2026 JAMB Subject Combinations Released: Full Guide For All University Courses

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the official subject combinations for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), providing clear guidance for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian universities. The combinations outline the four subjects candidates must sit for, alongside the compulsory Use of English, based on their chosen courses of study.

Education stakeholders say the release is timely, as many candidates often lose admission opportunities due to wrong subject combinations. JAMB has therefore urged candidates to study the requirements carefully and align their UTME subjects with their intended courses before registration.

Below is the comprehensive and approved list of 2026 JAMB subject combinations for all major courses:

1. Accountancy: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and any other Social Science subject.
2. Agricultural Economics: English Language, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, and Mathematics.
3. Agricultural Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
4. Agriculture: English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture, and either Physics or Mathematics.
5. Agronomy: English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture, and Physics or Mathematics.
6. Anatomy: English, Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry or Physics.
7. Animal Production and Science: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agric Science, and Physics or Mathematics.
8. Anthropology: Use of English and any three of History, CRK/IRK, Geography, Economics, Literature in English, and French.
9. Arabic and Islamic Studies: Use of English, Arabic, and two Arts or Social Science subjects.
10. Architecture: English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology, or Economics.
11. Banking and Finance: Use of English, Mathematics, one Social Science subject, and any other subject.
12. Biochemistry: Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
13. Biological Sciences: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics.
14. Botany: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and any other Science subject.
15. Building: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology, or Economics.
16. Business Administration: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and any other Social Science subject.
17. Business Management: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other subject.
18. Chemical Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
19. Chemistry: Use of English, Chemistry, and any two of Physics, Biology, and Mathematics.
20. Christian Religious Studies: Use of English, two Arts subjects including CRK, and any other subject.
21. Civil Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
22. Civil Law: English Language and any three Arts or Social Science subjects.
23. Computer Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
24. Computer Science: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and one of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics, or Geography.
25. Cooperative and Rural Development: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other subject.
26. Crop Production and Science: English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture, and Mathematics or Physics.
27. Criminology and Security Studies: English, Economics, Government, and one of History, Geography, Literature, French, IRK, or Hausa.
28. Dentistry: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology, and one other Science subject.
29. Demography and Social Statistics: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics or Geography, and any other subject.
30. Economics: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one of Government, History, Geography, Literature, French, or CRK/IRK.
31. Electrical Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
32. Electronic Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
33. English and International Studies: Use of English, Literature in English, and Government, History, or another Arts subject.
34. English Language: Use of English, Literature in English, one other Art subject, and one Arts or Social Science subject.
35. Estate Management: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other subject.
36. Fine and Applied Arts: Use of English, Fine Art, and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
37. Fisheries: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, and any other Science subject.
38. Food Science and Technology: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, and Agricultural Science.
39. Forestry: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture, and Physics or Mathematics.
40. French: English, French, and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
41. Geography: Use of English, Geography, and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
42. Geology: Use of English and any three of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology, and Geography.
43. History and International Studies: Use of English, History or Government, and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
44. Hausa: English, Hausa, Literature in English, and one of Economics, Government, History, or Arabic.
45. Human Resources Management: Use of English, Economics, Government, and one other relevant subject.
46. Igbo: English, Igbo, and two Arts or Social Science subjects.
47. Industrial Chemistry: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics, and any of Physics, Biology, or Agric Science.
48. Industrial Relations: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other relevant subject.
49. Insurance: English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other subject.
50. International Relations: Use of English, Economics, Literature in English, and Geography, Government, or History.
51. Islamic Studies: English, Islamic Religious Studies, and two other Arts subjects.
52. Law: English, Literature in English, Economics, and one other Art subject.
53. Library Science: Use of English and any three Arts or Social Science subjects.
54. Linguistics: English, two Arts subjects, and any other subject.
55. Marine Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
56. Marketing: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other relevant subject.
57. Mass Communication: Use of English and any three Arts or Social Science subjects.
58. Mathematics: Use of English, Mathematics, and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Biology, or Agric Science.
59. Mechanical Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
60. Medicine and Surgery: Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
61. Medical Laboratory Science: English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
62. Medical Rehabilitation: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
63. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
64. Microbiology: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics.
65. Music: Use of English, Music, one other Art subject, and any other subject.
66. Nursing: Use of English, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry.
67. Petroleum and Gas Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
68. Pharmacy: Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
69. Philosophy: Use of English, Government, and two other subjects.
70. Physiology: Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
71. Physiotherapy: Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
72. Physics: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry or Biology.
73. Political Science: Use of English, Government or History, and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
74. Pure and Applied Mathematics: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and one of Biology, Agric Science, Chemistry, or Geography.
75. Quantity Surveying: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology, or Economics.
76. Radiography: Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
77. Religious Studies: English, CRK or IRS, and two other subjects.
78. Sociology: Use of English and three Social Science or Arts subjects.
79. Sociology and Anthropology: Use of English and three Social Science or Arts subjects.
80. Soil Science: English, Chemistry, Biology or Agric Science, and Mathematics or Physics.
81. Statistics: Use of English, Mathematics, and two of Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, or Economics.
82. Structural Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
83. Surveying and Geoinformatics: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology, or Economics.
84. Systems Engineering: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
85. Theatre Arts: Use of English, Literature in English, and two other relevant subjects.
86. Tourism: English, Mathematics, Economics, and any other subject.
87. Urban and Regional Planning: English, Mathematics, Geography, and one of Economics, Physics, or Chemistry.
88. Veterinary Medicine: Use of English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
89. Veterinary Science: English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
90. Yoruba: Use of English, Yoruba, and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.
91. Zoology: Use of English, Biology, and any two of Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics.

Education experts advise candidates to also check university-specific requirements, as some institutions may add conditions beyond JAMB’s minimum guidelines.