DELSU Post UTME: How the Aggregate Screening Works
DELSU (Delta State University, Abraka) is not running a written or CBT post-UTME test for the 2026/2027 admission cycle. Screening is online and document-based: you complete a form on the school’s screening portal, and your placement rests entirely on an aggregate score built from your JAMB result and your O’Level grades, weighted 50:50, as of August 2026. There is no exam hall to walk into for this stage — the work is getting your documents right and your aggregate as high as it can be.
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Screening type | Online, document-based — no CBT or written test |
| What it covers | Verification of JAMB result, O’Level (WAEC/NECO) credits, and biodata |
| Aggregate formula | JAMB score and O’Level result combined 50:50 |
| Official portal | portal.delsuces.online (linked from delsu.edu.ng) |
| Screening fee | ₦2,000, paid on the portal |
| Status | Confirmed as of August 2026 — no written screening this cycle |
How the aggregate is calculated
DELSU splits your aggregate 50:50 between your JAMB (UTME) score and your O’Level result. In practice, most Nigerian universities that run this split turn your JAMB score into a mark out of 50 by dividing it by 8 (since UTME is scored out of 400), then score your best O’Level subjects out of the remaining 50 based on your grades. DELSU has not published its exact O’Level-to-points conversion table as of August 2026, so any aggregate calculator you find online — including the worked figures below — is an estimate, not an official one. Confirm your real standing on the portal once screening closes.
Worked example: a candidate with a JAMB score of 220 gets 220 ÷ 8 = 27.5 marks from the UTME half. If the portal then credits their O’Level grades (say, five credits including English and Mathematics, mostly B2s and B3s) at 38 out of 50, their aggregate would sit around 27.5 + 38 = 65.5 out of 100. Two candidates can carry the same JAMB score and still finish with different aggregates purely on the strength of their O’Level grades — so a strong WAEC/NECO result matters as much as your UTME score here.
Cut-off marks confirmed as of August 2026: 150 for most courses, 200 for Nursing Science, and 160 for Engineering and a handful of other competitive courses. You must have chosen DELSU as your first choice in the 2026/2027 UTME (or changed your choice before the deadline) to be eligible.
What the screening contains and how to prepare
Because there’s no written component this cycle, preparation is less about drilling past questions and more about getting your paperwork airtight. On the portal you’ll typically submit or confirm your JAMB registration number, O’Level result (from WAEC/NECO direct checker, not a photocopy), passport photograph, and local government of origin. Errors here — a mistyped JAMB number, a wrong LGA, a result that doesn’t match your name exactly — have historically caused disqualifications at DELSU, so triple-check every field before you submit and pay.
That said, plenty of candidates apply to more than one school, and several Nigerian universities still run a written post-UTME with English, quantitative reasoning, and general-knowledge sections. Keeping those skills sharp also keeps you ready if DELSU reinstates a written stage in a future session, or if your other choice school tests you this way. A little daily practice on comprehension, percentages, ratios, and current affairs costs you almost nothing and covers you either way.
Admission requirements
Beyond the screening itself, DELSU expects the standard JAMB and O’Level requirements: five O’Level credits, including English Language and Mathematics, relevant to your course, obtained in no more than two sittings (WAEC, NECO, or approved equivalents). Your UTME subject combination must match your intended course, and you must meet the course-specific cut-off noted above. Some courses carry additional subject or grade requirements — Nursing and the medical sciences in particular are stricter on core science grades. Because these requirements run to dozens of courses and change from faculty to faculty, we won’t reproduce the full table here; check your specific course against DELSU’s official admission brochure on delsu.edu.ng, and cross-check your UTME subject registration against JAMB’s IBASS portal before screening closes.
Practise with real past questions
Since DELSU’s screening this cycle is document-based rather than written, there’s no DELSU-specific past-question paper to speak of. What we’ve put together instead is a pack of post-UTME-style aptitude questions — English, quantitative reasoning, and general paper — the same format many other Nigerian universities still use for their own screening stage. It keeps you sharp for a written component elsewhere, or for DELSU should it bring one back in a future session. You can try a handful of free sample questions on the DELSU practice pack page before deciding whether to get the full set; instant PDF delivery lands once the pack goes live. For a broader walkthrough of how post-UTME screening works across Nigerian universities generally, see our post-UTME guide.