{"id":7258,"date":"2025-08-15T14:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:11:25","slug":"coou-post-utme-2025-2026-everything-you-need-to-know-about-registration-cut-off-marks-and-deadlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/coou-post-utme-2025-2026-everything-you-need-to-know-about-registration-cut-off-marks-and-deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"COOU Post-UTME 2025\/2026: Everything You Need to Know About Registration, Cut-Off Marks, and Deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), formerly known as Anambra State University, has officially opened its gates for the 2025\/2026 Post-UTME and Direct Entry registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you sat for the 2025 UTME and listed COOU as your first choice, now is the time to act. And if COOU wasn\u2019t your first choice, there\u2019s still hope \u2014 you can simply visit a JAMB CBT centre to make the switch and secure your spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cut-Off Marks You Should Know<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>150 and above:<\/strong> Eligible for most courses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>200 and above:<\/strong> Required for Law, Medicine, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technology, and Pharmaceutical Sciences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Dates and Application Fee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Application Fee:<\/strong> \u20a62,000 (payable via REMITA at any commercial bank or online).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Start Date:<\/strong> Monday, 11 August 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Closing Date:<\/strong> Thursday, 18 September 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age Requirement:<\/strong> Applicants must be at least 16 years old by 30 September 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Apply for COOU Post-UTME 2025\/2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.coou.edu.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COOU portal<\/a> and click <strong>Prospective Students<\/strong>.<br><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Select <strong>Generate 2025\/2026 PUTME Invoice<\/strong>.<br><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Enter your JAMB registration number to generate your invoice.<br><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Pay \u20a62,000 either at a bank or online using an ATM card.<br><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Return to the portal, re-enter your JAMB number, then click <strong>Apply Here<\/strong>.<br><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Fill in your date of birth and other required fields.<br><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> Upload your O\u2019Level results to JAMB CAPS (only at an accredited CBT centre).<br><strong>Step 8:<\/strong> Upload scanned copies (max size: 50KB each) of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>JAMB result slip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>O\u2019Level 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>O\u2019Level 2 (if applicable)<br><strong>Step 9:<\/strong> Review the summary page, tick the confirmation box, submit, and print your acknowledgement slip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Direct Entry Applicants<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are applying through Direct Entry and COOU is your first choice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Select <strong>2025\/2026 Direct Entry Application<\/strong> on the portal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must possess an OND, HND, First Degree, or A\u2019Level in relevant subjects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Final Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The university advises all applicants to check the official COOU website regularly for updates. Paying the fee is just the first step \u2014 staying informed is the real key to securing admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also like to read: <a href=\"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/chukwuemeka-odumegwu-ojukwu-university-coou-reschedules-matriculation-ceremony-to-february-22-2025\/\">Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Reschedules Matriculation Ceremony to February 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), formerly known as Anambra State University, has officially opened its&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,600],"tags":[3250,3251,17677,17678,17679,3720],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>COOU Post-UTME 2025\/2026: Everything You Need to Know About Registration, Cut-Off Marks, and Deadlines - Examkits<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"COOU Post-UTME 2025\/2026 registration is now open. 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