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Commercial & Social Sciences

Structured syllabus mastery for Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, and Banking & Finance.

Common University Target Faculties:
Accounting & FinanceEconomics & EconometricsBusiness AdministrationMarketingBanking & Insurance
Subjects in Stream
5

Compulsory UTME comb.

High-Yield Topics
71+

Official syllabus modules

Preparation Plan
4 Weeks

Foundation to Mock Mocks

Benchmark Readiness
295+ Target

Competitive cut-off

4-Week Syllabus Roadmap

Weekly progress milestones engineered for progressive mastery and active recall.

100% Syllabus Coverage
Week 1Phase 1/4

Accounting & Economic Foundations

Ledger posting, double-entry, demand/supply curves, and trade definitions.

Milestone Target

Master basic balance sheet equations and elasticity formulas.

Week 2Phase 2/4

Market Structures & Reconciliation

Monopoly vs perfect competition, bank reconciliation adjustments, and stock exchange trading.

Milestone Target

Solve 120 practice questions across Accounts and Economics.

Week 3Phase 3/4

Analytical Problem Solving

National income multipliers, depreciation methods, and commercial mathematics speed drills.

Milestone Target

Attain 85%+ accuracy on calculations without calculator reliance.

Week 4Phase 4/4

Past Questions & Full Simulation

10-year JAMB past questions, tricky trial balance scenarios, and full timed mocks.

Milestone Target

Complete two full 4-subject simulated examinations.

Department Subjects & Modules

Explore syllabus requirements, topic counts, and launch targeted topic drills.

5 Subjects Total
ENG
60 UTME Questions

Use of English

3 Syllabus TopicsCompulsory

Comprehension passages on economic & social trends, grammatical rules, register of business, and oral forms.

High-Frequency Exam Topics:
  • Business Register & Lexis
  • Summary & Central Ideas
  • Sentence Structure & Agreement
  • Vowels & Syllabic Stress
Week 1 Kickoff: Passage extraction techniques and basic grammatical concord
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MTH
40 UTME Questions

Mathematics

23 Syllabus TopicsAnalytical

Commercial arithmetic, compound interest, linear inequalities, probability, statistics, and matrices.

High-Frequency Exam Topics:
  • Compound Interest & Depreciation
  • Statistics (Mean, Variance, Ogive)
  • Linear Programming
  • Probability Distributions
Week 1 Kickoff: Percentages, Ratios, Number systems, and Simple/Compound Interest
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ECO
40 UTME Questions

Economics

16 Syllabus TopicsCore Discipline

Price mechanism, Elasticity of demand/supply, Market structures, National income accounting, and Inflation.

High-Frequency Exam Topics:
  • Elasticity of Demand & Supply
  • National Income & Multiplier
  • Fiscal & Monetary Policies
  • International Trade & Balance of Payments
Week 1 Kickoff: Basic economic concepts, Production possibility frontier (PPF), and utility theory
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COM
40 UTME Questions

Commerce

15 Syllabus TopicsPractical Trade

Aids to trade, Banking systems, Insurance principles, Stock exchange, Consumer protection, and e-Commerce.

High-Frequency Exam Topics:
  • Wholesale & Retail Channels
  • Stock Exchange & Capital Markets
  • Insurance Principles & Utmost Good Faith
  • Business Organizations & Mergers
Week 1 Kickoff: Evolution of commerce, Divisions of trade, and Sole proprietorship vs Partnerships
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ACC
40 UTME Questions

Principles of Accounts

14 Syllabus TopicsFinancial Core

Double entry bookkeeping, Trial balance errors, Bank reconciliation, Final accounts, and Partnership accounts.

High-Frequency Exam Topics:
  • Bank Reconciliation Statements
  • Correction of Errors & Suspense A/C
  • Manufacturing Accounts & Profit/Loss
  • Partnership Goodwill & Dissolution
Week 1 Kickoff: Double-entry rules, Books of original entry, and Ledger postings
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Examiner Traps to Avoid in Commercial & Social Sciences

Historical analysis of candidate errors across 10 years of JAMB/UTME past tests reveals these recurring trap patterns:

Trap #1

Suspense Account Distortions

Errors that do NOT affect the trial balance (such as compensating errors or omission) are frequently tested as trick questions.

Trap #2

Shift vs Movement in Demand Curves

A change in price causes movement along the curve, while non-price determinants shift the entire curve. Examiners test this wording heavily.

Trap #3

Net Profit vs Gross Profit Calculations

Pay close attention to whether the question asks for Gross Profit margin, Net Profit percentage, or Markup on Cost.

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