The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has set qualification criteria for candidates who sat this year’s UTME and applied to the institution as their first choice to gain admission into its undergraduate courses.

The university noted that the registration for its post-UTME screening for eligible candidates would start on Monday, July 28 and end on Wednesday, August 20.

UNILAG is the second most preferred university in the country, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), which admission seekers want to attend after the Lagos State University, Ojo, the development that always makes its admission every year very competitive.

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A statement issued on Friday by the university’s registrar, Mrs. Abosede Wickliffe, and made available by the institution’s spokesperson, Mrs. Adejoke Alaga-Ibrahim, highlighted the criteria that qualified candidates for the post-UTME screening and admission into the university.

According to her, eligible candidates must not only have made UNILG their first choice in the UTME and scored a minimum of 200 out of a possible 400 marks but must also possess at least five credit passes at one sitting in O/level subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, as relevant to their proposed courses of study.

“The candidates must have equally uploaded their O/Level results by Friday, September 12, 2025, and must be up to 16 years old by 30th September 2025, as any candidate below such age need not apply,” she added.

The registrar further stated that candidates who do not participate in the forthcoming post-UTME online aptitude test would not be considered for admission.

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Additionally, she mentioned that while former students of the institution whose admissions were withdrawn based on poor academic performance or absence could reapply, but for fresh courses or programmes, those who were expelled from the university would not be given admission again.

Wickliffe, however, noted that all the registration details and procedures are available for candidates on the university’s website, even as she pointed out that the university has the right to withdraw the admission of any candidate found to have tested positive for drug use even after admission has been given.

She said, “UNILAG has zero tolerance for drug abuse.”