JAMB 2026 Subject Combinations are the most critical element of your university application. The countdown to the 2026 JAMB UTME has officially begun! If you are aiming for admission into a Nigerian university next year, your preparation must start now. A simple error in selecting your subjects can instantly disqualify you.
We understand the pressure of the JAMB season. Therefore, we have compiled the definitive list of the official JAMB 2026 Subject Combinations for all fields—Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, and Arts. Use this comprehensive guide today to finalize your subjects, eliminate doubt, and dedicate your focus entirely to scoring high in the 2026 UTME.
Remember: Use of English is a compulsory subject for every course.
Category 1: Medicine, Pharmacy, and Health Sciences
This section covers courses vital for healthcare professions. Consequently, candidates must ensure they choose the compulsory core science subjects.
| Course Name | Required JAMB Subject Combination (Plus Use of English) |
| 1.1. ANATOMY | Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry or Physics. |
| 1.2. DENTISTRY | Chemistry, Biology, and one Science subject. |
| 1.3. MEDICINE AND SURGERY | Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 1.4. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. |
| 1.5. MEDICAL REHABILITATION | Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. |
| 1.6. NURSING | Physics, Biology, and Chemistry. |
| 1.7. PHARMACY | Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 1.8. PHYSIOLOGY | Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 1.9. PHYSIOTHERAPY | Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 1.10. RADIOGRAPHY | Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 1.11. VETERINARY MEDICINE | Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 1.12. VETERINARY SCIENCE | Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. |
Category 2: Engineering and Environmental Sciences
These combinations are dominated by Mathematics and Physical Sciences, which are foundational to technological fields.
| Course Name | Required JAMB Subject Combination (Plus Use of English) |
| 2.1. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.2. ARCHITECTURE | Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology, and Economics. |
| 2.3. BUILDING | Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology, and Economics. |
| 2.4. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.5. CIVIL ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.6. COMPUTER ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.7. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.8. ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.9. MARINE ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.10. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.11. METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.12. PETROLEUM AND GAS ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.13. QUANTITY SURVEYING | Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology, and Economics. |
| 2.14. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.15. SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS | Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology, and Economics. |
| 2.16. SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 2.17. URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING | Mathematics, Geography and one of Economics, Physics, Chemistry. |
Category 3: Pure, Applied, and Agricultural Sciences
For science-based courses, Chemistry and Biology often feature prominently. Therefore, choose your two supporting subjects carefully.
| Course Name | Required JAMB Subject Combination (Plus Use of English) |
| 3.1. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, and Mathematics. |
| 3.2. AGRICULTURE | Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture, and any one of Physics and Mathematics. |
| 3.3. AGRONOMY | Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture, and Physics or Mathematics. |
| 3.4. ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND SCIENCE | Chemistry, Biology/Agric Science, and Physics/Mathematics. |
| 3.5. BIOCHEMISTRY | Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. |
| 3.6. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics. |
| 3.7. BOTANY | Biology, Chemistry, and any other Science subject. |
| 3.8. CHEMISTRY | Chemistry and two of Physics, Biology, and Mathematics. |
| 3.9. COMPUTER SCIENCE | Mathematics, Physics, and one of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics, and Geography. |
| 3.10. CROP PRODUCTION AND SCIENCE | Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture, and Mathematics or Physics. |
| 3.11. FISHERIES | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, and any other Science subject. |
| 3.12. FOOD, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY | Chemistry, Mathematics/Physics, and Agricultural Science. |
| 3.13. FORESTRY | Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture, and Physics or Mathematics. |
| 3.14. GEOLOGY | Any three of: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology, and Geography. |
| 3.15. INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY | Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/Agricultural Science. |
| 3.16. MATHEMATICS | Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Biology, and Agricultural Science. |
| 3.17. MICROBIOLOGY | Biology, Chemistry, and either Physics or Mathematics. |
| 3.18. PHYSICS | Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry or Biology. |
| 3.19. PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS | Mathematics, Physics, and Biology or Agric Science or Chemistry or Geography. |
| 3.20. SOIL SCIENCE | Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. |
| 3.21. STATISTICS | Mathematics, and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, and Economics. |
| 3.22. ZOOLOGY | Biology, and any two of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. |
Category 4: Management, Social Sciences, and Administration
These courses generally require Mathematics, Economics, or Government. In addition, strong logical and analytical subjects are often preferred.
| Course Name | Required JAMB Subject Combination (Plus Use of English) |
| 4.1. ACCOUNTANCY | Mathematics, Economics, and any other Social Science subject. |
| 4.2. BANKING AND FINANCE | Mathematics, one Social Science subject, and any other subject. |
| 4.3. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | Mathematics, Economics, and any other Social Science subject. |
| 4.4. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | Mathematics, Economics, and one other subject. |
| 4.5. COOPERATIVE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT | Mathematics, Economics plus one other subject. |
| 4.6. CRIMINOLOGY AND SECURITY STUDIES | Economics, Government, and any one of the following: History, Geography, Literature in English, French, IRK, Hausa. |
| 4.7. DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL STATISTICS | Mathematics, Economics/Geography, and any other subject. |
| 4.8. ECONOMICS | Mathematics, Economics, and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French, and CRK/IRK. |
| 4.9. ESTATE MANAGEMENT | Mathematics, Economics, and one other subject. |
| 4.10. GEOGRAPHY | Geography and two other Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| 4.11. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | Economics, Government, and any other relevant subjects. |
| 4.12. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS | Mathematics, Economics plus one other relevant subject. |
| 4.13. INSURANCE | Mathematics, Economics, and one other subject. |
| 4.14. MARKETING | Mathematics, Economics plus one other relevant Subject. |
| 4.15. MASS COMMUNICATION | Any three Arts, and Social Science subjects. |
| 4.16. POLITICAL SCIENCE | Government or History plus two other Social Science/Arts subjects. |
| 4.17. SOCIOLOGY | Three Social Science, or Arts subjects. |
| 4.18. SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | Three Social Science or Arts Subjects. |
| 4.19. TOURISM | Mathematics, Economics, and any other subject. |
Category 5: Law, Arts, and Humanities
These combinations focus on Arts and Social Science subjects, with Literature and History often being key. Furthermore, languages play a significant role here.
| Course Name | Required JAMB Subject Combination (Plus Use of English) |
| 5.1. ANTHROPOLOGY | Any three of: History, CRK/IRK, Geography, Economics, Literature in English, and French. |
| 5.2. ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES | Arabic, and Two subjects from Arts and/or Social Sciences. |
| 5.3. CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES | Two Arts subjects including Christian Religious Knowledge, and any other subject. |
| 5.4. CIVIL LAW | Any three Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| 5.5. ENGLISH AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | Literature in English, Government or History or any other Arts subjects. |
| 5.6. ENGLISH LANGUAGE | Lit.-in-English, one other Art subject, and another Arts or Social Science subject. |
| 5.7. FINE AND APPLIED ARTS | Fine Art and two other Arts subjects or Social Science subject. |
| 5.8. FRENCH | French and any other two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. |
| 5.9. HAUSA | Hausa, Lit in English and any of Economics, Government, History, and Arabic. |
| 5.10. HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | History/Government and any other two subjects from Arts & Social Science. |
| 5.11. IGBO | Igbo, and two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. |
| 5.12. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | Economics, Literature-in-English and Geography/Government/History. |
| 5.13. ISLAMIC STUDIES | Islamic Religious Studies plus two other Arts subjects. |
| 5.14. LAW | Literature, Economics, and any other Art Subject. |
| 5.15. LIBRARY SCIENCE | Any three Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| 5.16. LINGUISTICS | Two relevant Arts subjects and any other subject. |
| 5.17. MUSIC | Music, one other Art subject plus any other subject. |
| 5.18. PHILOSOPHY | Government, and any other two subjects. |
| 5.19. RELIGIOUS STUDIES | CRK/IRS, and any two other subjects. |
| 5.20. THEATRE ARTS | Lit. in English, and two other relevant subjects. |
| 5.21. YORUBA | Yoruba, and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. |
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