MAU Cut-Off Mark for Education and Physics 2027/2028: Requirements

The MAU cut off mark for Education and Physics is 160 in the UTME, with Modibbo Adama University, Yola (MAU, formerly MAUTECH) as your first choice. MAU set that minimum for registering for its 2026/2027 online screening, as reprinted by Myschool on 15 July 2026, and it covers every course. MAU has not published a separate cut-off for Education and Physics, and JAMB’s national minimum for universities is 150.

2027/2028 update: MAU 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 MAU’s latest screening notice (2026/2027), as reprinted by Myschool. If the 2027/2028 notice changes anything, we will update this page.

A score of 160 only gets you into the screening pool. MAU then admits the best-ranked candidates for each department and does not publish the score of the last person admitted. Below you will find the official figures, a safe target score (my advice), MAU’s own subject rules for Education and Physics from the JAMB brochure, how screening works, a worked example, the CAPS steps and the programme’s NUC status.

MAU cut off mark for Education and Physics at a glance

MAU Education and Physics cut-off history

MAU has kept its screening minimum at 160 for two sessions, ten marks above JAMB’s floor. If you scored between 150 and 159, JAMB allows universities to admit you, but MAU’s own notice shut you out of its screening. I could not open the notice on mau.edu.ng itself, because the site loads its pages with JavaScript, so the 160 rests on two independent reprints of MAU’s notices.

Safe target score for Education and Physics at MAU (my advice)

This is my judgement as an admissions adviser. MAU has not published these bands.

For the 2027 UTME I would aim for at least 175, ideally 190, with good credits in Physics and Mathematics. Physics Education has fewer applicants than most science courses, so a solid score and clean O’level grades should make you competitive.

Catchment and the federal formula

MAU is a federal university, so its admissions follow the federal guidelines that mix merit, catchment and educationally less developed states. MAU has not published its own split or a catchment list for 2026/2027, so plan as if merit decides. A strong UTME score and clean O’level grades are the parts you control.

UTME subject combination and O’level for MAU Education and Physics

Physics and Mathematics are both fixed in MAU’s remark. The third subject can be Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science or Geography. I would pick Chemistry: it keeps engineering and physical science courses open if you need to change course later.

The general UTME line on the reprinted page was garbled, so rely on MAU’s remark. MAU’s O’level remark also accepts NTC/NBC technical certificates, which helps candidates from technical colleges.

Do you still need the UTME for an education degree at MAU?

Yes. JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting moved NCE candidates out of the UTME, and from 2026/2027 JAMB stopped 100 level and 200 level degree admissions into colleges of education. Those rules are about colleges of education. MAU is a university, and its 2026/2027 screening notice applied the same 160 UTME minimum to every candidate who chose it, so Education and Physics at MAU still needs a UTME score (or a Direct Entry registration).

How MAU screening works for Education and Physics

MAU screens all courses together online. You do not apply to the Education and Physics department separately.

Candidates who had not chosen MAU could first change to MAU at a JAMB office or CBT centre, according to the 2026 reprint. The 2025 notice listed these steps on the portal, and I expect the 2027 process to look similar, though MAU has not confirmed that:

1. Verify: enter your JAMB registration number.
2. Create an account: use an email you check, then confirm it from your inbox.
3. Pay: generate a Remita RRR and pay the screening fee.
4. Upload: passport photo (150 kb at most) and signature.
5. O’level: enter your best five subjects from at most two sittings, with the result checker details, and upload the result.
6. Other documents: next of kin details, a certificate of indigeneship and a birth certificate.
7. Print: print the acknowledgement slip and keep it for clearance.

The 2025 notice also told candidates to upload their O’level or A level results on the JAMB portal. Do that early: an offer cannot reach you on CAPS without it.

Worked example (illustrative)

MAU has not published an aggregate formula. To show how UTME and O’level grades can interact, here is an illustrative method that many Nigerian universities use: UTME score divided by 8 (up to 50 points), plus O’level points for five relevant subjects, with A1 = 10, B2 = 9, B3 = 8, C4 = 7, C5 = 6 and C6 = 5 (up to 50 points). The method is my illustration. MAU may rank candidates differently.

• Candidate A scored 186, one sitting: English B3, Mathematics B2, Physics C4, Chemistry B3, Biology C5. UTME points: 186 ÷ 8 = 23.25. O’level points: 38. Illustrative total: 61.25.
• Candidate B scored 211, two sittings: English C6, Mathematics C5, Physics B3, Chemistry C6, Biology C4. UTME points: 211 ÷ 8 = 26.38. O’level points: 31. Illustrative total: 57.38.

Candidate B has 25 more UTME marks and still finishes behind on this method, because weak O’level grades pull the total down. If a university weighs O’level results at all, a resit that lifts a C6 to a B3 can be worth more than a dozen UTME marks. Whatever MAU’s real method is, both candidates first needed 160 to enter the pool.

Your chances of admission into Education and Physics at MAU

MAU has published no intake figure for Education and Physics. In my experience Physics Education is one of the least crowded science education courses in Nigeria, and federal universities often have places left in it, though MAU publishes no data for its own department.

If you have an ND in an engineering or science field at lower credit or better, MAU’s remark lets you apply through Direct Entry.

Step by step: from JAMB registration to an MAU Education and Physics admission

1. Get your NIN and JAMB profile code: JAMB registration needs your National Identification Number. Send your NIN by SMS to 55019 or 66019 from the phone line you will use, and JAMB replies with a profile code.
2. Register for the UTME correctly: choose Education and Physics with Modibbo Adama University, Yola as first choice and the subjects MAU accepts: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and one of Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, or Geography.
3. Fix a wrong choice early: if MAU is not your first choice, do a JAMB change of institution before MAU’s screening opens. A wrong course needs a change of course.
4. Upload your O’level to CAPS: at a JAMB office or accredited CBT centre. Awaiting result candidates must upload as soon as results are out.
5. Register for MAU screening: when the notice appears (it ran from 20 July to 31 August in 2026), complete the portal steps above and print the slip.
6. Watch JAMB CAPS: MAU’s 2026/2027 list was reported on CAPS in early October 2026. Log in, check the Admission Status tab and accept the offer. Our JAMB CAPS guide shows each screen.
7. Pay the acceptance fee and do clearance: MAU’s acceptance fee for 2026/2027 has not been published in any source I could read, so pay only through the official portal and never to an agent.

JAMB set 31 October 2026 as the 2026/2027 admission deadline for public universities; that date has now passed. Expect a similar deadline for 2027/2028 and accept any offer quickly.

What you study in Education and Physics at MAU

You study Physics alongside education courses. The Physics half usually covers mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, thermodynamics, modern physics, electronics and laboratory work. The education half covers educational psychology, curriculum studies, Physics teaching methods, measurement and evaluation, and supervised teaching practice. MAU’s handbook was not available, so treat this as the usual content of the degree.

• Graduates usually receive a B.Sc.(Ed) or B.Tech(Ed); MAU’s exact degree title was not confirmed
• Teaching practice is a graded part of the degree
• To teach after graduation you register with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)

Duration and accreditation

Expect four years for UTME entrants. Direct Entry candidates normally start at 200 level.

NUC’s Accreditation Results 1990 to 2025 lists Education Physics at MAU with Full status in its latest result and a maturity year of 2026. The list does not yet show a 2026 result, so ask the department whether its re-accreditation visit has taken place.

Careers

• Physics teacher in secondary schools (after TRCN registration)
• Laboratory and technical support roles
• Science outreach and examination work
• Postgraduate study in Physics Education, Physics or Electronics

Related programmes at MAU

• MAU Education and Mathematics cut-off mark
• MAU Education and Chemistry cut-off mark
• MAU Physics cut-off mark
• MAU Electrical/Electronics Technology Education cut-off mark

For UTME revision of the third subject, our JAMB Chemistry syllabus helps, and the JAMB CAPS guide covers the admission stage.

Mistakes that cost Education and Physics applicants an MAU place

• Dropping Mathematics for a second science: MAU fixes Physics and Mathematics together.
• Choosing Economics as the third subject: it is outside MAU’s list for this course.
• Treating 160 as an admission score: it only lets you register for screening.
• O’level missing on CAPS: MAU cannot offer you admission without it.
• Paying agents: pay screening and acceptance fees only through MAU’s portal.

If you are trying again in 2027, read when JAMB 2027 registration starts and, once results are out, how to check your JAMB result.

MAU cut off mark for Education and Physics: frequently asked questions

Can I use Geography for Education and Physics at MAU? Yes, as the third UTME subject. MAU’s remark accepts Physics and Mathematics with one of Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, or Geography.

Is 170 enough for Physics Education in MAU? It clears MAU’s 160 minimum. MAU publishes no departmental figure, but Physics Education is not crowded, so 170 with good O’level grades has a fair chance in my view.

Does MAU accept NABTEB or NTC for Education and Physics? Yes. MAU’s O’level remark accepts NTC/NBC as an alternative, and reprints list NABTEB among the accepted exams.

Is Education and Physics at MAU accredited? NUC’s list shows Education Physics at MAU with Full status and a maturity year of 2026.

Sources and updates

The 160 minimum for 2026/2027 and the 20 July to 31 August 2026 window come from Myschool’s reprint of MAU's 2026 Post-UTME/DE notice (15 July 2026). The 2025/2026 figure, the ₦2,000 fee, the portal address and the portal steps come from Studentship’s reprint of MAU’s 2025 screening notice (August 2025). The admission list date is from a Myschool headline (early October 2026). The UTME subjects, MAU’s own remarks, the O’level lines and the Direct Entry routes come from Myschool’s reprint of the JAMB brochure entry for Education and Physics, and the course list from Myschool’s list of MAU courses on the JAMB brochure. Accreditation details come from NUC’s Accreditation Results 1990 to 2025 (published September 2026). The national minimum of 150, the colleges of education rules and the 31 October 2026 deadline come from the News Agency of Nigeria (11 May 2026) and JAMB’s 2026 NCE registration guide. MAU’s history and name change come from its Wikipedia article. The aggregate method and the safe target bands are my illustration and advice. Checked on 3 November 2026; this page will be updated when MAU publishes its 2027/2028 screening notice or a departmental cut-off.

Jude Chinecherem

I am Jude Chinecherem, a final-year MBBS student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I know what it feels like to want an education your family cannot afford. When my parents could not pay for my schooling, I had to learn how to find scholarships and work the system out on my own, with nobody to guide me. I came out the other side, and now I share everything I learned so the next student does not have to figure it out alone. This is the advice I wish someone had given me back then.