University in Nigeria
Katsina, Katsina State
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Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management (KSITM), formerly the Ibrahim Shehu Shema ICT and Business Institute Katsina, is a state-owned tertiary institution in Katsina, Katsina State. It was set up by the Katsina State Government to widen access to higher education, particularly in information and communication technology (ICT) and innovative programmes, and operates as an Innovation Enterprise Institution (IEI) under Katsina State Law No. 8 of 2013. Since 2021 its law has been amended to give it dual status as both a polytechnic and an Innovation Enterprise Institute.
Teaching is organised in schools. The School of Technology runs Computer Software Engineering, Computer Hardware Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering Technology, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology, Multimedia Technology, Networking and System Security, Library and Information Science and Security Management and Technology. The School of Management runs Accountancy, Banking Operations, Business Informatics and Islamic Banking and Finance. Admission notices also group the National Diploma programmes under Schools of Engineering, Science and Management. Each programme is headed by a Head of Department, and the schools are led by Deans.
Two award tracks run side by side: National Innovation Diplomas (NID) approved by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), which are two-year full-time programmes in ICT and business, and conventional National Diplomas (ND) in Accountancy, Computer Science, Computer Engineering Technology, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology and Library and Information Science. Part-time NID programmes are offered in Computer Software Engineering, Networking and System Security, Multimedia Technology and Banking Operations. The programmes are described as dual-path, with equal weight on cognitive and practical skills.
Beyond the diploma programmes, the Institute runs professional development courses (1 to 5 days), skills-certification preparation for Cisco CCNA, Huawei HCIA, Microsoft and Oracle tracks, employability and entrepreneurship courses, and short courses in web design, web development, virtualisation and programming. Supporting units include the Industry Liaison Office, a Consultancy Unit, the Employability and Entrepreneurship Centre, the Network and Cloud Computing Centre, the Soft Business Incubator, the Multimedia Interactive Centre and the Excellence in Teaching Centre. A NITDA innovation hub operates on the campus, and the Institute Cafe and Model Business opened on 1 May 2015.
Campus services include a central library, a student shuttle bus, a health services unit and a sports unit. The Institute received its licence to operate from NBTE on 5 May 2015 and was enlisted as a beneficiary of TETFund interventions from the 2024 intervention year. Admission is through JAMB UTME with a post-UTME screening exercise, and candidates must choose KSITM as their first-choice institution.
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View scholarships for Katsina Institute of Technology And Management, Katsina →Admission into the National Innovation Diploma (NID) and National Diploma (ND) programmes is through JAMB UTME followed by a post-UTME screening exercise. Candidates must choose KSITM as their first-choice institution on the JAMB profile (changes can be made at a CBT centre) and must upload their O-level results to their JAMB profile. NID programmes run for two years full-time. Applications are made on the Institute portal (portal.ksitm.edu.ng/admissions); the application fee is N2,000 (non-refundable) for full-time programmes in the 2024/2025 notice, and N5,300 (non-refundable) for part-time programmes, which require JAMB part-time registration and a printed application form for screening. An earlier post-UTME screening notice quoted N2,300.
NID Computer Software Engineering
UTME: Minimum 120 in three of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography or Agricultural Science.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one other subject from Biology, ICT/Computer Studies, Basic/Applied Electricity, General Woodwork, General Metalwork/Auto-Mechanics, Agricultural Science/Animal Husbandry, Geography, Technical Writing/Building/Engineering Drawing, Further Mathematics, Statistics, Foods and Nutrition/Hotel and Catering or Health Science.
NID Networking and System Security
UTME: Minimum 110 in Mathematics, Physics and one of Chemistry, Biology, Geography or Agricultural Science.
O-level: Same O-level subjects as Computer Software Engineering.
NID Multimedia Technology
UTME: Minimum 100 in three of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Geography, Agricultural Science and Economics.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics and three of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Fine Art/Technical Drawing, Economics, History, Literature in English and Geography.
NID Computer Hardware Engineering Technology
UTME: Minimum 100: English Language and three of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Metalwork, Technical Drawing, Basic Electronics, Biology/Agricultural Science, Geography, Further Mathematics, ICT, Computer Studies, General Woodwork, General Metalwork/Auto-Mechanic, Basic/Applied Electricity, Technical Writing/Building/Engineering Drawing and Statistics.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one other relevant technical, science or ICT subject from the UTME list.
NID Business Informatics
UTME: Minimum 110: English Language and three of Mathematics, Economics/Commerce, Business Methods, Principles of Accounts, ICT, Geography, Government, Agricultural Science/Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Civic Education, Insurance, Data Processing, Book Keeping, Store Keeping, Office Practice, Shorthand, Stores Management, Computer Studies, Marketing and Accounting.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics, Economics/Commerce and two other business or ICT-related subjects (Literature in English and Oral English are not accepted in place of English Language).
NID Security Management and Technology
UTME: Minimum 110: English Language and any three subjects in Arts or Sciences.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics and any three other subjects.
NID Banking Operations
UTME: Minimum 110: English Language and three of Mathematics, Economics, Geography, Government, Commerce or Principles of Accounts.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject such as Commerce, Business Methods, Government, Civic Education, Biology/Agricultural Science, Computer Studies, Geography, Financial Accounts or Book Keeping.
NID Islamic Banking and Finance
UTME: Minimum 110: English Language and three of Economics, Business Methods, Principles of Accounts, Islamic Religious Studies, Literature in English, Commerce, History, Statistics, Geography, Government, Marketing, Agricultural Science/Biology and related business subjects.
O-level: Five credits in English Language, Mathematics and three relevant subjects at not more than two sittings. Holders of ND, HND or a Bachelor's degree who wish to re-skill, and holders of a related financial or business certificate with good-standing banking or finance work experience, can also be considered.
ND Accountancy
UTME: English Language and three of Mathematics, Economics, Business Methods, Principles of Accounts, Literature in English, History, Statistics, Geography, Government, Marketing, Insurance, Financial Accounting, Civic Education, Animal Husbandry/Agricultural Science/Biology.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics and three of the business-related subjects above.
ND Computer Science
UTME: English Language and three of Mathematics, Computer Studies, Physics, Economics, Geography, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Statistics and Biology/Agricultural Science.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings including English Language, Mathematics, Physics (a pass in Physics is compulsory) and two other relevant subjects.
ND Computer Engineering Technology
UTME: English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one other relevant subject.
ND Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
UTME: English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one other relevant subject such as Basic Electricity or Basic Electronics.
ND Library and Information Science
UTME: English Language and any three subjects in Arts or Sciences.
O-level: Five credits at not more than two sittings including English Language, Mathematics and three relevant Arts or Science subjects.
Katsina (main campus): PMB 2101, Abba Musa Rimi Way, Katsina, Katsina State. Hosts the School of Technology and the School of Management, the administrative block, the central library, the Institute Cafe and Model Business, the NITDA ICT Innovation Hub, and the centres of excellence.
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