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What university catchment area is all about

Each federal university in Nigeria has its own catchment areas. The catchment areas of a university (note that catchment areas apply to only federal universities) are those areas (states) that a federal university is geographically connected to.
According to the federal government’s admission policy, if your state of origin is recognized as part of the catchment area of the federal university you applied to study, you will stand a better chance of securing admission into that university than someone else whose state of origin is not recognized as part of the university’s catchment area.
University of Benin (UNIBEN) for instance has Edo, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-River, Delta, Edo, Rivers State as its catchment areas.
Let’s say two candidates apply for medicine and Surgery in University Of Benin, one of them is from Delta State and the other one is from Enugu State.
Let’s assume the one from Delta State has a UTME score of 220 and the one from Enugu ahs a UTME score of 245; the one from Delta State will first be considered for admission in UNIBEN despite the fact he scored lower than the other one from Enugu State. The reason is that Delta State is part of UNIBEN’s catchment area.
This is why it is advisable for candidates to apply for admission to a y that has the candidates’ state of origin as its party of its catchment area.
https://dsaintedu.blogspot.com/2020/04/federal-universities-and-their.html
Is a part of this blog that will give you the list of all the federal universities and their catchment areas for admission

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