Bayero University, Kano Engineering Programmes and Entry Requirements

Bayero University, Kano started it Engineering programmes as far back as 1978 when the institution was founded.  The Faculty of Engineering at the institution was established not only to train students how to become highly skilled engineers but also how to be of good character in the society.

The faculty consist of six departments which are teaching nine engineering courses as listed below:

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical and Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Telecommunications Engineering
• Mechatronic Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

All the courses above run for a duration of five, four or three years at undergraduate level (depending on the qualification a student use to gain admission) leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Degree. Award given at the postgraduate level for each of the course are Masters in Engineering (MEng); Post Graduate Diploma Engineerin (PGD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Engineering.  As at the time of putting up this page Mechatronic, Petroleum, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering were not available at post-graduate level.

All the courses listed above are approved by National University Commission NUC and fully accredited by Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria COREN.

Admission Requirements

There are two ways by which an applicant can gain admission to study any of the above courses in as much as he satisfy the admission requirements.

1. Through Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) this include Pre-degree programme which qualify students to be admitted into 100 level and
2. Through Direct Entry, including JUPEB which qualifies students to be admitted to 200 level.

For a student to be considered for admission to undergraduate degree through UTME (1) above, he must have five credit passes from either

• West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
• Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE)/(NECO)
• General Certificate Examination (GCE)

The five credit passes must include: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and either Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics or Geography or Biology and it must not be at more than two sittings.

A student must also pass Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) after which he must also pass the Bayero University, (BUK) post UTME, making the required Cut-Off Mark for his chosen engineering programme.

It is also required of a student to pass one of the three exams above before he could be considered for an admission by direct entry.

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