The management of the University of Ilorin postgraduate studies is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) rain semester postgraduate programmes for Ph.D. only for the 2025/2026 academic session.
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ToggleIMPORTANT NOTICE:
- Only Ph.D. programmes are available for the rain semester session and only courses available are advertised. As such, candidates are advised to select courses available in this advertisement.
- Candidates are advised to print out the advertisement and study thoroughly before commencing the application procedure.
- Applicants are to note that the University will not be liable or responsible for any mistake made arising from a wrong
- The Postgraduate academic session for Postgraduate programmes is 12 calendar months, commencing on 2nd October and ending on 8th August of the following year. The 12 calendar months start to count automatically from the date of first registration.
- Applicants are to note that programmes automatically lapse at the expiration of the prescribed maximum duration for each programme. A candidate may, however, apply for an extension of not more than 6 months, in the first instance, subject to a maximum of two such extensions.
Below are the list of FAQ on UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semesters;
Is UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester out?
How much is UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester?
When will UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester be out?
Please when is UNILORIN postgraduate screening starting?
Please I want to know if UNILORIN postgraduate registration is in progress?
Please when is UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester closing date?
Will there be an entrance exam for UNILORIN Postgraduate School?
What are the admission requirements for UNILORIN PG School?
Can I apply for UNILORIN postgraduate programme without NYSC
I am currently doing my NYSC, am I eligible to apply for UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester?
| FAQs on UNILORIN Postgraduate Application Form | Answers To FAQs on UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester |
| Is UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester out? | The Postgraduate form for this academic session is out. |
| When will the Postgraduate forms be out? | The postgraduate application form for 2025/2026 session will be out on the 10th January, 2025. |
| Please when is UNILORIN postgraduate screening starting? | The date for Postgraduate form screening exercise will communicated via their online publication as shown below in this post. |
| Please I want to know if UNILORIN postgraduate registration is in progress? | Currently the Postgraduate form is on sale. |
| Please when is UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester closing date? | UNILORIN PG form closing date is Friday, 31th January 2025. |
| Will there be an entrance exam for UNILORIN Postgraduate School? | Yes, there will be a screening test for all applicants |
| How much is the postgraduate Form? | The cost of UNILORIN Postgraduate application form fee is N25,000 (Local students) and 200USD for international students. |
| What are the admission requirements for UNILORIN PG School? | Check below for the list of UNILORIN PG programmes and admission requirements |
| Can I apply for UNILORIN postgraduate programme without NYSC | The answer is NO. Only candidates with NYSC Discharge certificate are eligible to apply for UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester |
| I am currently doing my NYSC, am I eligible to apply for UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semester? | No you are not eligible until your NYSC discharge certificate is ready. |
The above are the most frequently asked questions on UNILORIN postgraduate form rain semesters and the best possible answers. Go through them carefully and you can never be wrong with those answers.
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Ph.D. Degree Programmes
These are available to holders of M.A.; M.Ed.; M.Eng.; M.Sc.; LL.M; and MPH degrees, with a minimum score of 60% or a minimum of 4 points on a 5 points Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) scale in their Master degree programmes. A Ph.D. degree programme runs for a minimum period of 36 calendar months and a maximum period of 60 calendar months for full-time candidates OR a minimum period of 48 calendar months and a maximum period of 72 calendar months for part-time candidates. Relevant Courses will be taken for the Ph.D. studies where prescribed, and a Thesis is required at the end of the Ph.D. programme.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
General Requirements:
- All entry certificate requirements shall be available at the point of purchasing the application The National Youth Service Corp Discharge Certificate OR Exemption Certificate should be dated and presented on or before March 30th, 2025.
- Applicants are expected to submit their application forms online, together with scanned copies of their credentials.
- After the submission of the application forms online, as stated in (ii) above, all supporting documents in (i) above and the hard copy of the application form should be forwarded to the Secretary, Postgraduate School, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria between Monday, 13th January 2025 and Friday, 17th January 2025, while the submission of Transcripts of Academic Records should be addressed and forwarded to the Head of Department where the admission is being sought. The Postgraduate School will not be held liable for any misdirected transcript.
- All applicants must have 5 O/L Credit passes in the relevant subjects, which must include English Language and Mathematics. In line with Senate directives, applicants who had their O/L results before the year 2015, may have a pass in English or Mathematics depending on the programme applied for.
- Applicants for the Ph.D. degree programme shall have obtained a relevant Master degree of the University of Ilorin or from other recognized Universities, with an average weighted score of at least 60% or a 4.0 points CGPA on a 5-point scale. Short-listed applicants would be required to satisfy the Postgraduate School in the qualifying interviews and assessments by the relevant Department. Applicants are, therefore, expected to interact with the department to which they have applied to ascertain the interview date for the Ph.D. degree programme. Regardless of the institution where the Master degree was obtained, all candidates must apply early for the official copy of their academic transcripts to be sent to the Head of Department where the admission is being sought for the purpose of this admission and before the expiration of the stated deadline. Applicants must note that the Postgraduate School will not be responsible for any misdirected transcript.
- All Higher Degree applicants that attended foreign Universities, where English language is not the medium of instruction, should submit to the Head of Department where the admission is being sought, evidence of their English Language proficiency, e.g. TOEFL or IELTS scores obtained within the validity period of such certifications.
- International applicants (who are domiciled outside Nigeria and non-Nigerians applying from outside the country) shall be exempted from the qualifying examination irrespective of the class of degree. All applicants are requested to submit a proposal of not more than 5 pages, giving details of their intended areas of research interests. This should be sent electronically to [email protected] no later than Friday 7th February 2025.
- Applicants applying for any of the full-time programmes of the University are expected to present a letter of release from their employers at the point of
AVAILABLE PG PROGRAMMES
- FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
- Department of Agronomy
Ph.D. Agronomy Ph.D. Soil Science
- Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics
- Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
Ph.D. Agricultural Extension
- Department of Animal Production
Ph.D. Animal Production
- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries
Ph.D. Aquaculture and Fisheries
- Department of Crop Protection
Ph.D. Crop Protection
- Department of Home Economics and Food Science
Ph.D. Food Science
FACULTY OF ARTS
- Centre for Cultural Studies and Creative Arts
Ph.D. Cultural Studies Ph.D. Creative Arts
Ph.D. Museum and Archival Studies
- Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies
Ph.D. Peace and Development Studies
- Department of Arabic Ph.D. Arabic Language Ph.D. Literature- in – Arabic
- Department of English Ph.D. English Language D. Literature-in-English
- Department of French Ph.D. French Language Ph.D. Literature-in-French
- Department of Religions
Ph.D. Christian Studies.
Ph.D. Comparative Religious Studies Ph.D. Islamic Studies
- Department of The Performing Arts
Ph.D. Performing Arts
FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Department of Anatomy
Ph.D. Anatomy
- Department of Physiology
Ph.D. Physiology
FACULTY OF BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Ph.D. Pharmacology and Therapeutics
FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
- Department of Epidemiology & Community Health
Ph.D. Epidemiology & Community Health
- Department of Paediatrics & Child Health
Ph.D. Tropical Paediatrics
FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
- Department of Information Technology
Ph.D. Information and Communication Science
- Department of Library and Information Science
Ph.D. Library and Information Science
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
- Department of Arts Education Ph.D. English Language Education Ph.D. Arabic Education
Ph.D. History and Policy Education Ph.D. History Education
Ph.D. Philosophy of Education
Ph.D. Religious Studies Education
Ph.D. Comparative Education
Ph.D. Curriculum Development
Ph.D. Mother Tongue Education
- Department of Adult and Primary Education
Ph.D. Adult Education Ph.D. Childhood Education
- Department of Educational Technology
Ph.D. Educational Technology
- Department of Counsellor Education
Ph.D. Guidance and Counselling
- Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education
Ph.D. Health Education
- Department of Human Kinetics Education
Ph.D. Exercise and Sport Science
Ph.D. Administration and Management of Human Kinetics and Sport
Ph.D. Curriculum and Teacher Education
Ph.D. Adapted Physical Education
Ph.D. Recreation and Tourism Education
- Department of Social Sciences Education
Ph.D. Curriculum Development in Social Sciences Education
Ph.D. Educational Psychology
Ph.D. Social Studies Education
Ph.D. Sociology of Education
- Department of Science Education
Ph.D. Science Education (Biology, Physics)
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
- Department of Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering
Ph.D. Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
Ph.D. Civil Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
- Department of Estate Management
Ph.D. Estate Management
- Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics
Ph.D. Surveying and Geoinformatics
- Department of Quantity Surveying
Ph.D. Quantity Surveying
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning
FACULTY OF LAW
- Department of Common Law
Ph.D. Common Law
- Department of Islamic Law
Ph.D. Islamic Law
FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES
- Department of Zoology
Ph.D. Zoology
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
- Department of Business Administration
Ph.D. Business Administration
- Department of Finance
Ph.D. Finance
- Department of Marketing
Ph.D. Marketing
- Department of Public Administration
Ph.D. Public Administration
FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
Ph.D. Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy
Ph.D. Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy
FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
- Department of Chemistry
Ph.D. Chemistry
- Department of Industrial Chemistry
Ph.D. Industrial Chemistry
- Department of Mathematics
Ph.D. Mathematics
- Department of Statistics
Ph.D. Statistics
- Department of Geology and Mineral Sciences
Ph.D. Geology
- Department of Physics
Ph.D. Physics
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Department of Economics
Ph.D. Economics
- Department of Geography and Environmental Management
Ph.D. Geography
- Department of Political Science
Ph.D. Political Science
- Department of Sociology
Ph.D. Sociology
FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
- Department of Veterinary Anatomy
Ph.D.; Veterinary Anatomy
- Department of Veterinary Medicine
Ph.D.; Veterinary Medicine
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Ph.D. Veterinary Microbiology
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology & Entomology
Ph.D. Veterinary Parasitology
- Department of Veterinary Pathology
Ph.D. Veterinary Pathology
- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
Ph.D.; Veterinary Pharmacology Ph.D.; Veterinary Toxicology
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry
Ph.D. Veterinary Physiology Ph.D. Veterinary Biochemistry
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Ph.D. Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine
17. INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE STUDIES
Ph.D. Legislative Studies Ph.D. Legislative Drafting
Ph.D. Constitutional Law and Development Ph.D. Election and Political Party Management Ph.D. Parliamentary Administration
The non-refundable application fee for all programmes is N25,000.00 (Twenty-five Thousand Naira) only for applicants within Nigeria OR $200.00 only for international applicants.
How to Apply for UNILORIN Postgraduate Rain Semester Ph.D. Admission Form
Application fee for all programmes is 25, 000.00 Naira only for Applicants within Nigeria OR $200.00 only for International Applicants.
Click HERE to start your application.
PLEASE NOTE:
While this advertisement serves as an invitation for the Qualifying Interview/Examination at a date to be communicated by the respective Departments, all applicants are strongly advised to provide their functional GSM number and e-mail addresses for further information and necessary communication. The University shall not be held responsible for any disappointment occasioned by wrong information on the part of applicants. You are hereby required to be checking your e-mails and phones frequently.
UNILORIN Postgraduate Admission Form Rain Semester Closing Date
Application forms are to be completed online and will close on Friday, 31th January 2025. Note that the latest date for receipt of supporting documents is Friday, 17th January 2025. Successful applicants will be notified through their University of Ilorin application portal.
