2024/2025 HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) REGULAR AND PART-TIME SUPPLEMENTARY ADMISSION

All prospective candidates who sat for the 2024 UTME exams and scored a minimum of 120 but are yet to gain admission for the 2024/2025 academic year are enjoined to know that limited vacancies exist at the Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri for National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes.

Interested applicants for the respective programmes are advised to rush now and apply.

(See attached specifications of the available courses and guidelines for all programmes)

AVAILABLE HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) PROGRAMMES

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (SBMT)
Accountancy (AC)

Banking & Finance (BF)
Marketing (MK)
Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM)
Office Technology & Management (OTM)
Public Administration (PA)
Co-operative Economics & Management (CEM)
Taxation (TXN)

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (SET)

Agricultural/Bio Environmental Engineering (AE)

i. Farm Power & Machinery Engineering (option)

ii. Soil/Water Resources (option)

iii. Post Harvest (option)

Civil Engineering (CE)

Electrical Electronics Engineering (EE)

i. Power (option)

ii. Telecommunication (option)

iii. Instrumentation & Control (option)

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

i. Manufacturing Engineering (option)

ii. Power & Plant (option)

Chemical Engineering (CHE)

Computer Engineering (CTE)

Mechatronics Engineering (MTE)

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Engineering (MPE)
i. Geological Engineering (opt)

ii. Petroleum Engineering (opt)
iii. Mining (opt)

Metallurgical Engineering Technology (MME)

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY (SEDT)

Architecture (AR)

Building Technology (BT)

Estate Management (EM)

Urban & Regional Planning (URP)

Quantity Surveying (QS)

Surveying & Geo-informatics (SUG)

  • Arts and Design Technology (ARD)
  1. Graphics (Option)
  2. Painting (Option)
  3. Ceramics (Option)
  4. Sculpture (option)
  5. Textile (Option)

SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (SIAS)

  1. Food Technology (FT)
  2. Science Laboratory Technology (SLT)
  3. Biology/Microbiology (option)
    Chemistry/Biochemistry (option)
    Physics/Electronics (option)
    Microbiology/Biochemistry (option)
    Environmental Biology (option)

Maths &Statistics (STA)

Hospitality Management (HMT)

 SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE & AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (SAAT)

Agricultural Technology (AT)
i. Crop Production Technology (option)

ii.Agricultural Extension & Management (option)
iii. Soil  science and land resources management (option)

Fisheries Technology (FIT) 

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (SICT)

Computer Science
Software and Web Development (SWD)
Networking and Cloud Computing (NCC)
Library & Information Science (LIS)
Mass Communication
– Journalism and Media Studies (JMS)       

SCHOOL OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY (SOHT)
Dispensing Opticianry

Pharmaceutical Technology

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The entry requirements for all Higher National Diploma (HND) Programmes are as follows:

  1. Candidates are required to possess National Diploma in their chosen programme from any recognized/accredited Polytechnic or Monotechnic.
  1. Candidates are also to possess at least five (5) relevant O’level credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings in WAEC/NECO or NABTEB (O’level Examinations).
  2. Candidates are required to have at least 12 months (for Distinction,

      Upper and Lower Credits) and 24 months (for Pass Level from Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, students only) post National Diploma Industrial Training Experience.

For details on the entry requirements peculiar to each of the Higher National

Diploma (HND) programmes, candidates should visit the Polytechnic website www.fpno.edu.ng.

It is important to NOTE that any false data entry during the on-line registration will lead to disqualification of the candidate at anytime such is discovered. 

 METHOD OF APPLICATION

  1. All candidates MUST first go to the school’s website www.fpno.edu.ng and click on “Application form’s link” on the home page under  student’s menu, choose HND to proceed.
  2. Fill your Bio-data in the form and generate an invoice, print or copy out the invoice number, (you can do this on your mobile phone).
  3. Proceed to Federal Polytechnic Nekede Microfinance Bank or any bank of your choice and make a payment of (N15,000.00) Fifteen  Thousand Naira only on Remita platform, using RRR number on the invoice you generated.  You can also choose to make payment using your VERVE, VISA or MASTER CARD.  If you choose the card payment option, you will be asked to fill the card details for the payment to be processed immediately.
  4. Return to the school’s website www.fpno.edu.ng. click on “application form”, and complete your application process.  Submit your data as requested and print out your acknowledgment slip.  If you process your payment using your card, you will return to the portal immediately to print your receipt and acknowledgment slip.
  5. All Application procedures MUST be completed on or before 12 Midnight of  7th March, 2025.Applicants can start and complete this process from any location in the country. It is therefore advisable to minimize trips to Owerri for the purpose of completing the form.
  1. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (SBMT)
    Accountancy (AC)
    Banking & Finance (BF)
    Business Administration & Management (BAM)
    Marketing (MK)
    Procurement and supply chain management (PSCM)
    Office Technology & Management (OTM)
    Public Administration (PA)
    Co-operative Economics & Management (CEM)
    Taxation (TXN)
  2. SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (SIAS)
    Food Technology (FT)
    Science Laboratory Technology (ST)
    Maths/Statistics (STA)
    Hospitality Management (HMT)
  3. SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TECHNOLOGY (SEDT)
    Architecture (AR)
    Building Technology (BT)
    Surveying & Geo-informatics (SUG)
    Estate Management (EM)
    Urban & Regional Planning (URP)
    Quantity Surveying (QS)
    Arts and Design Technology 
  1. SCHOOL OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (SICT)
    Computer Science (CS)
    Library & Information Science (LIS)
    Mass Communication (MC)
  2. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE & AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (SAAT)
    Fishery Technology (FIT)
    Agricultural Technology (AT)
  3. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (SET)
    Electrical/Electronic Engineering (EE)
    Civil Engineering (CE)
    Agricultural/Bio Environmental Engineering (AE)
    Mechanical Engineering (ME)
    Computer Engineering (CTE)

 

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The entry requirements for all Higher National Diploma (HND) Programmes are as follows:

  1. Candidates are required to possess National Diploma in their chosen programme from any recognized/accredited Polytechnic Monotechnic.
  1. Candidates are also to possess at least five (5) relevant O’level credit Passes, including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings in WAEC/NECO or NABTEB (O’level Examinations).
  2. Candidates are required to have at least 12 months (for Distinction, Upper and Lower Credits) and 24 months (for Pass Level from Federal Polytechnic Nekede students only) post National Diploma Industrial Training Experience.

For details on the entry requirements peculiar to each of the Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes, candidates should visit the Polytechnic website

It is important to NOTE that any false data entry during the on-line registration will lead to disqualification of the candidate at anytime such is discovered.                                         

METHOD OF APPLICATION

  1. All candidates MUST first go to the school portal fpno.edu.ng. and click on “Application form link” on the home page under student’s menu, choose HND to proceed.
  2. Fill your Bio-data in the form and generate an invoice, print or copy out the invoice number, (you can do this on your mobile phone).
  3. Proceed to Federal Polytechnic Nekede Microfinance Bank or any bank of your choice and make a payment of (N15,000.00) Fifteen Thousand Naira only on Remita platform, using RRR number on the invoice you generated. You can also choose to make payment using your VERVE, VISA or MASTER CARD.  If you choose the card payment option, you will be asked to fill the card details for the payment to be processed immediately.                     
  4. Return to the school’s website fpno.edu.ng. click on “application form”, and complete your application process. Submit your data as requested and print out your acknowledgment slip.  If you process your payment using your card, you will return to the portal immediately to print your receipt and acknowledgment slip.
  5. All Application procedures MUST be completed on or before 12 midnight of 7th March, 2025.

Applicants can start and complete this process from any location in the country. It is therefore advisable to minimize trips to Owerri for the purpose of completing the form.

 

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (SBMT)
Accountancy  (AC)

Banking & Finance (BF)
Business Administration & Management (BAM)
Marketing (MK)
Procurement  & Supply Chain Management (PSCM)
Public Administration (PA)
Co-operative Economics & Management  (CEM)

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION  TECHNOLOGY (SICT)
– Computer Science
Software and Web development (SWD)

Networking and Cloud Computing

Library & Information Science (LIS)
Mass communication
Journalism and Media Studies (JMS)

SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (SIAS)
Food Technology (FT)

 

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The entry requirements for all Higher National Diploma (HND) Programmes are as follows:

  1. Candidates are required to possess National Diploma in their chosen programme from any recognized/accredited Polytechnic Monotechnic.
  1. Candidates are also to possess at least five (5) relevant O’level credit Passes, including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings in WAEC/NECO or NABTEB (O’level Examinations).
  2. Candidates are required to have at least 12 months (for Distinction, Upper and Lower Credits) and 24 months (for Pass Level from Federal Polytechnic Nekede students only) post National Diploma Industrial Training Experience.

For details on the entry requirements peculiar to each of the Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes, candidates should visit the Polytechnic website

It is important to NOTE that any false data entry during the on-line registration will lead to disqualification of the candidate at anytime such is discovered.                                         

METHOD OF APPLICATION

  1. All candidates MUST first go to the school portal fpno.edu.ng. and click on “Application form link” on the home page under student’s menu, choose HND to proceed.
  2. Fill your Bio-data in the form and generate an invoice, print or copy out the invoice number, (you can do this on your mobile phone).
  3. Proceed to Federal Polytechnic Nekede Microfinance Bank or any bank of your choice and make a payment of (N15,000.00) Fifteen Thousand Naira only on Remita platform, using RRR number on the invoice you generated. You can also choose to make payment using your VERVE, VISA or MASTER CARD.  If you choose the card payment option, you will be asked to fill the card details for the payment to be processed immediately.                     
  4. Return to the school’s website fpno.edu.ng. click on “application form”, and complete your application process. Submit your data as requested and print out your acknowledgment slip.  If you process your payment using your card, you will return to the portal immediately to print your receipt and acknowledgment slip.
  5. All Application procedures MUST be completed on or before 12 midnight of 7th March, 2025.

Applicants can start and complete this process from any location in the country. It is therefore advisable to minimize trips to Owerri for the purpose of completing the form.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

For details on entry requirements, candidates should visit the polytechnic website

Stanley U. Njoku
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