University in Nigeria
Kaduna, Kaduna State
University profile
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, is a tertiary institution with a blend of military and civilian staff and students, based at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna. It is the Nigerian Air Force's prime technical manpower development resource, and its stated vision is to become a global centre of multi-disciplinary academic and research excellence. Programmes are run in aerospace engineering and allied disciplines, and intake has grown to include personnel from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, government ministries, departments and agencies, and from friendly African countries including Benin Republic, Ghana, Niger, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.
Degree programmes are organised in five faculties:
Alongside the degrees, AFIT runs National Diploma (ND), Pre-HND and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes in engineering technology and business, postgraduate programmes (PGD and M.Eng), a School of Basic and Remedial Studies with remedial centres in Kaduna and Oshogbo, IJMB preparation, a Distance Learning Centre, and the Initial Licence Preparatory Course (ILPC) for the Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's Licence.
The Institute Library holds print and electronic resources for cadets, postgraduate students, faculty, officers and civilian staff, and offers access to electronic resources over the local network and the internet. Students pay fees for medical services, sports and games, ICT and internet, library services, laboratories and municipal services. The Institute has acquired an Ansys academic licence for staff and students, giving access to simulation courses and teaching resources. The Institute holds a link with the US Embassy Public Diplomacy Section, which visited in 2026 to discuss academic collaboration and postgraduate study opportunities in the United States.
AFIT is accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Council for the Regulation of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN) and the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). The Institute benefits from TETFund interventions in ICT support, library development, physical infrastructure, staff training and development, and research journals.
The Institute's Ansys licence gives students free self-paced Ansys Innovation Courses with completion badges, access to the Ansys Student Community Forum and support for student engineering teams.
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View scholarships for Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna →Candidates obtain the JAMB form, choose AFIT as first choice institution and sit the UTME. For 2026/2027, candidates with a 2026 UTME score of 200 and above were eligible for the Post-UTME screening exercise for degree programmes. Candidates wishing to change their first-choice institution to AFIT were to do so not later than 3 July 2026.
Candidates with a 2026 UTME score of 160 and above were eligible to apply for Post-UTME screening for ND programmes (Aircraft Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Business Administration and Management).
HND programmes: Aircraft Engineering Technology (Airframe/Power Plant and Avionics options), Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology (Manufacturing option) and Procurement and Supply Chain Management; Pre-HND is offered in Aircraft Engineering Technology and Procurement and Supply Chain Management. Applicants pay a non-refundable N10,000 for screening and processing.
Direct Entry candidates for degree programmes apply through the admissions portal, where requirements and procedures are given. Direct Entry candidates enter at 200 level.
Applications are made at portal.afit.edu.ng. The 2026/2027 online window ran from 18 May to 20 July 2026 (later extended). Candidates log in with their JAMB registration number (email format [email protected], with the registration number as the initial password), pay the non-refundable Post-UTME screening fee of N2,000 for degree and ND programmes online by debit card, complete the online application form and print a copy. Submitted applications cannot be corrected online. Help-desk: [email protected].
Postgraduate programmes (PGD and M.Eng) take applications through the AFIT postgraduate admissions pages.
For 2026/2027 the Commandant approved inter- and intra-faculty transfers, subject to vacancies and carrying capacity, with a minimum CGPA of 3.50 on a 5-point scale for high-demand programmes such as Aerospace Engineering, Cyber Security and Computer Science. The application form costs a non-refundable N10,000; the deadline was 15 August 2026.
Tuition is free. Students pay itemised charges; first-year totals are N189,800 for Aerospace Engineering, N182,000 for other engineering (including Ground and Communication Engineering), N167,000 for Sciences, N157,000 for Computing and N152,000 for Social and Management Science. ND/HND fresh students pay N194,000, N179,000 and N169,000 by level; returning ND/HND students pay N143,000, N128,000 and N128,000. Returning students pay through student.afit.edu.ng.
The Institute also operates a Distance Learning Centre (AFIT DLC) and an IJMB programme.
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