The JUPEB examinations consist of two papers for candidates in the Sciences, French, Music and Visual Arts while candidates in the Arts & Humanities, Management and Social Sciences take only one paper. For all candidates, paper I has two sections, Section A with 50 Multiple Choice Items and Section B containing eight (8) Essay Items. For those with two papers, Paper II is a Practical Skills Examination in the relevant subjects.
Subjects With Practical Papers
A candidate for each of these subjects takes Paper I and II:
- Agricultural Science
- French
- Biology
- Music
- Chemistry
- Visual arts
- Mathematics
- Physics
Subjects Without Practical Papers
A candidate for each of these subjects takes only Paper:
- Christian Religious Studies
- History
- Igbo
- Islamic Religious Studies
- Literature-in-English
- Yoruba
- Accounting
- Business Studies
- Economics
- Geography
- Government