University in Nigeria
Usen, Ovia South-West, Edo State
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Edo State Polytechnic, Usen is a state-owned polytechnic in Usen town, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. It was formerly the Edo State Institute of Technology and Management and was established by a law signed by Governor Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion on 19 December 2002. It awards National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) qualifications in technology and management, on full-time and part-time bases, and its programmes are accredited through the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
The campus occupies the premises of the former Elawure Grammar School, an area of about 3 square miles (4.8 square kilometres). The institution was created to correct unfavourable admission criteria facing Edo indigenes seeking places in federal polytechnics and universities, to produce manpower for industrial development and to produce self-reliant graduates. Its vision is a technically based institution that combines technological skills with managerial and self-reliance abilities.
Teaching is organised into the Schools of Applied Sciences, Business Studies, Engineering, Environmental Studies, General Studies and Part-Time Studies. Applied Sciences covers Statistics, Agricultural Technology, Computer Science, Pharmaceutical Technology, Science Laboratory Technology and Food Science Technology. Business Studies covers Office Technology and Management, Accountancy, Mass Communication, Public Administration, Business Administration, Banking and Finance and Marketing. Engineering covers Civil, Chemical, Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical and Petroleum engineering technology. Environmental Studies covers Estate Management, Building Technology and Urban and Regional Planning. The School of General Studies teaches compulsory foundation courses in sciences, social sciences and humanities to all ND and HND students.
Support units include the Centre for Academic Success and Counselling, the Centre for Gender Studies and Women Development, the Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, an ICT Directorate (with a Computer Based Test laboratory, an Innovation and Entrepreneur laboratory and an E-learning laboratory), and the Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) office. ND students complete supervised industrial work experience as part of the award.
Student life is coordinated by the Student Affairs Division under the Dean of Students, which recognises 39 associations, fellowships and clubs, among them ethnic and state associations, Christian and Muslim student groups, the Nigeria Red Cross and a paramilitary group. Hostel accommodation is paid for online by admitted students.
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View scholarships for Edo State Polytechnic, Usen →Five credit-level passes in GCE O-Level, Senior Secondary Certificate (SSCE) or NBTE examinations in not more than two sittings. The five subjects must include Mathematics and English Language and any other three subjects relevant to the programme. Candidates must also have scored the required cut-off mark in the current UTME, in addition to other requirements set by the Admission Board from time to time. Engineering ND programmes require English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one other science subject, with the JAMB minimum pass mark for the admission year.
A National Diploma from a recognised polytechnic in an accredited programme with at least a Lower Credit pass, plus not less than one year of post-ND cognate work experience. In exceptional cases, ND Pass holders (CGPA 2.0 to 2.49) with two or more years of cognate experience in the specific field may be considered. Candidates who took their ND at another polytechnic must supply their ND transcript. HND Electrical Engineering requires a Lower Credit (CGPA 2.50 and above) in ND Electrical/Electronic Engineering and one year of cognate experience.
ND part-time candidates need at least five credit passes in SSCE/GCE/NECO/NABTEB in not more than two sittings, including Mathematics, English Language and three other relevant subjects.
Applications are made online: choose the programme type (National Diploma, Higher National Diploma, part-time or distance learning), fill the form using a personal email address (login details are sent to it), pay online by debit card, then submit finally. The screening date is sent to the phone number given on the form. The form costs N5,000 for ND and N10,000 for HND.
Applicants who have submitted their forms bring the online form printout, online payment receipt, certificate of origin, birth certificate, O-Level result (not more than two sittings), JAMB result and, for HND applicants, the ND result. Admission cut-off is determined by the minimum UTME score, post-UTME score where applicable, senior school certificate grading and interview or practical scores where applicable, with UTME carrying 50 to 100 percent of the total, in line with JAMB admission policy.
Admitted students present the JAMB admission letter (where applicable), the polytechnic admission and acceptance letters, original credentials and photocopies, four passport photographs, guarantor's letter, affidavit of good conduct, affidavit of non-membership of secret cults, birth certificate or declaration of age, local government of origin, matriculation number and, for HND, evidence of one year of industrial training.
Total charges per session for full-time ND1 are N118,250 (science) or N113,250 (non-science); ND2 N89,250 (science) or N84,250 (non-science); HND1 N124,250 (science) or N119,250 (non-science); HND2 N94,250 (science) or N89,250 (non-science). Part-time totals are N102,250 (ND1), N72,250 (ND2 and 3), N112,250 (HND1) and N82,250 (HND2 and 3). Not included: checking fee N2,500, non-Edo indigene fee N10,000, optional hostel fee N40,000, transcript N5,000, project binding N5,000 and ND convocation fee N25,000.
Facilities include a Computer Based Test laboratory, an Innovation and Entrepreneur laboratory and an E-learning laboratory under the ICT Directorate, a student portal, student hostels (optional, paid online), and a medical service charged within student fees.
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