Agricultural Engineering Technology and Entry Requirements RUGIPO

Browse this page for the minimum entry requirements accepted by the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FENGT), Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO) to study ND and HND Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology. 

The minimum entry requirements invlude from O'level results plus the WAEC and JAMB's subjects combination.


National Diploma Minimum Entry Requirements

Five O'level Credit passes which must include:

  • Mathematics 
  • Physics 
  • Chemistry and any two of the following:
  • Biology/Agricultural Science
  • Technical Drawing
  • Basic Electronics/Basic Electricity
  • Auto Mechanics
  • Metal Work
  • Further Mathematics
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Geography 
  • A pass in English Language is accepted.    

Or otherwise
  • At least passes in Chemistry,
  • Biology/Agricultural Science/Food 
  • Nutrition and
  •  A credit pass in English Language. 

The five credit passes must be from not more than two sitting from one or combination of two of the following O'level examination qualifications: 

  • West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE)
  • Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE)
  • General Certificate of Education (GCE O'level) or
  • NABTEB


JAMB's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

You must sit for, pass and make the polytechnic cut off mark from JAMB coordinated Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and post UTME screening exercise.


Jamb Subjects Combination

  • Mathematics
  • Physics/Technical Drawing
  • Chemistry or any one Science subjects  and
  • English Language   

HND Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology

Study for Higher National Diploma (HND) in Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO) eligible students to course options in:
  • Farm Power and Machinery
  • Soil and Water Engineering and
  • Post Harvest Technology 

HND Entry Requirements

The entry requirements to study  Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology at RUGIPO are: 
  • National Diploma: Minimum of Lower Credit in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, Agricultural Science and other related programmes. 
  • Evidence of mandatory one year post-ND students Industrial work scheme (SIWES) must be presented.
  • A pass in relevant engineering programmes are accepted but with work experience not lesser than two years. 
  • O'level results as stated above must be presented.

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