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Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola has issued a crucial advisory for candidates seeking admission for the 2025/2026 academic session. Following the extension of the national admission deadline for public universities by JAMB, the MAU Admission Office has called on applicants who were not admitted into oversubscribed programmes to switch to related courses with available spaces.

EducationNGR also learnt that this directive is to ensure all qualified candidates are accommodated before the final closure of the admission process.

Applicants are strongly advised to make programme changes only to courses that share similar JAMB subject combinations and O’Level requirements.

MAU Guidelines for Programme Change

All applicants and staff participating in the admission process are reminded to ensure that all transfers are correctly processed before submission. Candidates should verify that their O’Level results are properly uploaded on their JAMB profiles after making any programme change.

Below are the approved guidelines for switching within related departments:

1. Medicine and Allied Sciences

Oversubscribed programmes:
MBBS, Nursing, Microbiology, Laboratory Technology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biological Sciences

Available programmes:

• Agricultural Economics and Extension
• Crop Production and Horticulture
• Fisheries
• Soil Science
• Food Science and Technology
• Forestry and Wildlife
• Animal Science and Range Management (limited)
• Botany
• Plant Science
• Geology and related disciplines

2. Computer Science

Available alternatives:

• Operations Research
• Statistics
• Mathematics
• Mathematics with Economics
• Physics
• Chemistry

Direct Entry (DE) candidates who were not admitted into Computer Science are encouraged to switch to any of the listed alternatives.

3. Engineering Programmes

Oversubscribed:
Electrical Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineering

Available alternatives:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Electronic Technology Education
• Construction Technology Education

4. Architecture

Available programmes:

• Survey and Geoinformatics
• Industrial Design
• Building
• Urban and Regional Planning (for those with Mathematics and Geography in JAMB)

DE candidates initially applying for Architecture can only be considered for Geography.

5. Law

Available alternatives:

• Political Science
• Sociology
• Library and Information Science

Candidates without Government in their JAMB or O’Level results can only switch to Library and Information Science.

6. Management and Social Sciences

For applicants in Accounting, Economics, Management Technology, Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Business Education without Mathematics or Economics in JAMB or O’Levels, available alternatives include:

• Political Science
• Sociology (for those with Government in JAMB and O’Levels)
• Library and Information Science

Candidates with science-based JAMB subjects in Information Technology but without Economics and Mathematics should also switch to courses that align with their qualifications.

Important Deadline

All transfers or programme changes must be completed on or before 14 November 2025. The MAU Admission Office urges all candidates to act quickly to avoid missing the final consideration window for the 2025/2026 academic session.

EducationNGR reports that MAU’s latest directive aims to promote fairness and efficiency in its admission process.

Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, has issued an update for candidates involved in the 2025/2026 undergraduate admission process. The university has observed that several applicants whose admissions have already been approved are yet to accept their offers. Such candidates are strongly advised to accept their admission immediately to avoid losing their slots.

MAU also noted that some applicants still do not have their O’ Level results uploaded on the JAMB portal. These candidates must visit any JAMB-accredited CBT centre to upload their results without delay. This step is necessary to finalise their admission processing.

Important Notice from MAU for All Admission Candidates

Candidates who previously changed their programmes are encouraged to check their JAMB CAPS portals to ensure that such changes did not remove their O’ Level results. Keeping results properly uploaded will help the admission process move faster.

Staff members who requested admission for applicants whose names are yet to appear on the admission list are advised to transfer such candidates to programmes where there are available spaces.

According to the JAMB 2025/2026 admission policy, all admission exercises on the CAPS portal will close on 31 October 2025. Candidates applying to highly subscribed programmes such as MBBS, Nursing Science, Computer Science, Microbiology, Civil Engineering, Electrical Electronics Engineering, Law, Biochemistry, and similar courses are encouraged to switch to programmes with open spaces that share similar O’ Level and JAMB subject combinations.

Any request for admission must include the transfer of candidates to available programmes before submitting further applications.

Possible Transfer Options for MAU Students

The following options have been provided for candidates in over-subscribed programmes to transfer to departments with available admission spaces.

1. MBBS, Nursing, Microbiology, Laboratory Technology, Biochemistry

Programmes with available spaces include:

• Agricultural Economics and Extension
• Crop Production and Horticulture
• Fisheries
• Soil Science
• Food Science and Technology
• Forestry and Wildlife
• Animal Science and Range Management (limited spaces)
• Biotechnology
• Plant Science
• Biological Science
• Home Economics
• Geology
• Other related programmes with matching requirements

2. Computer Science

Candidates may transfer to:

• Operations Research
• Statistics
• Mathematics (with Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, and other related fields)

Direct Entry candidates not admitted into Computer Science are also encouraged to consider these alternatives.

3. Electrical Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineering

Available programmes include:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Electronic Education
• Construction Technology Education
• Other relevant programmes with similar entry requirements

4. Architecture

Applicants can transfer to:

• Survey and Geoinformatics
• Industrial Design
• Building Technology
  Candidates with Mathematics and Geography in their JAMB subjects can also switch to Urban and Regional Planning or related programmes.

5. Both Law Programmes

Candidates can change to:

• Political Science
• Sociology
• Library and Information Science
• Other fields with equivalent subject and grade requirements

All such changes or transfers must be completed on or before Sunday, 26 October 2025.

MAU Encourages Timely Action

Modibbo Adama University (MAU) reminds all candidates to complete the necessary admission steps within the stated period. The university remains committed to ensuring a fair and transparent process that allows more qualified students to gain admission. Acting quickly will help candidates secure a place in their preferred or related departments before the JAMB CAPS portal closes.