Post-UTME study guide
Post-UTME · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Post-UTME is the screening stage that Nigerian tertiary institutions run after candidates have sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). It is not a single national paper. The Post-UTME study guide has 12 sections and about 3,146 words.
01Use of English - Post-UTME Study Guide
Use of English in the Post-UTME tests comprehension, lexical choice, grammar and oral English. Questions are passage-based or single-sentence items, so the right answer must fit both meaning and structure.
255 words, about 1 min02Mathematics - Post-UTME Study Guide
Mathematics in the Post-UTME covers number work, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and probability. Most items reward a clean method rather than lengthy computation.
286 words, about 1 min03General Knowledge and Current Affairs - Post-UTME Study Guide
General Knowledge and Current Affairs checks Nigerian history and civics, geography, international organisations and recent events. Stable facts are more reliable than memorised headlines that date quickly.
274 words, about 1 min04Biology - Post-UTME Study Guide
Biology in the Post-UTME tests cell biology, nutrition, respiration, transport, ecology, genetics, reproduction and health. Questions often ask you to interpret a process or a ratio rather than simply recall a definition.
278 words, about 1 min05Chemistry - Post-UTME Study Guide
Chemistry in the Post-UTME covers atomic structure, bonding, the periodic table, stoichiometry, acids and bases, and organic chemistry. Precision with formulae and units is usually what separates a correct answer from a near miss.
264 words, about 1 min06Physics - Post-UTME Study Guide
Physics in the Post-UTME tests mechanics, waves, electricity, optics and heat. Many items are one-step applications of a formula, so correct units and vector direction matter.
283 words, about 1 min07Economics - Post-UTME Study Guide
Economics in the Post-UTME tests scarcity, demand and supply, elasticity, production, money and banking, and national income. The exam favours clear definitions plus the ability to read a simple model.
274 words, about 1 min08Government and Civic Education - Post-UTME Study Guide
Government and Civic Education in the Post-UTME covers constitutions, federalism, the arms of government, electoral processes and civic rights and duties. The civic component rewards applied reasoning about law and citizenship, not party loyalty.
259 words, about 1 min09Literature in English - Post-UTME Study Guide
Literature in English in the Post-UTME tests understanding of prose, drama and poetry, plus literary devices and close reading. You are expected to explain how meaning is made, not merely to summarise a plot.
238 words, about 1 min10Christian or Islamic Religious Studies - Post-UTME Study Guide
Christian or Islamic Religious Studies in the Post-UTME tests scripture knowledge, doctrine, ethics and the history of the faith. Candidates normally answer in one tradition, so keep CRS and IRS material separate.
242 words, about 1 min11Agricultural Science - Post-UTME Study Guide
Agricultural Science in the Post-UTME tests soil science, crop production, livestock, farm tools, pests and diseases, and farm economics. The subject rewards observation and practical reasoning about what happens on a farm.
256 words, about 1 min12Commerce and Financial Accounting - Post-UTME Study Guide
Commerce and Financial Accounting in the Post-UTME combines trade and business organisation with bookkeeping. Expect questions on business units, banking, insurance, double entry, trial balances and final accounts.
237 words, about 1 min