JAMB Brochure for Public Administration

This part of the JAMB brochure shows you the requirements to apply for Public Administration under the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences in Nigerian polytechnics and monotechnics. You will see the UTME subject combination needed to apply for the course, O’level requirements for UTME candidates, requirements for Direct Entry candidates, as well as other information you require to successfully apply for the course.

List of Polytechnics / Monotechnics that Offer Public Administration

• Abia State College Of Health Sciences And Management Technology
• Abia State Polytechnic
• Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic
• Adamawa State Polytechnic
• Dorben Polytechnic
• Federal College Of Agriculture, Moor Plantation
• Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi
• Edo State Institute Of Technology And Management
• Federal Polytechnic, Bida
• Federal Polytechnic, Idah
• College Of Administrative And Business Studies
• Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro
• Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda
• Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic
• Federal Polytechnic, Mubi
• Federal Polytechnic, Nekede
• Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko
• Federal Polytechnic, Oko
• Hassan Usman Katsina Poly
• Heritage Polytechnic
• Imo State Polytechnic
• Institute Of Management Technology, Enugu
• Jigawa State Polytechnic
• Kaduna Polytechnic
• Kano State Polytechnic
• Kogi State Polytechnic
• Kwara State Polytechnic
• Nasarawa State Polytechnic
• Niger State Polytechnic
• Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic
• Our Saviour Institute Of Science, Agric. And Tech.
• Plateau State Polytechnic
• Polytechnic Of Sokoto
• Rivers State College Of Arts And Science
• Rufus Giwa Polytechnic
• Temple-Gate Polytechnic
• The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki
• The Polytechnic, Ibadan
• Waziri Umaru Fed. Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi
• Wolex Polytechnic
• Yaba College Of Technology

JAMB UTME Subject Combination

In UTME, note that English Language is mandatory for all courses. The other three subjects required to study Public Administration under the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences in the institutions listed above are:

Government,
History and
Economics

U.T.M.E. SUBJECTS SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

(i) NEKEDEPOLY requires Mathematics and any of Geography, Literature in English as UTME subject.

(ii) KAD-POLY requires Government and any two from History, Economics, Commerce, Principle of Accounting, Literature in English, Geography and Agricultural Science/Biology.

O’Level Requirements for UTME Candidates

To apply for Public Administration as a UTME candidate, you require: English Language (not Literature in English) and Mathematics and any three subjects from the following: Economics/Commerce,
Business Methods,
Principles of Accounts,
Literature in English Geography,
Office Practice Government,
Biology/Agricultural Science,
Chemistry,
Physics,
History/Government Typewriting Shorthand

Requirements for Direct Entry Candidates

To apply for Public Administration as a Direct Entry candidate, you require:

(i) PLAPOLY requires O/L credits in at least four subjects, English Lang. and a pass in Mathematics with any three from Economics, Govt/Hist, CRK/IRK, Accounts, Commerce, Lit-in-English, Bio/Agric. Sci, Health Sci.

(ii) KAD-POLY, IMTE, WOLEX and OSISATECH require credits in English Lang. and Mathematics.

(iii) IDAHPOLY accepts as UTME subjects also Commerce, Accts, Geography, Mathematics, Statistics. CRK/IRK.

(iv) IBADANPOLY requires credit passes in English Language, Economics, Government and a pass in Mathematics.

(v) NEKEDEPOLY accepts as one of the three other subjects Statistic, CRS, Information Technology and any one of Science subjects.

(vi) KWARAPOLY requires a Credit Pass in one Basic Science Subject as course requirement. It also accepts Credit Pass in History.

(vii) IBADANPOLY requires Government or History and any two of Economics, Commerce, geography and Mathematics as UTME subjects.

(viii) COABS accepts Certificate Course of the College or from any recognised institution OR any other qualification recognized by the College Academic Board.

(ix) AKANUPOLY requires credit passes in Commerce, Accounts, Geography, Mathematics, Statistics, CRK/IRK and accepts a pass Mathematics.

(x) BAUCHIPOLY requires English Language, History, Government, and any two of History, Economics, I.R.K./C.R.K. k)

(xi) IMO-POLY accepts only Biology or Agricultural Science. It does not accept History and Lit. in Eng. as course requirement for Public Administration.

(xii) FIDEIPOLY requires credit passes in English Language, Economics, Government, Geography, Statistics, Accounts, Commerce, Economics, CRS, Information Communication Technology and History. A pass in Mathematics is accepted.

(xiii) TOPS requires credit passes in English Language, Economics, Government and a pass in Mathematics.

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