, one other Arts subject and any other subject
46	Educational Administration	Use of English, Literature in English, History, French, Geography or Physics, Economics and Mathematics
47	Educational Administration and Supervision	Use of English, Literature in English, History, French, Geography or Physics, Economics and Mathematics
48	Educational Management And Policy	Use of English, Literature in English, History, French, Geography or Physics, Economics and Mathematics
49	Educational Management	Use of English, Literature in English, History, French, Geography or Physics, Economics and Mathematics
50	Educational Management And Planning	Use of English, Literature in English, History, French, Geography or Physics, Economics and Mathematics
51	Educational Administration and Planning	Use of English, Literature in English, History, French, Geography or Physics, Economics and Mathematics
52	Education and Chemistry	Use of English, Literature in English, History, French, Geography or Physics, Economics and Mathematics
53	Elementary Education	Use of English, and any three of Subjects
54	Secretarial Education	Use of English, Economics and any two Social Science subjects
55	Secretarial Administration and Education	Use of English, Economics and any two Social Science subjects
56	Education and Accountancy	Use of English, Economics and any two Social Science subjects
57	Education Accounting	Use of English, Economics and any two Social Science subjects
58	Vocational and Technical Education	Use of English, Economics and any two Social Science subjects
59	Vocational Industrial Education	Use of English, subject of specialization and Mathematics or Physics
60	Computer Education	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce and Chemistry, Physics, or Biology
61	Education and Computer Science	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce and Chemistry, Physics, or Biology
62	Education and Mathematics	Use of English, Mathematics and any two of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
63	Education and Integrated Science	Use of English, and any three of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science
64	Education and Music	Use of English, Music and any other two Arts/Social Science subjects
65	Education and Yoruba	Use of English, Yoruba and any two subjects chosen from History, Literature in English, French, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Geography and Physics
66	Education and EFIK / IBIBIO	Use of English, any three Arts or Social Science subjects
67	Education and Biology	Use of English, Biology and two other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics
68	Education and Economics	Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one other subject from Geography/Physics, History, Government and Literature in English
69	Business Education	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one of Literature in English, History, Government, Geography, Chemistry and Physics
70	Education and Political Science	Use of English, Government or History plus two other Arts or Social Sciences subjects
71	Education and Social Studies	Use of English, and any three of Christian Religious Studies, Economics, Geography/Physics, Government, History and Islamic Studies
72	Adult Education	Use of English, Government/History, one Social Science subject and any other subject
73	Agricultural Science Education	Use of English, and Any three subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography and Mathematics
74	Education and English Language	Use of English, Literature in English and one Art and any other subject
75	Home Economics and Education	Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one other subject
76	Education and Islamic Studies	Use of English, Islamic Studies or Arabic and two other Social Science or Arts subjects.
77	Education and French	Use of English, French plus two other Arts subjects
78	Education and Geography	Use of English, Geography plus two other Social Sciences or Arts subjects
79	Education and History	Use of English, History and any other two subjects chosen from Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Studies, Literature in English, French, Yoruba, Geography or Physics, Economics, Government and Hausa
80	Education Physics	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus one other subject
81	Education Fine Art	Use of English, Fine Arts, one other Arts subject and any other subject
82	Education Fine and Applied Arts	Use of English, Fine Arts, one other Arts subject and any other subject
83	Education and Religious Studies	Use of English, Two (2) Arts subject including Religious studies and one (1) other subject
84	Physical and Health Education	Use of English, Biology and any two relevant subjects
85	Physical Education	Use of English and three other relevant subjects
86	Health Education	Use of English, Biology and any two relevant subjects
87	Health and Safety Education	Use of English, Biology and any two relevant subjects
88	Human Kinetics	Use of English and three other relevant subjects
89	Curriculum and Instruction	Use of English, and Any three subjects chosen from Arts/Science
90	Curriculum Studies	Use of English, and Any three subjects chosen from Arts/Science
91	Creative Arts	Use of English, Fine Arts, one other Arts subject and any other subject
92	Estate Management	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other subject
93	Geology	Use of English, and any Any three of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography
94	Guidance and Counselling	Use of English, and any three subjects
95	History and International Studies	Use of English, History or Government and any other two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.
96	Human Anatomy	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
97	Human Nutrition and Dietetics	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
98	Insurance	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject
99	Library Science	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography.
100	Linguistics	Use of English, Igbo, and two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences
101	Philosophy	Use of English, Government and any other two subjects
102	Psychology	Use of English, and any three subjects from Arts or Social Science
103	Political Science	Use of English, Government or History plus two other Social Science or Arts subjects
104	Public Administration	Use of English, Government, Economics and any other subject
105	Quantity Surveying	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics
106	Sociology & Anthropology	Use of English and any three Social Science or Arts Subjects.
107	Statistics	Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature-in-English, French and Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Studies
108	Theatre Arts	Use of English, Literature in English and two other relevant subjects
109	Communication Arts	Use of English, Literature in English, Economics and Government
110	Urban & Regional Planning	Use of English, Mathematics, Geography and one of Economics, Physics, Chemistry
111	Project Management	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, And any other two social science or arts subjects
112	Counsellor Education	Use of English, Biology or any Science subject, Government or Economics, Any other Arts or Social Science subject (such as Literature in English, CRS, or Sociology)
113	Education & Introductory Technology	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, Any other Science subject (e.g., Chemistry, Biology, or Technical Drawing)
114	Education & Religious Studies	Use of English, Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Religious Studies, Government or History, Any other Arts or Social Science subject (e.g., Literature in English, Economics, or Geography)
115	Education & Social Studies	Use of English, Government, Any two from: History, Geography, Economics, or Religious Studies
116	International Law & Jurisprudence	Use of English, Literature in English, Government, Any other Social Science subject
117	Commercial Law	Use of English, Literature in English, Government, Any other Social Science subject
118	Private Law	Use of English, Literature in English, Government, Any other Social Science subject
119	Public Law	Use of English, Literature in English, Government, Any other Social Science subject
120	Sharia/Islamic Law	Use of English, Islamic Religious Studies, Any two other Arts or Social Science subject (e.g., Literature in English, Government, or History)
121	Civil Law	Use of English, Literature in English, Government, Any other Social Science subject
122	Education Foundation	Use of English, The subject of study and two relevant subjects
123	Environmental Education	Use of English, Biology, Geography, Any other Science or Social Science subject (such as Chemistry, Agricultural Science, or Economics)
124	Zoology	Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
125	Geophysics	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry
126	Bio-Informatics	Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
127	Tourism Studies	Use of English, Geography, Economics, Any other Social Science or Arts subject (such as Government, Commerce, or History)
128	Taxation	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, Any other Social Science subject
129	Social Work	Use of English, Government or History, Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Studies, Any other Arts or Social Science subject (e.g., Economics, Geography, or Literature in English)
130	Entrepreneurship	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, Any other Social Science or Arts subject (e.g., Commerce, Accounting, Government, or Geography)
131	Peace and Conflict Resolution	Use of English, Government or History, Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Studies, Any other Arts or Social Science subject (e.g., Economics, Geography, or Literature in English)
132	Mechatronics Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
133	Metallurgical Engineering	Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
134	Public Health Technology	Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
135	Veterinary Medicine	Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
136	Automobile Engineering	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry
137	Biomedical Engineering	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry
138	Industrial and Production Engineering	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry
139	Information Communication Engineering	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry
140	Family, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences	Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics
141	Food Science and Technology	Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics
142	Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry
143	Animal Production	Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics
144	Crop Production	Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics
145	Plant Science	English Language, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
146	Agronomy	Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics
147	Demography and Social Statistics	Use of English, Mathematics, Any Science subject (e.g., Physics, Biology, Chemistry), Any Social Science subject (e.g., Economics, Geography, Government)
148	Pre-Primary	Use of English, Any Arts or Social Science subject, Two other subjects from the Arts or Social Sciences
149	Environmental Biology	Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
150	Geography	Use of English, Geography and two other Arts or Social Science subjects
151	Business Management	Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, One other Arts or Social Science subject

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

QUES: Is the JAMB 2026/2027 subject combination officially out?

ANS: Yes. JAMB has released the approved subject combinations for candidates registering for the 2026/2027 UTME and Direct Entry admission.

QUES: Is English Language compulsory for all JAMB candidates?

ANS: Yes. English Language is compulsory for all UTME candidates, regardless of the course or institution.

QUES: How many subjects will I write in JAMB UTME 2026?

ANS: Every UTME candidate must register and sit for four subjects: English Language and three other subjects relevant to the chosen course.

QUES: Can I gain admission with the wrong subject combination?

ANS: No. Choosing the wrong subject combination can lead to automatic disqualification, even if you score high in UTME.

QUES: Are JAMB subject combinations the same for all universities?

ANS: Not always. While JAMB provides general subject combinations, some universities may have additional requirements. Always check your institution’s specific guidelines.

QUES: Is Mathematics compulsory for all courses?

ANS: No. Mathematics is compulsory for science, engineering, and commercial courses, but may not be required for some arts and education courses.

QUES: Can Direct Entry (DE) candidates use the same subject combination as UTME candidates?

ANS: No. Direct Entry requirements are different and depend on your A’Level, NCE, ND, HND, or equivalent qualification.

QUES: Can I change my subject combination after JAMB registration?

ANS: Yes. JAMB allows candidates to make corrections, including subject combination changes, within the approved correction period (fees may apply).

QUES: What happens if my O’Level subjects don’t match my JAMB combination?

ANS: You may lose admission. O’Level requirements must align with both your JAMB subject combination and chosen course.

QUES: Where can I confirm the correct subject combination for my course?

ANS: You should confirm from the JAMB brochure and also check your preferred institution’s admission requirements before final registration.