Benue State Polytechnic Courses & Requirements

If you are searching for Benue State Polytechnic Courses & admission Requirements for 2025/2026 academic session or making inquiries for future purposes to enable you to make a decision about your enrolment for ND or HND program at Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo, also to know if the course you have chosen to study is fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) keep reading this article to find out in details.

Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ugbokolo popularly known as BENPOLY, a state-owned tertiary learning institution located at Ugbokolo-Okpokwu, Benue State, North central Nigeria. The school was established in 1976. The school has over the years produced many professionals in respective academic fields, gaining admission into the school is easy, read on to know how.

The Polytechnic is accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to run academic programme and to issue certificates for programs at the National Diploma, Higher National Diploma, Certificates courses and professional Diploma level.

Below is the full list of courses offered at Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo as also approved by National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and published by the JAMB on their website jamb.gov.ng

Benue State Polytechnic Courses & Requirements

The School web portal https://www.benpolyonline.edu.ng/ will give concise details about the various courses even as listed below;

NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) COURSES:

In no particular order, the list of courses approved and currently run by Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo which also have full accreditation from the NBTE are listed below;

• Surveying and Geo Informatics
• Statistics
• Science Laboratory Technology
• Printing Technology
• Office Technology and Management
• Metallurgical Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Marketing
• Library and Information Science
• Hospitality Management
• Foundry Engineering Technology
• Fashion Design and Clothing Technology
• Estate Management and Valuation
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering Technology
• Business Administration and Management
• Building Technology
• Art and Design
• Accountancy

Entry Requirements for ND candidates

All entry into Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo, are strictly on merit, you will need to satisfy the following requirements before you are offered admission;

For ND courses a minimum of four credits in the SCCE, General Certificate in Education, NABTEB, NECO and GCE at not more than two sitting, or their equivalence at credit level.

Prospective candidates must score UTME/JAMB cut-off mark of at least 120 in the examination are eligible to take part in the admission for the programmes listed above.

Candidates are admitted into National Diploma programme either through the pre-ND programme or directly through JAMB.

In either case, candidates must obtain the required number of credit passes or aggregate and must satisfy the minimum entry requirement for the programme

Candidates must possess a minimum of have (5) O/L Credit Passes in WASC, SSCE, NECO

He/She must have compulsory credit passes in English Language and Mathematics in SSCE to be qualified for admission.

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) COURSES:

SCHOOL OF ART, DESIGN AND PRINTING
Department of Fine Art
Department of Industrial Design
Department of Printing Technology

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES
Department of Accounting
Department of Business Administration and Management
Department of Marketing
Department of Banking & Finance
Department of Office Technology and Management

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Department of Civil Engineering Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
Department of Welding & Fabrication Engineering Technology

SCHOOL OF GENERAL & PRELIMINARY STUDIES
Department of Preliminary Studies
Department of Library and Information Science
Department of Mass Communication

SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
Department of Computer Science
Department of Hospitality Management
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Department of Science Laboratory Technology
Department of Geology

SCHOOL OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND VOCATIONAL STUDIES
Department of Legal Studies
Department of Local Government and Community Development
Department of Public Administration
Department of Public Accounting/Auditing

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Department of Building Technology
Department of Architectural Technology
Department of Surveying and Geo-informatics
Department of Estate Management

Entry Requirements for HND Candidates

For a candidate to be considered for admission in the institution, and to run any Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo Courses, at HND level, the following basic requirements must be met;

ND at pass level will be accepted only in exceptional circumstances. Any certificate that the Academic Board deems sufficient would be acceptable.

In addition to National Diploma requirements,

A prospective candidate for Higher National Diploma must possess at least a lower credit (CGPA) of 2.50 in National Diploma in relevant ND Programme.

Applicant for the admission into Higher National Diploma programme must possess a National Diploma in the same programme with at least lower credit pass from Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo or any other Polytechnic with accreditation in the relevant programme of study and with at least, one year post-ND relevant industrial training experience.

In addition to the above, a candidate must meet the admission requirement for the ND programme of Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo.

In exceptional cases, candidates with pass grade and a minimum of two years post qualification experience in the specified field may be considered for admission.

A minimum of twelve (12) months of supervised industrial experience,

Must possess 5 credit passes in relevant O-Level subjects in not more than two sittings.

A transcript is required for admission into all HND programs in the institution especially prospective candidates from other institutions.

The above are Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo courses approved and currently being offered at the institution.

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