UNIZIK Post UTME: How the Aggregate Screening Works
UNIZIK (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka) is not running a written or CBT post-UTME test for the 2026/2027 admission cycle. Admission is decided purely by an aggregate score: 70% of your UTME result plus 30% of your O’level grades. There is no screening exam to sit for — your JAMB score and O’level results do the work, so how you prepared for UTME still matters most.
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Screening type | No written/CBT test — aggregate score only |
| What it covers | UTME score (70%) + O’level grades in your four best/required subjects (30%) |
| Aggregate formula | (UTME score × 0.7) + (O’level points × 0.3), with a one-sitting bonus (see below) |
| UTME pass mark | 150 (affiliate institutions), 160 (Agriculture, Education, Management/Physical Sciences), 180 (Engineering, Arts, most other courses), 200 (Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Health Sciences) |
| Registration window (2026/2027) | 27 May to 21 June 2026 (closed for this cycle) |
| Application fee | ₦2,000, non-refundable |
| Official portal | apply.unizik.edu.ng |
| Status | Confirmed as of August 2026 |
Source: Legit.ng — UNIZIK 2026/2027 cut-off mark and screening guidelines and Myschool.ng — UNIZIK Post-UTME/DE 2026. Departmental cut-offs for competitive courses (Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, Engineering) run well above the general pass mark — check your department on the portal before you assume you qualify.
How the aggregate is calculated
UNIZIK weighs your UTME score at 70% and your O’level result at 30%. For the O’level side, the school grades the same four subjects used for your UTME, on a points scale: A1 is worth 90, and it steps down to C6 at 50 points; D7 and below score 0. Candidates who obtained all four required credits in a single sitting get a 10-point bonus added to their O’level total. This has held across the last two admission cycles.
Worked example: say your UTME score is 280 and your O’level total across four subjects (one sitting) is 320 points.
Aggregate = (280 × 0.7) + [(320 + 10) × 0.3] = 196 + 99 = 295.
Two sittings would drop the bonus, so the same candidate’s aggregate falls to 196 + 96 = 292. A single sitting is worth chasing if you’re re-sitting O’level papers before you apply.
What the screening contains and how to prepare
Because there is no written test, “preparing for post-UTME” at UNIZIK really means two things: protecting your UTME score and getting your O’level documents in order. There’s nothing to revise on results day — the work happens before you register.
- Your UTME score is now doing double duty. It decides whether you clear the departmental cut-off and it’s 70% of your aggregate. Treat your UTME prep as your post-UTME prep — English, quantitative reasoning and general knowledge questions in the style JAMB sets are the closest thing to “practice” available to you here.
- Lock in your O’level subjects early. Know exactly which four subjects UNIZIK will score for your course, and if you’re still sitting WAEC or NECO papers, aim to clear all required credits in one sitting to keep the 10-point bonus.
- Watch the portal, not rumours. UNIZIK announces each cycle’s registration window, fees and required documents through unizik.edu.ng and apply.unizik.edu.ng, with SMS and email alerts sent to registered applicants. Screen names, formulas and dates published on unofficial blogs sometimes lag or misquote the real notice.
- Have your documents scanned and ready before registration opens: O’level result(s), UTME result slip, passport photograph and local government/state of origin certificate, so you’re not scrambling in the last days of a three-to-four-week window.
Admission requirements
Across UNIZIK’s faculties, the baseline is five O’level credits (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB), including English and Mathematics, at not more than two sittings — most science-based and professional courses (Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy) require the required subjects at a single sitting and specific science credits, while Arts and Humanities courses lean on English, Literature and subjects related to the course. Your UTME subject combination must match your intended course as listed in the JAMB brochure. Because requirements differ by faculty and department, and change from cycle to cycle, don’t rely on a general summary for your specific course — check the current departmental requirements on apply.unizik.edu.ng, UNIZIK’s official admission brochure, and JAMB’s IBASS admission status portal before you register.
Practise with real past questions
Since UNIZIK’s screening is aggregate-only, there’s no post-UTME question paper to practise for in the traditional sense. What still helps is keeping your English, quantitative reasoning and general paper skills sharp — the same skills your UTME score rewards, and the same ones many other Nigerian universities still test directly at their screening centres. Our UNIZIK Post UTME practice pack covers exactly that: aptitude-style English, quantitative reasoning and general paper questions, with free sample questions on the page so you can see the style before you buy. Once the pack is live, it delivers as an instant PDF download after payment.
If you’re applying to more than one university, or want a general walkthrough of how post-UTME screening works across schools, our post-UTME guide covers the full picture — including which universities still run a written test and which, like UNIZIK, go by aggregate alone.