FCT College of Nursing Sciences, Gwagwalada

FCT College of Nursing: applications close in days, then you sit an exam

This is the tightest timeline of any school we’ve written up this session. Applications opened on 3 September and close on the 17th, and the exam starts four days later. If you’re reading this in the first half of September, applying is the urgent thing and preparing is what you do in the gap.

Be clear about what the 21st actually is: a Post-UTME screening exam that you sit, covering English Language, Biology and Current Affairs. It’s not a document review and it’s not an interview about your paperwork. Biology is the one people expect. Current Affairs is the one that catches candidates who prepared as though this were a science test alone.

What you actually need

Applications

September 3 to 17, 2026.

Screening exam

September 21 to 25, 2026. Four days after applications close.

Minimum UTME score

At least 180.

First choice

The college has to be your first choice. That’s set on your JAMB profile, not on the college’s form.

Fee

₦5,200, paid to the college directly. That’s their fee, not a Sagetech charge.

What the exam covers

English Language, Biology, and Current Affairs, among others. It’s a real exam, not a document review.

Is the college actually your first choice?

Check this today rather than on the 17th. First choice is a condition of being considered at all, and it lives on your JAMB profile, not on the college’s application. A candidate who clears 180 with another institution sitting in first place hasn’t met the requirement. If you’re not certain what your profile says, message us before the window closes.

Score at or just above 180?

180 is the minimum to be considered, and nursing places are contested. Meeting the floor and being competitive aren’t the same thing, and with an exam feeding into the decision your position depends on more than the UTME number. If you’re close to the line, get an honest read before you pay the ₦5,200.

One honest caveat

Dates this tight sometimes shift, and pages online, including this one, can go stale fast. This one was last checked on 9 September 2026. If anything has changed since, message us and we’ll confirm where things actually stand before you act on it.

Where people actually get this wrong

Two ways, mostly. Meeting the 180 and never checking first choice, which is the condition that decides everything else and isn’t set where you’d expect. And treating the 21st as a formality, then finding out in the hall that Current Affairs was on the paper. Leaving documents until after the 17th is the third, and four days is not long enough to fix a missing one.