The MAU cut off mark for Home Economics Education 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 Home Economics Education, 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 Home Economics Education from the JAMB brochure, how screening works, a worked example, the CAPS steps and the programme’s NUC status.
MAU cut off mark for Home Economics Education at a glance
| Item | 2026/2027 position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MAU minimum UTME score to register for screening (Home Economics Education included) | 160, with MAU as first choice | MAU notice as reprinted by Myschool (15 July 2026) |
| JAMB national minimum for universities | 150 | Official (JAMB policy meeting, 11 May 2026) |
| Departmental cut-off for Home Economics Education | Not published | No MAU figure for 2025/2026 or 2026/2027 |
| Screening registration window | 20 July to 31 August 2026 | Reprint; now closed |
| Screening fee | ₦2,000 in 2025/2026; 2026 fee not seen | 2025 notice reprint |
| UTME subjects | Biology or Agricultural Science and two of Home Economics, Economics, Chemistry and Physics | MAU’s own remark in the JAMB brochure (Myschool reprint) |
| NUC accreditation | Home Economics (Education): Full, maturity 2028 | NUC Accreditation Results 1990 to 2025 |
| Duration | 4 years | Usual length for this degree; not confirmed on an MAU page |
MAU Home Economics Education cut-off history
| Session | Figure | What it is | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | 160 | MAU minimum UTME score to register for screening, all courses | MAU notice reprinted by Myschool, 15 July 2026 |
| 2026/2027 | 150 | JAMB national minimum for universities | JAMB policy meeting, 11 May 2026 (NAN) |
| 2025/2026 | 160 | MAU minimum UTME score to register for screening, all courses | MAU notice reprinted by Studentship, August 2025 |
| 2025/2026 | 150 | JAMB national minimum for universities | Nairametrics, 8 July 2025 |
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 Home Economics Education at MAU (my advice)
This is my judgement as an admissions adviser. MAU has not published these bands.
| Your UTME score | My read for MAU Home Economics Education |
|---|---|
| Below 160 | Not eligible for MAU screening |
| 160 to 169 | Eligible; possible if the department has places left |
| 170 to 184 | Fair chance with good O’level grades |
| 185 to 199 | Competitive |
| 200 and above | Strong |
For the 2027 UTME I would aim for at least 175, ideally 190, with credits in English, Mathematics, Home Economics or Food and Nutrition, Biology and Chemistry.
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 Home Economics Education
| Requirement | Home Economics Education at MAU |
|---|---|
| JAMB course name | Home Economics and Education (JAMB also lists a separate Home Economics course for MAU under agriculture) |
| UTME subjects (MAU remark) | Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science and any two of Home Economics, Economics, Chemistry and Physics |
| UTME subjects (JAMB general line) | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one other subject |
| O’level (MAU remark) | Five credits including English Language and Mathematics plus any three from MAU’s list (the reprint did not show the full list) |
| O’level (general line) | Five credits (O’level, NTC/NBC or TC II merit) including English Language, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry |
| Direct Entry (MAU remark) | NCE merit in Home Economics; two A level passes in Chemistry and Biology, Botany or Agricultural Science; or ND/HND credit in Home Economics, Food Science, Hotel and Catering Management or a related programme |
| Exams accepted | WAEC, NECO, NABTEB (as reported in reprints of MAU’s admission information) |
| Sittings | At most two; MAU’s 2025 screening form asked for your best five O’level subjects from no more than two sittings |
MAU’s remark makes Biology or Agricultural Science the fixed UTME subject and lets you choose two of Home Economics, Economics, Chemistry and Physics. Chemistry is fixed in JAMB’s general line, so I would include it: Biology, Chemistry and Home Economics (or Economics) fits MAU and most other universities.
For O’level, the general line asks for English, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry. MAU’s remark asks for English and Mathematics plus three more from its own list, which the reprint cut short. Credits in Home Economics (or Food and Nutrition), Biology and Chemistry will satisfy either version.
JAMB also lists a course called Home Economics for MAU in its agriculture category. If you want to teach, choose Home Economics and Education; if you are unsure which one MAU’s education faculty is admitting into, ask before you register.
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 Home Economics Education at MAU still needs a UTME score (or a Direct Entry registration).
How MAU screening works for Home Economics Education
MAU screens all courses together online. You do not apply to the Home Economics Education department separately.
| Detail | 2026/2027 | 2025/2026 (last full notice seen) |
|---|---|---|
| Who could register | MAU first choice, 160 or more in the 2026 UTME, plus Direct Entry applicants | MAU first choice, 160 or more in the 2025 UTME, plus Direct Entry applicants |
| Registration window | 20 July to 31 August 2026 | 4 to 31 August 2025 |
| Fee | Not seen in the reprint | ₦2,000, non-refundable, plus Remita charges |
| Portal | Reached from mau.edu.ng, Undergraduate Admissions | mau_postutme.admissions.cloud |
| Written test | Not stated | Test schedule to be announced; not confirmed that a test held |
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:
- Verify: enter your JAMB registration number.
- Create an account: use an email you check, then confirm it from your inbox.
- Pay: generate a Remita RRR and pay the screening fee.
- Upload: passport photo (150 kb at most) and signature.
- O’level: enter your best five subjects from at most two sittings, with the result checker details, and upload the result.
- Other documents: next of kin details, a certificate of indigeneship and a birth certificate.
- 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 184, one sitting: English B3, Mathematics B2, Home Economics C4, Biology B3, Chemistry C5. UTME points: 184 ÷ 8 = 23.00. O’level points: 38. Illustrative total: 61.00.
- Candidate B scored 209, two sittings: English C6, Mathematics C5, Home Economics B3, Biology C6, Chemistry C4. UTME points: 209 ÷ 8 = 26.12. O’level points: 31. Illustrative total: 57.12.
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 Home Economics Education at MAU
MAU has published no intake figure for Home Economics Education. The course draws a modest applicant pool in most northern universities, so meeting the subject rule and scoring comfortably above 160 matters more than chasing a very high score. That is my judgement; MAU has no published statistics.
Direct Entry is open to NCE Home Economics holders at merit and to ND or HND holders in Home Economics, Food Science or Hotel and Catering Management.
Step by step: from JAMB registration to an MAU Home Economics Education admission
- 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.
- Register for the UTME correctly: choose Home Economics and Education (the name on JAMB’s list) with Modibbo Adama University, Yola as first choice and the subjects MAU accepts: Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science and two of Home Economics, Economics, Chemistry and Physics.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Home Economics Education at MAU
The course trains Home Economics teachers. You usually study foods and nutrition, clothing and textiles, home management, family and child development, consumer education and catering, with laboratory and practical work, along with education courses: educational psychology, curriculum studies, 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.
The JAMB Vocational Education entry also lists Home Economics among MAU’s vocational education options, which fits the course’s place in MAU’s technology and vocational education group.
- Graduates usually receive a B.Sc.(Ed) or B.Tech(Ed); MAU’s exact degree title was not confirmed
- Practicals and teaching practice are graded parts 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 Home Economics under MAU’s Education programmes with Full status in its latest result and a maturity year of 2028.
Careers
- Home Economics teacher in secondary schools (after TRCN registration)
- Catering, fashion and textile businesses
- Nutrition and family education with NGOs and health programmes
- Hospitality and food service supervision
- Postgraduate study in Home Economics or Nutrition
Related programmes at MAU
- MAU Agricultural Technology Education cut-off mark
- MAU Technology and Vocational Education cut-off mark
- MAU Business Education cut-off mark
- MAU Food Science and Technology cut-off mark
For UTME revision, our JAMB Biology syllabus and JAMB Chemistry syllabus cover two of your subjects, and the JAMB CAPS guide covers the admission stage.
Mistakes that cost Home Economics Education applicants an MAU place
- Choosing the agriculture Home Economics course by mistake: pick Home Economics and Education if you want to teach.
- No Biology or Agricultural Science in the UTME: MAU’s remark needs one of them.
- 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 Home Economics Education: frequently asked questions
Is Chemistry compulsory for Home Economics Education at MAU? Not under MAU’s UTME remark, which needs Biology or Agricultural Science plus two of Home Economics, Economics, Chemistry and Physics. I would still take Chemistry because the general line requires it.
What is the JAMB name for Home Economics Education at MAU? Home Economics and Education. JAMB also lists a separate Home Economics course for MAU under agriculture.
Is 165 enough for Home Economics Education in MAU? It clears MAU’s 160 minimum. MAU publishes no departmental figure; I would aim for 175 or more.
Can I use an ND in Hotel and Catering for Direct Entry into Home Economics Education at MAU? Yes. MAU’s remark accepts ND or HND credit in Home Economics, Food Science, Hotel and Catering Management or a related programme.
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 Home Economics and Education, 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.
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