Rivers State University Mechanical Engineering and Entry Requirements

This page shows you what it is to be a Mechanical Engineer and what it requires to study Mechanical Engineering as a programme at River State University (RSU) Port-Harcourt.

Mechanical Engineering is all about machines either mobile or non mobile. It entails designing, producing, maintaining, repairing and sometimes operating machines of various forms and sizes. All the machines and plants use by other engineering disciplines are fully or partially as a result of Mechanical Engineering work.

To be admitted to study Mechanical Engineering at River State University, application must be done these two ways: UTME or Direct Entry.

UTME Candidates

To study Computer Engineering at RSU a student must have minimum of credit passes in five O/L subjects from:

• WASSCE: West African Senior School Certificate of Examination
• GCE: General Certificate of Education or
• SSCE: Senior Secondary Certificate of Examination 

at not more than two sittings and the subjects must include:

• Physics
• Mathematic
• English Language and 
• Chemistry
• Plus one of the following:
• Biology
• Data Processing
• Technical Drawing
• Further Mathematics
• Economics
• Agricultural Science
• Geography
• Metal Work

The student must sit for, pass and make the cut off mark for UTME. The UTME subjects combinations are:

• Physics 
• Mathematics
• Chemistry and
• English Language

He must also sit for and pass Rivers State University post UTME making cut off mark for the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Direct Entry Candidates

For a direct entry applicant to be considered for admission to study Mechanical Engineering at Rivers State University he must have the following:

GCE A/L: at least passes from two subjects (Physics and Mathematics) to be considered for 200 levels

National Diploma (ND): Upper credit in relevant engineering programmes to be considered for 200 level.

Higher National Diploma (HND): Upper credit in relevent engineering programmes to be considered for 300 level.

All these plus the credit passes in five O/L subjects as s listed above.

Mechanical Engineering at Rivers State University lasted a duration of five (5) years after which Bachelor of Technology (BTech) certificate is awarded after successful completion of the programme.

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