The Ibadan Polytechnic Part-Time ND & HND Admission Requirements

The Ibadan Polytechnic Part-Time Admission Requirements for admission screening exercise for ND and HND Programmes has been released.

The management of the Ibadan Polytechnic Part-Time has released the admission requirements for National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes of the polytechnic. Prospective candidates should see admission requirements for all programmes below.

See Also: List of Courses Offered in Ibadan Polytechnic.

THE POLYTECHNIC, IBADAN
NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND), HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND)
PART-TIME PROGRAMS

1. NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) PROGRAMES: (SIX SEMESTERS)

1(A) FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES (F B C S)

(i) ND Office Technology and Management
Applicants must possess either:
(a) WASC, GCE O/Level, SSCE, NECO with five (5) credit passes including English Language, and any other four (4) subjects at not more than two (2) sittings or Credit in English and Mathematics and any other three (3) from Geography, Yoruba,. English Literature, History, Government, IRK/CRK, Physics, Chemistry, Accounts, Biology/Agric. Science, Shorthand, and Typewriting, Book-keeping, Economics/Commerce.
(b) Grade II Teachers’ Certificate with five (5) credit passes including English Language at not more than two sittings OR
(c) NABTEB Certificates with Credit passes in Shorthand, Typewriting, English Language and two other subjects at not more than two sittings.
N.B:- A pass in Mathematics is required. Candidates, in addition to the qualification listed above, may be required to sit for qualifying test to be announced at a later date.

(ii) ND Mass Communication.
Applicants must possess five (5) Credit passes at WASC, GCE O/Level. NECO, SSCE, or its equivalent in English Language, Mathematics, and any other three (3) subjects at not more than two (2) sittings (Literature in English and Oral English are not accepted in place of English Language).

(iii) ND Business Administration:
Entry requirements:
Applicants must possess five (5) Credit passes at WASC, GCE O/Level, SSCE, NECO, NABTEB or equivalent, comprising English Language, (not Literature in English or Oral English) and Mathematics and any three (3) subjects from the followings: Economics, Business Studies, Business Methods, Principles of Accounts/Book-keeping, Commerce, Statistics, Geography, Government, Agricultural Science, Biology, Physics and Chemistry at not more than two (2) sittings

(iv) ND Public Administration
Applicants must possess:
WASC, GCE O/Level, NECO, SSCE, or other equivalent certificates with five (5) credits including English Language, Government, and any other three (3) Social Science based subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics in not more than two (2) sittings.
Certificate in Public Administration:
Admission requirement:
Candidates must possess at least any of the followings:
(a) 3 credit passes at SSCE, WASC, GCE, O/Level/NECO with at least a pass each in English and Mathematics
(b) 4 Merit passes at Grade III Teachers Examination including English, Arithmetic or Mathematics.
(c) Mature students with a minimum of 3 years working experience in public or Private Organizations, will be given recognition if they are; sponsored by their organization(s).

(v) ND Local Government Studies.
Applicants must possess WASC, GCE O/level, NECO, SSCE, or other equivalent certificate with five (5) Credits in English Language, Government and any other three (3) Social Science based subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics in not more than two (2) sittings.

(vi) ND Music Technology
Entry requirements:
Applicants must possess either:
(a) WASC, GCE O/level, NECO, SSCE, NABTEB, TCII or ABRSM/MUSON with five (5) credit passes in English Language, and any other four (4) of the following: History/Government, Chemistry/Physical Science, Biology/Agric. Science, Literature-in-English, Mathematics, Religious Knowledge, Economics/Commerce, Accounts, Geography, Home Economics, Yoruba/French.
(b) WASC, GCE, O’/Level, SSCE, NABTEB TCII, or ABRSM/MUSON with five credit passes in English Language and any four of the following: History/Government, Chemistry/Physical Science, Biology/Agric. Science, Literature-in-English, Mathematics, Religious Knowledge, Economics/Commerce, Accounts, Geography, Home Economics, Yoruba/French.

(vii) ND Marketing
Entry requirements:
Applicants must possess five (5) credit passes at WASC, NECO, SSCE, GCE O’level at not more than two (2) sittings from the followings:- Mathematics, English Language, with any three(3) credit from Economics, Commerce, Business Methods, Geography, Government, History, Book-keeping, Accounts, Literature in English, Yoruba, Biology, Agric. Science, Office Practice/Management and Bible Knowledge.

(viii) ND Purchasing & Supply
Entry requirements:
Applicants must possess five (5) credit passes at WASC, NECO, SSCE, GCE O’level at not more than two (2) sittings from the followings:- Mathematics, English Language, with any three(3) credit from Economics, Commerce, Business Methods, Geography, Government, History, Book-keeping, Accounts, Literature in English, Yoruba, Biology, Agric. Science, Office Practice/Management and Bible Knowledge.\

See Also: The Ibadan Polytechnic HND (FT/DPP) Admission Requirements

(1B) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING: (F E N G)

(i) ND Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
Five credit passes in WASCE, NECO/NABTEB, GCE, O/’Level, in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and anyone (1) of the followings: Economics, Geography, Agricultural Science, Technical Drawing, Biology or any other relevant subject to Mechanical Engineering. OR Five Credit passes in NABTEB in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other relevant subject to Mechanical Engineering.
N.B:- ND Electrical/Electronic also accepts:
(a) National Technician Certificate (NTC) in Electrical Trade with credit passes in Mathematics, Physics and one other subject. Also a pass in English Language is mandatory.
(b) Five (5) Credit passes in an NBTE recognized preliminary ND Course offered in a Polytechnic or similar Post-Secondary Technical Institution. The credit passes must include Mathematics, Physics and any other three (3) Science subjects. Candidates must in addition, obtain at least a pass in English Language.

(ii) ND Civil Engineering.
Entry Requirement:
Applicants must possess five (5) credit passes in WASC, NECO,, GCE O/’Level, NABTEB, SSCE in the following subjects at not more than two (2) sittings. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and any one (1) from Biology, Agricultural Science, Technical Drawing, Geography.

(iii) ND Mechanical Engineering:
Five credit passes in WASCE, NECO/NABTEB, GCE, O/’Level, in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and anyone (1) of the Economics, Geography, Agricultural Science, Technical Drawing, Biology or any other relevant subject to Mechanical Engineering. OR Five Credit passes in NABTEB in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other relevant subject to Mechanical Engineering.

(v) ND Computer Engineering
Entry Requirements:
(i) Applicants must possess five (5) credit passes in WASC, NECO, GCE O/level, NABTEB, SSCE in the following subjects at not more than two (2) sittings: Mathematics and Physics and any three (3) from Chemistry, Biology, Agric. Science, Technical Drawing and at least a pass in English Language.
(ii) Federal Crafts Certificates plus one (1) City and Guilds in relevant area with at least one year Post- Qualification Industrial Experience.

1(C) FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: (F E S)

(i) ND Urban and Regional Planning.
Applicants must possess WASC, GCE, O/Level, SSCE, NECO, NABTEB with credit passes in at least five (5) subjects which must include English Language, Mathematics, Geography/Economics plus any one (1) Science subject from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agric. Science, Health Science and any one (1) credit pass in Government/History, Technical Drawing/Fine Art in not more than two (2) sittings..

(ii) ND Art and Design
Entry Requirement:
Applicants must poses either:
(a) WASC, SSCE, NECO, NABTEB, GCE O/level, Teacher Grade II Certificate with credit/merit, WAEC Technical in at least five (5) subjects with a pass in Mathematics and credit in English Language or vice-versa and any other four (4) credits at not more than two (2) sittings would be admitted. OR
(b) Credit passes in five (5) subjects which must include English Language. Candidate must have aptitude in Art or pass in Fine Art OR
(c) Candidates who have under gone one (1) year certificate programme in Art and Design of The Polytechnic, Ibadan with five (5) credit passes in any other subjects OR
(d) Candidates with WASC Advanced Craft Training Certificate in Painting and Decorating plus NABTEB Certificate OR
(e) Candidates who have a pass in English Language with credits in any other subjects.

(iii) ND Quantity Surveying.
Applicants must possess WASC, NECO, GCE O/level, SSCE, NABTEB, with at least a pass in English Language and credit in five (5) of the followings: Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry, Geography, Economics, Technical Drawing or Preliminary Course organized by The Polytechnic, Ibadan.

(iv) ND Estate Management.
Candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes at WASC, SSCE, NECO, NABTEB, GCE O/level, in Mathematics , English Language , Economics Biology and any other from Geography, Technical Drawing,, Physics, Chemistry, Agric. Science, Basic Surveying and Building Construction at not more than two (2) sittings.

(v) ND Surveying & Geoinformatics
The applicant must have five (5) credits in WASC, NECO, SSCE, NABTEB with credit passes in Physics and Mathematics and at least a pass in English Language plus three (3) other credit passes in either Geography, English Language, Economics, Technical Drawing, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science and government OR A pass grade in The Polytechnic, Ibadan Certificate in Surveying Course plus a pass in Physics and Mathematics, one of which must be at credit level in addition to two other credits from the followings: Geography, Economics, Technical Drawing, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science and Government.

(vi) ND Building Technology:
Entry Requirement:
Applicants must possess five (5) Credit passes at not more than two (2) sittings in O/Level, SSCE, or NECO which must include Mathematics , Chemistry/Physics and any other three (3) of the followings at credit level: Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Economics/Commerce, Further Mathematics, Building Construction, Technical Drawing/Fine Art, Biology/Agric. Science, Metalwork, Woodwork. At least a pass in English Language is compulsory while Physics must have been attempted.