Application Criteria

Our Programmes

  • BSc Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering
  • MSc Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering
  • MPhil Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering
  • Ph.D Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering 

BSc Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering

  • All participants are required to sit for the current Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and pick Unilorin as their First Choice of Institution.
  • All applicants are required to have credits at SSCE, GCE, NECO, NABTEB or approved equivalent in at least five (5)
    subjects, which must include English Language and four (4) other subjects as may be specified by each Faculty.
  • The five credits should be obtained in not more than two sittings.

Admission Requirements

Candidates seeking admission into the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering can be admitted at the 100 or 200 or 300 level as follows:

100 Level

Candidate must possess the Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), West African Examination Council Examination (WAEC), National Examination Council (NECO) or equivalent with a minimum of credits in at least five subjects (including Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics, and any other science or social science subject such as Further Mathematics, Biology, Agricultural Science, Geography, Economics, Commerce, Data Processing, Animal Husbandry, Government, Accounting and Civic Education)) all obtained at not more than two sittings. In addition to the above, acceptable performance in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in the relevant subjects which include Mathematics, English Language, Physics and Chemistry, and an acceptable pass in the University of Ilorin post-UTME examination.

200 and 300 Level (Direct Entry):

Candidates must possess a minimum of ten (10) points in GCE Advanced Level/IJMB or equivalent in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in not more than one sitting. Or possess a Ordinary National Diploma (OND) and Higher Nattional Diploma (HND) (Upper Credit) or First Degree (minimum of 3rd Class) in Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Telecommunication Science, or Physics. This is in addition to having the Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), West African Examination Council Examination (WAEC), National Examination Council (NECO) or equivalent with a minimum of credits in at least five subjects (including Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics, and any other science or social science subject such as Further Mathematics, Biology, Agricultural Science, Geography, Economics, Commerce, Data Processing, Animal Husbandry, Government, Accounting and Civic Education) all obtained at not more than two sittings.