General Entry Requirement

All admissions into either ND are being processed through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and thereafter, FEDPOLYDAURA may subject the candidates to Post JAMB (PUTME) screening, if it so wishes before the commencement of admission processes.

Admission through UTME Mode

Candidates seeking for admission through UTME should meet the following requirements:

Applicant must write UTME and obtain an acceptable/approved score for the year in question in addition to five (5) ‘O’ level credits including Mathematics and English Language at not more than two (2) sittings from either National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB), General Certificate of Education (GCE), West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) or National Examination Council (NECO). The ‘O’ Level result should be relevant to the proposed programme of study. UTME candidate should attain the age of sixteen (16) years minimum at the time of seeking for admission into the FEDPOLYDAURA.

 ND Admission Requirements

Admission shall be open to all qualified applicants. Candidates must satisfy all school and departmental requirements. They must have not less than five passes at credit level in SSCE, GCE, NECO, Grade II or NABTEB including English Language and Mathematics. The Polytechnic insists on possession of credit passes in English Language and Mathematics for all categories of students seeking admission. Moreover, each candidate is expected to have a minimum score in the Unified Matriculation Examination (UME).

Admissions into certificate courses are also available through the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) by the instrumentality of the Academic Board.

Academic Transfer

Inter/Intra-Faculty Transfer

Student currently registered in any programme of the Institution and has a minimum CGPA of 2.50 may apply for transfer to another Department or Faculty, but all condition shall be applied.

A student seeking to transfer shall complete the FEDPOLYDAURA Transfer Form and submit same to the Head of the Department from which the student is seeking transfer. All applications for transfer are subjected to recommendation of the Department or School to which the student is seeking transfer. Approval of such transfer shall be obtained from the Academic Board.

Transfers from other Institutions

Student currently registered in any full-time programme in other Institutions may transfer to Federal Polytechnic Daura at the beginning of a new Session, provided he/she has a minimum CGPA of 2.50 in programme being offered at the Institution.

Forms shall be used together with Transcripts, in applying for the transfer and the request shall be considered by the Department/School up to the Registrar’s recommendation not later than one (1) month before the commencement of the new Session. There shall also be an attestation that the applicant was not expelled or rusticated or suspended on misconduct from another Institution.

Inter Polytechnic Transfer

• Application forms for transfer in to the polytechnic shall be obtained by payment of prescribed charges.
• Students seeking transfer shall possess the minimum entry requirement into the polytechnic (as indicated above).
• Transfer from other polytechnic shall be entertained subject to completion of ND I or HND I Programme respectively.
• The applicant’s CGPA should be a minimum of 2.50
• Applicant should furnish the polytechnic with his/her semester reports of second semester.
• Students wishing to transfer from this polytechnic to another shall apply in writing to the Registrar through the Dean of school via the Head of Department.
• The programme of which the applicant seeks to transfer into must be similar to the one (s)he is pursuing at his existing polytechnic.
• There must be valid reasons for the transfer with appropriate supporting documents where necessary.
• All inter polytechnic transfer requires Polytechnic Academic Board (PAB) approval.
• If the transfer is approved, the point earned in the former institution shall be transferred to the programme at this polytechnic.
• Whereby, the grading system differs from that of Federal Polytechnic Daura, the point would be converted to reflect FEDPOLYDAURA’s grading system.
• Departmental transfer can only be done only when the student has fully reregistered for the session, before first semester examination.

Change of Name

The name with which a student was admitted and registered shall be the one which shall appear on any certificate the polytechnic may issue to the student on successful completion of the programme. There is no change of name after admission and registration

Entry Qualification Irregularities

Where the verification process indicates discrepancies between the qualification presented by the students and the official one obtained by the polytechnic, the matter shall be referred to the PAB verification committee.

The committee shall request the affected students to explain the discrepancies; if the students owns up to the alteration or fails to offer any explanation, he/she shall be punished accordingly. If the student denies the alteration, the students shall be taken to the institution for their written comments.

Certificate Verification

There shall be verification of certificate and credentials submitted to the Polytechnic during the period of studentship in the institution. Students found to have submitted falsified certificates and credentials shall be expelled from the Polytechnic.

The institution reserves the right to withdraw any Diploma/ certificates of any student or grandaunt whose admission and registration into the Polytechnic is discovered to have been obtained through the presentation of false information at the time of registration.

Deferment of Admission

A fresh student may apply to the Rector for deferment of Admission before matriculation. The Rector shall consider the case on its merit after confirming that the candidate has met the entry requirement and grant administrative approval which will later be ratified by the Academic Board.