The full gist
FCE has scheduled its FCE Oyo (Special) Post-UTME 2026: Eligibility and Registration Details for at 9:00 a.m. prompt Venue: As indicated on the printout copy of the completed online Admission Screening Application Form. For enquiries, contact the College Admissions and Academic Board Division or call: 08035281470 or 07037568846..
Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo is the only College of Special Education in Sub-Sahara West Africa established in October, 1977 to train teachers and other para-professionals in Special Education for the people with special needs. The College, being the only one in the country, has an admission policy that takes the entire nation as its catchment area and this allows a wider mix in student population that cannot be found in other Colleges. The Screening Exercise for the 2026/2027 Admission into the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo will hold on Thursday, 24th September, 2026. Candidates are therefore requested to note the following guidelines:
PROGRAMME AVAILABLE
5- Years Dual Mode Degree Programme (3- years NCE and 2-year Degree)
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAMME
i. Candidate(s) who made the Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo as their first institution of choice during the 2026 UTME; ii. Candidates who did not choose the College initially are also eligible to apply after effecting a change of institution to the College and making the College the first choice; iii. Candidates who did not sit for the 2026 UTME shall be eligible for admission. iv. Any candidate possessing a minimum of four O’Level credit passes in WAEC, NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS; v. Candidates must be at least 16 year old by September 30, 2026 to be eligible for admission.
METHODS OF APPLICATION
1. Proceed to log on to dualmode.fcesoyo.edu.ng to make payment of a non-refundable fee of Two Thousand Naira (₦2,000.00) only for the purpose of online registration for Admission screening at any Commercial Bank/Online through Remita Platform; 2. Candidates seeking admission for the 2026/2027 academic session shall be required to pay a sum of ₦700.00 processing fee; 3. Candidates who did not sit for the 2026 UTME will be required to pay a sum of ₦3,500.00 JAMB registration fee at the JAMB approved Institutional Professional Registration Centre (IPRC) in the College; 4. Carefully complete and submit the online application form; 5. Upload digital copies of scanned O’Level result(s) and passport photograph with white background not more than 100kb which must be in JPEG or JPG with no eye glasses or veil; 6. Print out the Online Application Form to ascertain successful registration; and 7. Candidates presenting O’Level qualifications for admission purposes shall indicate the type of examination results being used (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS) on the JAMB platform during verification. A verification fee of ₦1,500.00 shall apply for one sitting of O’Level results that satisfies admission requirements, while candidates presenting two sittings shall pay ₦2,000.00.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCREENING EXERCISE
1. Candidates will be expected to complete the admission screening form online starting from Monday, 13th July, 2026; 2. Submit 2 copies of the UTME e-Notification of Results Slip; 3. Present the original and a photocopy of the completed online Admission Screening Application Form; 4. Present SSCE/GCE O’ Level (WAEC/NECO), (NABTEB for Vocational & Technical Education Courses, Adult and Non-Formal Education, English Language, Integrated Science and Physics only) results or NBAIS for Arabic Language and Islamic Studies; 5. Present the Change of Institution printout by candidates who did not originally choose the College as their first-choice institution; 6. Candidates are to upload their SSCE/GCE O’ Level (WAEC/NECO, NBAIS and NABTEB) results to their JAMB Profile at any accredited CBT Centre nationwide; 7. Candidates awaiting results (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS) may apply but must upload their results to the JAMB Central Admission Processing System (CAPS).
Candidates are to please note that deadline for submission of the application for the admission screening on the College website is Wednesday, 23rd September, 2026.
TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE SCREENING EXERCISE
What to note
- the 9:00 a.m. prompt Venue: As indicated on the printout copy of the completed online Admission Screening Application Form. For enquiries, contact the College Admissions and Academic Board Division or call: 08035281470 or 07037568846. start time.
- Plan to arrive before 9:00 a.m. prompt Venue: As indicated on the printout copy of the completed online Admission Screening Application Form. For enquiries, contact the College Admissions and Academic Board Division or call: 08035281470 or 07037568846. so you are seated before the programme starts.