How Many Subjects Are Written in JAMB? [BEST ANSWER]- while getting ready to obtain the JAMB form or if you’re reading to take the JAMB UTME, you may most likely be confused concerning the number of subjects you will be selecting during the registration and of course the subjects you will write in the exam.
You want to know in time in order to prepare well ahead of time and you are searching to know the number of Subjects you will be writing? You may have come across the JAMB brochure where the official book shows that there are 3 subjects that are required for your proposed course, and this gets you wondering and thinking so hard why your peers are saying that the number of subjects the board will test is not 3 but is four.
In this content, you will be cleared from that confusion and with that you can prepare very well for your exams and in turn excel when you see the outcome.
How Many Subjects Are Written in JAMB?
On a general note, all admission seekers, applying via UTME , are expected to write or sit for four subjects in the Unverified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination that is organized by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB. It is good that you note that, these four subjects differ among students and are dependent on the proposed courses a student is applying into.
In some cases, science courses may be accepting the same four subject combination while for the commercial and art courses, they too have their own specific subject combination as well.
For example, a science student applying to study Pharmacy will be expected to choose the following subjects during UTME registration and he will write these 4 subjects during the exam English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
On the other hand, a commercial student who wish to study Accounting will choose and sit for the following 4 Subjects; English, Maths, Economics, and Accounting. And as for the art counterpart who are chasing careers in Law, they will have to choose and sit for English, Literature-in-English, Government & CRS/IRS or any other art subject.
In essence, we are saying that, your course or study area will determine your own must-write subjects in JAMB. Just so you know, each candidate will be expected to write four subjects. So, it does not matter whether you’re a science student, commercial student, or an art student, everyone must write 4 subjects. It does not also matter whether you’re choosing Economics, Geology, or Linguistics, all aspirants will write the “Use of English” in their UTME and 3 other department-specific subjects.
Out of the 4 JAMB Subjects, English is Central to All Courses
The Use of English is the central subject to all other subjects and so everyone must take the use of English test including 3 other subjects making it 4. This is why if you go to your JAMB brochure, JAMB do not really bother to mention English in the subject requirements for the proposed course you are applying for. Instead, the Jamb brochure will only talk about the other three (3) subjects that are related to your proposed course.
What Are The 4 JAMB Subjects?
When registering for JAMB, you are to choose 3 subjects that will complete four with English language. Here you can see the Science Jamb subjects for some selected departments/study areas
Four INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY SUBJECTS
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics/Biology
4 Jamb Subjects For FISHERIES
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Agricultural Science
4 Jamb Subjects For MATHEMATICS
1.Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry/Biology
4 Jamb Subjects For NURSING
- Use of English Language
- Physics
- Biology
- Chemistry.
4 JAMB Subjects For FOOD, SCIENCE, and TECHNOLOGY Aspirants
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry,
- Mathematics / Physics
- Agric Science
4 Jamb Subjects For PHARMACY
- Use of English Language
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry.
4 Jamb Subjects For BUILDING
- Use of English Language
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Geography
4 Jamb Subjects For MICROBIOLOGY
- Use of English Language
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
Four (4) Jamb Subjects For PHYSIOLOGY
- Use of English Language
- Biology
- Physics
- Geography.
Jamb Subjects For RADIOGRAPHY
- Use of English Language
- Geography
- Physics
- Chemistry/Biology
4 Jamb Subjects For GEOLOGY
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Biology/Geography.
4 Jamb Combination For GEOGRAPHY
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Biology/Geography.
4 JAMB SUBJECT COMBINATION COURSES For STATISTICS Aspirants
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Biology/Geography.
Jamb Subjects For BOTANY Aspirants
- Use of English Language
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics.
Jamb Subjects For ZOOLOGY
- Use of English Language
- Biology
- Physics
- Geography/Chemistry.
Jamb Subjects For PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry/Biology
- Physics
4 Jamb Subjects For ARCHITECTURE
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry/Geography
- Physics.
4 Jamb Subjects For BIOCHEMISTRY
1.Use of English Language
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
4 Jamb Combination For BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
- Use of English Language
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
4 Jamb Subjects For MEDICINE AND SURGERY
- Use of English Language
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry.
4 Jamb Combination For AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry.
4 Jamb Combination For COMPUTER SCIENCE
- Use of English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Agric/Bio
4 Jamb Subjects For PHYSICS
- Use of English Language
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Chemistry or Biology.
4 Jamb Subjects For QUANTITY SURVEYING
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry/Biology
- Physics.
4 Jamb Subjects For SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry/Biology
- Physics.
4 Jamb Subjects For URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Geography/Biology
- Physics.
4 Jamb Combination For MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Physics.
4:Jamb Subjects For MEDICAL REHABILITATION
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Physics.
4:Jamb Subjects For DENTISTRY
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Agriculture
4 Jamb Subjects For ANATOMY
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry or Physics.
4 Jamb Subjects For VETERINARY MEDICINE
- Use of English Language
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
4:Jamb Subjects For AGRONOMY
- Use of English
- Chemistry
- Biology or Agriculture
- Physics or Mathematics
4 Jamb Subjects For ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND SCIENCES
- Use of English
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agric Science
- Physics
4 Jamb Subjects For AGRICULTURE
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agriculture
- Physics/Mathematics.
4 Jamb Subjects For AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agriculture
- Physics/Mathematics
4 Jamb Subjects For AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agriculture
- Physics/Mathematics.
4 Jamb Subjects For VETERINARY SCIENCE
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agricultural
- Physics.
4 Jamb Subjects For FORESTRY
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Agriculture
4 Jamb Subjects For CROP PRODUCTION AND SCIENCE
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agricultural
- Physics.
4 Jamb Subjects For SOIL SCIENCE
- Use of English Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agricultural
- Physics
Jamb Combination For ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Physics.
Jamb Combination For METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Physics.
Jamb Subjects For PETROLEUM AND GAS ENGINEERING
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics.
- Chemistry
- Physics.
4 Jamb Subjects For SYSTEM ENGINEERING
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Physics.
4 Jamb Combination For STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry.
- Physics.
4 Jamb Subjects For PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
- Use of English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Physics.
4 Jamb Subjects For AGRICULTURAL AND BIORESOURCES ENGINEERING
- Use of English Language
- Agriculture
- Chemistry
- Physics.
Conclusion
JAMB UTME is a CBT exam that is formed to test candidates strictly on the four subjects that are closely related to their proposed courses including the English Language . Your course or study area will determine your own must-write subjects in JAMB. And each candidate will be expected to write four subjects. So, it does not matter whether you’re a science student, commercial student, or an art student, everyone must write 4 subjects. It does not also matter whether you’re choosing Economics, Geology, or Linguistics, all aspirants will write the “Use of English” in their UTME and 3 other department-specific subjects. English remains the general subject of all courses.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions are to answer in JAMB?
JAMB sets a total of sixty 60 questions for Use of English, which is compulsory for all candidates, and sets 40 questions for the other subjects ( Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Commerce, Economics, etc)
How many hours for answering jamb questions?
Candidates will have to answer a total of 180 questions in three hours.
Who scored 400 in JAMB?
Till today, no one has ever scored 400 in JAMB. While many students have scored high marks in JAMB, no one has achieved a perfect score
Is JAMB writing 6 subjects?
A total of four (4) subjects will be taken in JAMB 2023, not six (6) with Use Of English Compulsory for all students.
Why is my jamb subject different from my friend’s?
Your course or study area will determine your own must-write subjects in JAMB. And each candidate will be expected to write four subjects.
Reference
- Drugsavant.com – How Many Subjects Are Written In JAMB 2023/2024
- Ngacademics.com – How Many Subjects Are Written In JAMB
- Nkedugists.com.ng – JAMB SUBJECT COMBINATION COURSES FOR ALL SCIENCES CANDIDATE
- School contents.info – How Many Subjects Will I Write In JAMB UTME?
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