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Federal University of Technology, Minna FUTMINNA Engineering Courses and Entry Requirements

Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA) commence teaching engineering courses in 1986. It School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET)  opens with four departments but now operates eight departments, teaching various engineering courses leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree certificate at undergraduate level. At post-graduate level Federal University of Technology Minna SEET award Master of Engineering  (MEng), Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree certificate in Engineering.

List of Engineering Courses in FUTMINNA

  • Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Material and Metallurgical Engineering
  • Telecommunications Engineering
All the programmes listed above are approved and accredited by the National University Commission (NUC) and 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 pass Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) after which he must also pass the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA) 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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