Delta State Maritime Polytechnic, Burutu

Application

Applicants must have sat the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. Applications are made online: click Apply Now on the school website, then Application Form, and pay the non-refundable application fee of N20,000 for ND or N30,000 for HND through the school portal. After payment, log in with the email and password used for payment, complete the registration form, and print two copies of the online admission form receipt. Closing date for the 2026/27 session: 30 June 2026. An aptitude test applies to ND applicants only, with the date communicated to applicants. Test centres are Delta State Maritime Polytechnic Burutu, College of Education Warri, the Kwale campus by Utagba-Ogbe Technical College, and the Gbaregolor campus. Hotlines: 09039919134 and 08032726000.

National Diploma (ND) entry

Credits in five subjects in SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB/NBC/NTC ordinary level (or equivalent), including English Language, Mathematics and three subjects relevant to the course, obtained in not more than two sittings.

• Engineering (Marine, Oil and Gas, Boat and Ship Building, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics, Civil, Computer): Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and one of Technical Drawing, Biology, Agricultural Science, Economics, Additional Mathematics, Statistics, Basic/Applied Electricity, Auto-Mechanic or Metal Work.
• Science and Technology (Nautical Science and Seamanship, Science Laboratory Technology, Fisheries, Oceanography, Computer Science): English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and one of Biology/Agricultural Science, Geography, Economics, Basic Electronics, Technical Drawing or Statistics.
• Industrial Safety and Environmental Management Technology: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and one of Technical Drawing, Geography, Economics or Statistics.
• Surveying and Geoinformatics: English Language, Mathematics, Physics and two of Technical Drawing, Geography, Basic Surveying, Statistics, Economics, Biology/Agricultural Science.
• Estate Management: Mathematics, English Language and three of Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Statistics, Technical Drawing, Basic Surveying, Economics, Biology, Agricultural Science, Art, Woodwork, Metal Work.
• Urban and Regional Planning: English Language, Mathematics and three of Geography, Economics, Statistics, Art and two science subjects from Chemistry, Physics, Technical Drawing, Biology, Agricultural Science.
• Maritime Transport, Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration: English Language, Mathematics and three of Geography, Statistics, French, Economics, Commerce, Civic Education, Government, Accounting, Biology, Agricultural Science.

Higher National Diploma (HND) entry

• Satisfy the ND entry requirements.
• A National Diploma in a relevant course from the polytechnic or a recognised institution with a CGPA of not less than 2.50 (Lower Credit).
• A letter of completion of compulsory industrial training, or evidence of one year of work experience.
• In exceptional cases an ND Pass (2.00-2.49) may be accepted, with a one-year Pre-HND programme.
• No aptitude test for HND applicants. ND transcripts are sent to the polytechnic under confidential cover by the school attended.

Clearance of admitted students

Admitted candidates pay the acceptance/medical fee and the swimming/life vest fee through the portal (Remita), then present at the Admission Office the original and five photocopies of O-Level results, a letter of reference from a clergyman, lawyer or senior civil servant, birth certificate or sworn declaration of age, and school testimonial, plus five copies of the online acceptance letter, clearance form and payment receipts, and 12 passport photographs with red background (N500, paid at the Bursary). Certificates obtained in or before 2010 must be tendered in original; affidavits in lieu of result statements are not accepted. After clearance the admission letter is obtained from the portal and school fees are paid online or at a bank.

• Burutu (main campus), Delta State: all four schools; the only site for Marine Engineering Technology, Boat and Ship Building Engineering Technology and Nautical Science and Seamanship. Hostels of 300 capacity and a 400-seat cafeteria; the Braduce Complex hosts ceremonies.
• Gbaregolor campus: departments marked as available in all campuses, and an aptitude test centre.
• Kwale campus (by Utagba-Ogbe Technical College, Kwale): departments marked as available in all campuses, and an aptitude test centre.

Departments by school:

• School of Engineering Technology: Marine Engineering Technology, Boat and Ship Building Engineering Technology (both Burutu campus only), Computer, Civil, Electrical/Electronics, Mechanical and Oil and Gas Engineering Technology, and Basic Electricity and Applied Electricity.
• School of Science and Technology: Nautical Science and Seamanship (Burutu campus only), Computer Science, Fisheries and Fisheries Technology, Science Laboratory Technology.
• School of Safety and Environmental Studies: Industrial Safety and Environmental Management Technology, Estate Management, Surveying and Geoinformatics, Urban and Regional Planning.
• School of Maritime Transport and Business Studies: Maritime Transport, Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration.