Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro for Full-Time Programmes leading to the award of Higher National Diploma (HND) qualification for programmes in the following schools:
1.1 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
Departments: (i) Mass Communication, (ii) Library and Information Science.
1.2 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES: Departments: (i) Insurance, (ii) Taxation.
Duration of all programmes: 4 Semesters (Full Time) – 2 Academic Sessions
2.0 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants seeking HND (Full Time) Admission must possess:
2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
(i) National Diploma not below Lower Credit (with CGPA not less than 2.50) and basic
requirements for the National Diploma Programme in the applicant’s discipline;
(ii) Possession of the specific SSC requirements i.e WAEC/NECO/NABTEB/GCE O’level for the
programme for which the candidate is applying.
(iii) Good performance in the screening exercise to be conducted by the Polytechnic.
(iv) Minimum of One Calendar year Post National Diploma relevant Industrial experience.
(v) Candidate’s National Diploma academic transcript should be sent by the ND awarding institution
for Candidates who did not finish from The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro under confidential cover to:
The Registrar, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. ADMITTED CANDIDATES SHALL NOT BE
REGISTERED BEFORE RECEIPT OF ND ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT
3.0 ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR HND FULL TIME PROGRAMMES
3.1 Entrance examination dates for all the above Programmes will come up on Friday 8th January
2021. Further instruction will be available on the institution’s website at http://federalpolyilaro.edu.ng
4.1 METHOD OF APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
Candidates seeking admission into The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro are required to complete the Institution’s Application Form available online at: http://federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/ with effect from Friday, 18th December 2020
5.1 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL THE ABOVE PROGRAMMES
All candidates are expected to consult the institution’s prospectus on the website or in hard copy to
ascertain their qualification for programmes for which they are applying. Candidates should not
register for Programmes for which they do not have the requirements. The admission to The Federal
Polytechnic Ilaro is provisional; ANYTIME it is discovered that a candidate registered for a programme
for which he/she is not qualified or a candidate is in violation of any of the procedures and rules thereof,
the admission would be withdrawn.
• To obtain the admission form, visit the Institution’s website http://federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/ and click on the Portal
* On the portal, click on Applicant, then click on Generate Invoice.
* Take the invoice to any of the designated banks for payment
* Return to the portal, click on Applicant, then click fill application form and fill the form following On-screen instructions.
• The invoice and RRR must be generated from the portal in the name of the applicant and must be processed by the Bank. The institution shall not be liable for complications that may arise when RRR is generated and payment is processed without going through her Portal.
The authorized banks for this exercise are:
United Bank For Africa (UBA) Plc,
WEMA Bank Plc,
Polaris Bank,
UNION Bank Plc,
Ilaro Poly Micro-Finance Bank,
Access Bank Plc,
Zenith Bank Plc
Ekuombe Micro-Finance Bank Ilaro
FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, ALL TRANSACTIONS MUST BE PROCESSED ON THE REMITA
PLATFORM
NB.
ALL CANDIDATES ARE EXPECTED TO UPLOAD CLEAR AND READABLE COPIES OF
THEIR CREDENTIALS. CANDIDATES WHOSE UPLOADED CREDENTIALS ARE NOT EASILY
READABLE WOULD FORFEIT THEIR ADMISSIONS.
ALL CANDIDATES ARE TO PROVIDE A NEW RESULT CHECKER SCRATCH CARD FOR EACH OF
O/LEVEL RESULT(S) USED FOR THE APPLICATION. THE PIN NUMBER AND THE SERIAL NUMBER
OF THE SCRATCH CARD(S) SHOULD BE WRITTEN ON THE SPACE PROVIDED ONLINE. CANDIDATES
ADMITTED ARE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT THEIR SCRATCH CARD(S) TO THE DESK OFFICER IN THE
ADMISSIONS OFFICE DURING REGISTRATION EXERCISE.
SCREENING EXAMINATION WILL BE ON-LINE. ALL CANDIDATES ARE EXPECTED TO SUPPLY
VALID PERSONAL PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAILS ADDRESES ON THEIR FORMS.
***ALL ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS ARE COMPUTER BASED. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF OTHER
DETAILS LATER
ALL APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO VISIT THE INSTITUTION’S WEBSITE FROM TIME TO TIME
FOR INSTRUCTIONS, UPDATES AND NOTIFICATIONS.
Signed
Mrs. A. F. Osore, FNIM
REGISTRAR
