PhD Agricultural Engineering at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Entry requirements

Admission Requirements A candidate with a good Master’s degree (minimum CGPA 3.50) which includes coursework and research thesis in a relevant Engineering discipline (such as Agricultural and Bio-resource/bio-system/Environmental/Irrigation Engineering, Mechanical, Civil, Water Resources, Metallurgical and Material Engineering) from a recognized university may be admitted provided the university matriculation requirement is satisfied. A candidate whose first degree is not in Agricultural and Bio-resource/bio-system/Environmental/Irrigation Engineering may be asked to take some undergraduate or M.Sc. courses to meet up with any deficiency observed from his transcript. Graduation requirement The Ph.D. programme is by course work and research. The student may be recommended to the postgraduate school for graduation upon the following: i. Pass with a minimum of 50% (C) of prescribed course work. ii. Satisfactory Seminars presentation (Minimum of three (3), comprising Proposal seminar, research progress report,and final seminar on research findings); iii. Successful oral defense of Dissertation which is a product of the student research findings, in accordance with theUniversity postgraduate school requirement; iv. Pass with a minimum of 50% (C grade) of coursework offered to remedy any deficiency from first or seconddegreeprogramme.