Over the years, statistics shows that most of the states in the northern part of the Country hardly filled their quota in our Universities in general and Ahmadu Bello University in particular. The standard of students produced in most of these states has always seen also as being very low. These are largely attributed to the caliber of teachers teaching in our secondary schools and the massive failure of students in their final year Senior Secondary School Examinations.
In an attempt to tackle this unfortunate situation, the School of Basic and Remedial Studies (SBRS) Funtua was established in 2003. It among others, undertake pre-degree programme-
THE REMEDIAL PROGRAMME.
The remedial section of the school also organizes
JAMB CLINIC
classes for all students and SPECIAL classes for students with deficiencies in their O-Levels.
The Remedial programme generally last for Nine (9) months divided into two semesters. During this period, students are exposed to intensive lectures from Mondays to Thursdays every week and a weekly C.A. test on Fridays.


CATCHMENT AREA
The School being established by the Northern State Governments is open to all interested applicants from the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates aspiring to gain admission in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria via SBRS’s Remedial programme must:

Successfully sit and pass the pre-admission test examined by SBRS at Funtua.

Have obtained at least three (3) credits and two (2) pass in English Language, General Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Geography and Physics in WAEC and or NECO.

GROUPS & SUBJECT COMBINATIONS
All successfully admitted and registered students are placed into one of the four (4) academic groups:- RS1, RS2, RS3 or RS4. Each student is given a group by considering his/her intended feature carrier and the O-Level credits obtained. Courses in each group are:

RS1:- Biology, Chemistry and Geography

RS2:- Biology, Chemistry and Physics

RS3:- Biology, Geography and Physics

RS4:- Chemistry, Geography and Physics

Note:
English Language and General Mathematics are compulsory for all students apart from the subject combinations they are expected to offer in their various groups.


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS INTO THE UNIVERSITY
Admission in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria is automatic provided a student successfully completes the remedial programme as follows:

Obtained a minimum of 2.0 CGPA from 3 subjects undertook at the school.

Choose ABU Zaria as first choice in JAMB and has also obtained the required JAMB scores (which is generally determined by JAMB) and

Remedied all necessary O-Level deficiencies.







BASIC (IJMB) PROGRAMME PROSPECTUS

The Basic (IJMB) programme is an Advance Level Programme intended for candidates aspiring to again admission into any Nigerian University through Direct Entry (DE). The programme last for Eighteen (18) months divided into two sessions of two semesters each. During this period, students are exposed to intensive lectures from Mondays to Thursdays every week and a weekly C.A. test on Fridays. The school's highly equipped laboratories avail the students the opportunity of undertaking all the practical required for IJMB progrmme.
CATCHMENT AREA

The programme is specifically designed for interested candidates from the 19 Northern States including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates aspiring to gain admission in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria via SBRS's Remedial programme must:

Successfully sit and pass the pre-admission test examined by SBRS at Funtua.
Have obtained at least three (3) credits and two (2) pass in English Language, General Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Geography and Physics in WAEC and or NECO.

ENTRY REQUIREMENT INTO BASIC (IJMB) PROGRAMME

Candidates aspiring to be admitted into the Basic (IJMB) programme:

Must have sat and passed the pre-admission test examined by the School.
Must obtain a minimum of five (5) O/L credits from Ordinary Mathematics, English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Geography and Physics.
Must have successful passed through the BIO DATA and Academic screening processes.

SUBJECT / COURSES TAUGHT

The School of Basic and Remedial Studies Funtua, is science based. Thus the subjects offered in the Basic programme are purely Advance Level science subjects viz: Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics, and Physics.
GROUPS & SUBJECT COMBINATIONS
BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BS5
Chemistry Mathemtics Biology Physics Mathematics
Physics Chemistry Biology Chemistry Geography
Biology Physics Chemistry Geography Physics
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS INTO ABU ZARIA

Candidates aspiring to be admitted into the Basic (IJMB) programme:

Student must have obtained a minimum of 6 points in their final exams (this is subject to change when necessary by NUC).
Must have purchased Direct Entry (DE) form and have chosen ABU Zaria as their first choice.
Must have remedied all deficiencies (if any)

All SBRS IJMB students, as a privilege, are automatically given admission into ABU Zaria provided they satisfy the afore-listed conditions.



SUMMARY OF ENTRANCE EXAMS SCHEDULES
ENTRANCE EXAM SCHEDULES FOR 2013/2014 ADMISSION EXERCISE
Form Sales Period: Jul 10, 2013 – Sep 20, 2013
Form Fees: =N=2,500.00
Entrance Exam Dates: Sep 23, 2013 – Sep 28, 2013
Entrance Exam Times: 9:00AM - 6:00PM daily
Entrance Exam Venues: SBRS Funtua school premises
Entrance Exam Method: Other details will be made available shortly.

Tnks 4 dis post. Pls can applicant who r not 4rm northern states apply As am 4rm d southwest? Pls help me wit d amount of d skul fees n hostel accomodatn. I await ur quick reply. Tnks

festusbiz: Tnks 4 dis post. Pls can applicant who r not 4rm northern states apply As am 4rm d southwest? Pls help me wit d amount of d skul fees n hostel accomodatn. I await ur quick reply. Tnks

candidate who are not from northern state can apply but the chance to get admission is very low but with god all things are possible and nothing is impossible

fees< 70,000 -80,000..

I thought the program (IJMB) is just one year

ABU SBRS is mainly for people from the northern states, If u need any advice on ABU SBRS & IJMB, you can call this line 08143341402. Don't let anybody deceive you, the greatest problem of man is ignorance, and you can only conquer it by getting information from two or more source, then go for the best.

please i heard the exam has been posponed, how true is that?