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Cross River University of Technology CRUTECH Engineering Courses and Admission Requirememts

The beginning of engineering courses at Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) can be traced to the old  College of Technology in Calabar in 1973 and they are taught students in such a way for them to be employers of labour and not employee.

Presently Cross River University of Technology offers four engineering courses which are fully approved and accredited by National University Commission (NUC) and Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).

Below is the list of Engineering Courses at CRUTECH.


  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Civil Engineering and 
  • Wood Technology Engineering
All the engineering programmes listed above run for the duration of five years leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) certificate.

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 into 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 pass Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) after which he must also pass the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) 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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