ADVERTISEMENT FOR ADMISSION INTO OAUTHC COLLEGE OF NURSING SCIENCES FOR YEAR 2026/2027 ACADEMIC SESSION

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following Nursing Programmes of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife:

  1. National Diploma/Higher National Diploma (ND/HND) in Nursing
  2. Post Basic Perioperative Nursing

I     NATIONAL DIPLOMA/HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND/HND) IN NURSING

Requirements

Applicants must possess WAEC: SSCE/GCE, NECO: SSCE/GCE or NABTEB with five (5) credits (at not more than two sittings) in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. However, applicant(s) presenting NABTEB result will not be allowed to combine it with another result. Applicant(s) should be at least sixteen years (16) old as at January, 2026.

Method of Application

  1. Applicants must have sat for the year 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and obtained a minimum UTME score of 180.
  2. Applicants must have choosen either OAUTHC College of Nursing Sciences, Ife Hospital Unit, Ile-Ife / Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa as their first choice institution.
  3. It is compulsory for the interested applicant(s) to have sat for the following subjects' combination in their UTME: English Language, Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
  4. Candidates are to note that they could upon admission be posted to either of the colleges i.e Ife Hospital Unit or Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa Campus.

POST-UTME SCREENING EXERCISE FOR 2026/2027 SESSION

  1. Post UTME screening exercise will hold for candidates who passed UTME with minimum score of 180 and made OAUTHC College of Nursing Sciences, Ile-Ife/Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, as their first choice of institution or those willing to change their instituition and make OAUTHC College of Nursing Sciences, Ile-Ife/Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, as their first choice for the approved programme.
  2. All candidates must ensure that their O/Level results is uploaded into the JAMB Central Admission Processing System (caps) portal and choose either OAUTHC College of Nursing Sciences, IHU, Ile-Ife or Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, Osun State, as their first choice institution.
  3. Candidates are to register on-line by accessing the instituition's website: https://www.oauthc.gov.ng/schools/ to complete and submit their application.
  4. Payment of Two Thousand Naira (₦2,000.00) only for the Post UTME screening exercise.

    However, candidates should note that a portal access fee of Eighteen Thousand Naira (₦18,000.00) only is required. This amount is only payable to College's account through online registration.
  5. Mode of Post UTME Screening Exercise

    6. Online Computer Based Test (CBT).

Closing Date

The closing date: Thursday 8th October, 2026

Date of Computer Based Test (CBT)

Computer Based Test shall be conducted by the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nursing and Midwifery Entrance Examination Selection Committee between Monday, 12th October, 2026

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II     POST BASIC PERIOPERATIVE NURSING

This is a twelve (12) calendar month programme commencing in November, 2026.

Requirements

Applicants must:

  1. Possess WAEC: SSCE/GCE, NECO: SSCE/GCE or NABTEB with five (5) credits (at not more than two sittings) in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
  2. Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria as a Registered Nurse
  3. Please note that candidate(s) presenting NABTEB result will not be allowed to combine it with another result.

Method of Application

Application forms are obtainable online from Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife website https://www.oauthc.gov.ng/schools/ upon payment of Fifteen Thousand Naira (₦15,000.00) only.

Closing Date

Closing date: Friday 28th August, 2026.

Test and Selection Interview

Written Test    - Monday, 31st August, 2026

Oral Interview - Tuesday, 1st September, 2026

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WARNING TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS

The approved guidelines to purchase admission forms are as specified in this advertisement. Prospective applicants are hereby warned that no individual or agent has been appointed to sell admission forms on behalf of the College.

Any applicant who acts outside the approved guidelines stated in this advertisement does so at his/her own risk.

Dr. Ayodeji F. Bobade
Director of Administration

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