The Caritas University cut-off mark for Industrial Chemistry is 150 in the UTME for the 2026/2027 admission year, because 150 is JAMB’s minimum for every Nigerian university in 2026. Caritas’s own admissions page says candidates who scored “140 and above” can apply. That figure is below JAMB’s floor, so a score between 140 and 149 will not get you admitted into Industrial Chemistry, or any other Caritas course, through JAMB CAPS. Caritas has not published a separate cut-off for Industrial Chemistry, and it does not set a written post-UTME test.
2027/2028 update: Caritas cut-off marks usually stay the same from one year to the next, so the figures on this page are what 2027/2028 candidates should plan with. They come from the latest official notice (2026/2027). If the 2027/2028 notice changes anything, we will update this page.
Industrial Chemistry is on JAMB’s course list for Caritas University as Industrial Chemistry, the name to select on your UTME form, and Caritas’s current website lists it in the Faculty of Natural Sciences for 2026/2027. Its latest NUC result is Full accreditation, maturing in 2027.
This page covers the 150 floor and the 140 problem, a safe target score, UTME and O’level rules, the ND route through Direct Entry, the no-test admission process, the application steps and where the degree leads.
Caritas cut-off mark for Industrial Chemistry at a glance
| Item | 2026/2027 position | Source or status |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum UTME score you need | 150 | JAMB national minimum for universities, set at the 11 May 2026 policy meeting |
| Figure on Caritas’s website | “140 and above” | Caritas admissions page, 2026/2027; below JAMB’s 150, so it cannot be used |
| Departmental cut-off for Industrial Chemistry | Not published | No Caritas notice gives one |
| Post-UTME test | None | Caritas admission notice (older text carried into the 2025/2026 notice) |
| Course name on JAMB | Industrial Chemistry | JAMB course list for Caritas (Myschool reprint) |
| UTME subjects | English, Chemistry, Mathematics and one of Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science | JAMB brochure (no Caritas-specific remark) |
| O’level | English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology | Caritas faculty requirement and JAMB brochure |
| NUC accreditation | Full, maturity 2027 | NUC Accreditation Results 1990 to 2025 |
| JAMB admission deadline, private universities, 2026/2027 | 30 November 2026 | JAMB, reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (11 May 2026) |
Why the 140 on Caritas’s website does not work for 2026/2027
At its 2026 policy meeting on 11 May 2026, JAMB fixed 150 as the lowest UTME score any university may admit with for the 2026/2027 session. A university can ask for more than 150. It cannot go below it, because every admission has to be processed on JAMB’s Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), and JAMB has said admissions done outside CAPS are illegal. A candidate with 145 cannot be offered Industrial Chemistry at Caritas on CAPS, whatever the school’s page says.
The 140 on the Caritas page looks like wording carried over from older admission notices. Its other admission notice, titled for the 2025/2026 session, still mentions “the 2019 JAMB UTME” and an application closing date of 15 February 2025, which tells you how old some of that text is. Read 140 as Caritas’s historic figure and plan with 150.
What to do if you scored 140 to 149
- Rewrite the UTME in 2027: aim well above 150 so the floor is never in doubt, and keep Caritas and the exact course name on your form.
- Take JUPEB at Caritas: the admissions page says JUPEB admission is open for 2026/2027. JUPEB passes can take you into 200 level through Direct Entry, without a UTME score, in a later session. JAMB’s general Direct Entry rule for Industrial Chemistry asks for two A’Level passes in Chemistry and Mathematics, so pick those subjects in JUPEB.
- Consider a polytechnic ND: JAMB’s 2026/2027 minimum for polytechnics is 100. An ND followed later by Direct Entry is a longer route, but it keeps you moving. JAMB’s Direct Entry rule for Industrial Chemistry accepts an ND in Science Technology (with the UTME subject requirements), so an ND in Science Laboratory Technology lines up well with this course.
Caritas Industrial Chemistry cut-off history
| Session | Figure | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | 140 | Caritas’s stated minimum (“140 and above”) for all courses | Official Caritas page, but below JAMB’s floor |
| 2026/2027 | 150 | JAMB minimum for all universities | Official; this is the figure that applies |
| 2025/2026 (as titled) | 140 | Minimum in a Caritas notice whose body refers to the 2019 UTME and a February 2025 closing date | Official but recycled text |
| Any year | None | A separate Industrial Chemistry cut-off | Never published by Caritas in any notice I found |
Blogs such as O3schools (January 2026) and Studentship repeat the 140 figure and the absence of a written post-UTME test. They add nothing official beyond Caritas’s own pages, and none of them mention JAMB’s 150 floor.
Safe target score for Industrial Chemistry at Caritas (my advice)
Caritas does not publish how many candidates apply for each course or the score of the last person admitted. The table below is my judgement as an admissions adviser, based on how private universities in the South East usually fill their science courses. It is not a Caritas rule.
| Your UTME score | My read for Industrial Chemistry at Caritas |
|---|---|
| Below 150 | Not admissible on CAPS for 2026/2027 |
| 150 to 159 | Eligible. A place is realistic if your subjects and O’level are right |
| 160 to 179 | Comfortable |
| 180 and above | Strong. Chemical Engineering at Caritas may also be worth a look |
Industrial Chemistry is not usually oversubscribed at private universities, so a clean file at 150 to 160 should be competitive. For the 2027 UTME I would aim for at least 160 to give yourself a buffer.
UTME subject combination and O’level for Caritas Industrial Chemistry
| Requirement | What applies to Industrial Chemistry at Caritas |
|---|---|
| Course name to pick on JAMB | Industrial Chemistry |
| UTME subjects (JAMB brochure) | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics, and one of Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science |
| Caritas remark on UTME | None; JAMB’s general rule applies |
| Combination I recommend | English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics |
| O’level (JAMB brochure) | Five credits in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology or Agricultural Science |
| O’level (Caritas Faculty of Natural Sciences) | English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology |
| Sittings and exam bodies | Not more than two sittings; WAEC, NECO and NABTEB can be combined |
| Awaiting results | Accepted if results will be available at resumption |
Chemistry and Mathematics are both compulsory. Candidates from a biology-heavy background sometimes register Biology, Chemistry and Physics, which leaves out Mathematics and fails the rule. Physics is the fourth subject I recommend, because English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics also fits Computer Science and Caritas’s rule for Mathematics with Statistics.
The brochure allows Agricultural Science in place of Biology at O’level, but Caritas’s faculty page lists Biology. Hold credits in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology and you meet both.
Direct Entry into Industrial Chemistry at Caritas
JAMB’s brochure has no Caritas-specific Direct Entry remark for Industrial Chemistry, so the general rule applies:
- Two A’Level passes in Chemistry and Mathematics.
- An ND in Science Technology, or an ND in a relevant programme, together with the UTME subject requirements.
- Ask Caritas which IJMB or JUPEB subjects it accepts, since the brochure lists no remark for this course.
Direct Entry candidates still register with JAMB, choose Caritas and the exact course name, and are admitted on CAPS like UTME candidates. If your former institution has to verify your result on JAMB’s e-Facility, start that early, because Caritas cannot finish your admission until JAMB sees it.
Does Caritas write post-UTME for Industrial Chemistry?
No. Caritas’s admission notice states that there is no post-UTME screening test, and older notices and blogs say the same. That notice is old text, though. The version on the new website is headed “Admissions for the 2025/2026 academic session” but asks for a minimum score “in the 2019 JAMB UTME” and gives 15 February 2025 as the closing date, so it was clearly copied forward from earlier years. The no-test rule has held for years, but confirm it with Caritas for your own session.
Without a test, your file decides. Caritas checks that your UTME score meets JAMB’s 150, that your O’level has the subjects and credits for Industrial Chemistry, that your UTME subjects fit the course, and that your result is on CAPS. Candidates who did not pick Caritas first can still apply, according to the admissions page, and candidates awaiting results can apply if the results will be out by resumption.
Worked example (illustrative)
Caritas has published no aggregate formula, and with no test there is nothing to combine. What you can check is whether your file clears each requirement. These two candidates are invented to show how.
Emeka scored 161 with English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. His WAEC has C5 in English, B3 in Mathematics, B2 in Chemistry, C6 in Physics and C5 in Biology, from one sitting.
- Score: 161 minus 150 = 11. He clears JAMB’s floor and sits in my comfortable band.
- UTME subjects: Chemistry and Mathematics are present, with Physics as the accepted fourth.
- O’level: all five credits in one sitting.
- Verdict: a sound file for Caritas Industrial Chemistry once his O’level is on CAPS.
Adaeze holds an ND in Science Laboratory Technology at lower credit and wants Direct Entry. JAMB’s rule accepts an ND in Science Technology with the UTME subject requirements, so she needs O’level credits that match the Industrial Chemistry list as well. She registers for Direct Entry with JAMB, chooses Caritas and Industrial Chemistry, and makes sure her polytechnic verifies her result on JAMB’s e-Facility.
How to apply for Industrial Chemistry at Caritas, step by step
- Get your JAMB profile code: send NIN, a space and your 11-digit NIN to 55019 or 66019 from the phone line linked to your NIN.
- Register for the UTME: select Industrial Chemistry at Caritas University with English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Caritas accepts candidates who chose another school first, but you will then need a JAMB change of institution so that Caritas can admit you on CAPS.
- Check your score: you need at least 150. See how to check your JAMB result if you have not printed it.
- Upload your O’level to CAPS: do it at a JAMB-accredited centre. Caritas cannot recommend you for admission without it.
- Apply to Caritas: use the admissions page at caritasuni.edu.ng/admissions. It says admission is open for 2026/2027 and points to admissions contacts. Caritas has not published the form fee or a closing date there, so ask the admissions office (info@caritasuni.edu.ng) before you pay anything.
- Watch CAPS: log in at efacility.jamb.gov.ng, open Check Admission Status and then Access my CAPS. Accept the offer when it appears. Our JAMB CAPS guide explains each status.
- Pay acceptance and school fees, then clear: Caritas has not published its 2026/2027 acceptance fee or school fees. Pay only to the university’s own account after receiving the official figures.
JAMB set 30 November 2026 as the 2026/2027 admission deadline for private universities (News Agency of Nigeria, 11 May 2026). Caritas’s page says admission into the 2026/2027 session is open; any offer still has to appear on CAPS before that JAMB date.
Fees are the gap in Caritas’s published information. A blog reprint of Caritas’s 2021/2022 fee schedule (O3schools, February 2026) puts Natural Sciences fees at ₦248,000 and ₦398,000 a year, depending on level. Those figures are five sessions old, and Caritas’s recent notice says fees were revised without giving amounts, so use them only as a rough guide. The admissions page also links to the NELFUND student loan portal (portal.nelf.gov.ng); ask the bursary whether Caritas students can currently apply.
Warning
Caritas does not set a written post-UTME test, so nobody can sell you a pass or a “slot”. A score below 150 cannot be fixed by payment, and every genuine offer appears on your JAMB CAPS page. Pay fees only after confirming the amount and the account with the university.
Studying Industrial Chemistry at Caritas University
Industrial Chemistry is one of five programmes in Caritas’s Faculty of Natural Sciences at Amorji-Nike, Enugu. Nigerian B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry degrees normally take four years through the UTME and three through Direct Entry; Caritas has not stated the duration on the pages I read.
What you study
- Early years: general chemistry, mathematics, physics and biology.
- Chemistry core: inorganic, organic, physical and analytical chemistry, with laboratory practicals in each.
- Industrial focus: chemical process technology, polymers, petroleum and petrochemicals, industrial instrumentation and quality control.
- Industrial training and project: usually a SIWES placement in a manufacturing or processing plant and a final-year project.
Accreditation
The NUC’s Accreditation Results 1990 to 2025 list Industrial Chemistry at Caritas with this sequence: Denied, Interim, Full, Full, Full, and a maturity date of 2027. The programme failed its first exercise and has held Full status in each of its last three results. It is due for its next NUC visit around 2027.
Chemists in Nigeria are registered by the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON). I did not find a published ICCON accreditation record for Caritas’s programme; the NUC result is the one that governs your degree.
For context on the school itself: in 2012 the NUC suspended the operating licences of several private universities, and Channels TV reported in August 2012 that Caritas was among those still under suspension at that point. The suspension was later lifted, and the NUC’s results since then show Caritas programmes being visited and graded in the normal way, including a Full result for Banking and Finance after a November 2024 visit.
Careers after Industrial Chemistry
- Quality control and production chemistry in paints, plastics, food, beverage, cosmetics and pharmaceutical plants.
- Oil and gas laboratories and petrochemical processing.
- Environmental testing and regulatory laboratories.
- Postgraduate study in chemistry, environmental science or materials science.
Related Caritas courses
- Caritas Chemical Engineering cut-off mark and admission requirements
- Caritas Biochemistry cut-off mark and admission requirements
- Caritas Microbiology cut-off mark and admission requirements
- Caritas Mathematics and Statistics cut-off mark and admission requirements
For UTME revision, start with our JAMB Chemistry syllabus.
Mistakes that cost Industrial Chemistry applicants a Caritas place
- Trusting the 140 figure: anything below 150 cannot be admitted on CAPS for 2026/2027.
- Leaving out Mathematics: it is compulsory with Chemistry for Industrial Chemistry.
- Confusing it with Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering is a separate B.Eng. course in Caritas’s Faculty of Engineering, with its own JAMB name.
- Leaving O’level off CAPS: without it Caritas cannot recommend you, even with a good score.
- Paying people who promise a place: with no post-UTME test, there is nothing to “help” with. Every genuine offer appears on your CAPS page.
- Accepting on CAPS and stopping there: acceptance fee, clearance and registration at Caritas are separate steps.
If you are planning for 2027, read when JAMB 2027 registration starts and, if you need to switch courses or schools, JAMB change of course.
Caritas University Industrial Chemistry cut-off mark: frequently asked questions
What is the cut-off mark for Industrial Chemistry at Caritas University? 150 for 2026/2027, JAMB’s minimum for universities. Caritas’s page mentions 140, but that is below JAMB’s floor.
What JAMB subjects do I need for Industrial Chemistry at Caritas? Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and one of Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science. I would choose Physics.
Can I enter Industrial Chemistry at Caritas with an ND? JAMB’s Direct Entry rule for the course accepts an ND in Science Technology or a relevant ND with the UTME subject requirements. Confirm your grade and course with Caritas before applying.
Does Caritas University write post-UTME for Industrial Chemistry? No. Caritas does not set a written post-UTME test; admission depends on your UTME score, O’level and subjects.
Sources and updates
The “140 and above” figure, the open 2026/2027 session, the rule on candidates who did not choose Caritas first, the awaiting-result rule and the faculty O’level list come from Caritas University’s admissions page and faculty pages, read on 30 October 2026. The no-test rule and the references to the 2019 UTME and a 15 February 2025 closing date are from Caritas’s notice headed “Admissions for the 2025/2026 academic session”, signed by the Registrar, M. I. Onwuka. The 150 national minimum, the ban on admissions outside CAPS and the 30 November 2026 deadline for private universities come from the News Agency of Nigeria report of 11 May 2026. The course name is from JAMB’s course list for Caritas University and the subject and Direct Entry rules from the JAMB brochure entry for Industrial Chemistry, both reprinted by Myschool. Accreditation is from the NUC’s Accreditation Results 1990 to 2025 (published September 2026). The 2012 licence suspension is from Channels TV (7 August 2012). The safe target scores and the worked example are my own advice. Checked on 30 October 2026; this page will be updated when Caritas publishes its 2027/2028 admission notice.
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