Candidates who:
i. Applied to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for 2026 undergraduate admission; Chose the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) as the university of First Choice; and
ii. Sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) or applied for Direct Entry (DE) admission; are hereby invited to the Screening Exercise for 2026 undergraduate admission.
The following conditions shall apply.
1. Application commences on Friday May 22, 2025, and closes on Friday July 31, 2026.
2. ONLY candidates that are at least 16 years old by September 30, 2026, are ELIGIBLE to apply.
3. ONLY candidates that scored a minimum of 150 in their UTME are ELIGIBLE to apply.
4. Each candidate must ensure that his/her JAMB subject combination is as prescribed in the JAMB brochure for the programme applied for.
5. Candidates who did not choose FUTO as the university of First Choice but scored a minimum of 150 can also apply on the condition that they visit JAMB Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) and change to FUTO on or before July 31, 2026.
6. Only candidates with at least 5 O’Level Credit passes in English Language and Mathematics, and three other relevant O’Level subjects (depending on the programme) at not more than two sittings are eligible to apply. Candidates for the MBBS programme must have at least 5 O’Level Credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology at ONE SITTING