You’re staring at your UTME result, doing maths in your head, wondering if 159 is “close enough.” (Spoiler: it’s not.) At YABATECH, numbers don’t lie. They either open the gate or don’t. It’s as simple — and as brutal — as that.

So, you want to study at Nigeria’s oldest polytechnic. Cool. But first, this: do you even qualify?

First Things First – The Bare Minimum

Look, there’s a base score. You hit it, you can apply. Doesn’t mean you’ll get in. Just means you’re in the game.

• ND Full-Time: 150. That’s your entry ticket.
• B.Sc (Education, through UNN): 160. If you don’t have that, don’t even bother with this path.

But that’s not the end of the story. The real meat? The departmental cut-offs. That’s where people get stuck.

Departmental Cut-Offs (a.k.a. the Real Test)

Let’s be real: hitting 150 might let you through the door, but it won’t get you into the room. Here’s what you actually need:

ND Programmes and Cut-Off Marks

• ND Accountancy – 66.6
• ND Agricultural & Bio-Environmental Engineering – 54.6
• ND Agriculture Technology – 51.7
• ND Architectural – 60.9
• ND Banking & Finance – 63.9
• ND Building Technology – 54.9
• ND Business Administration & Management – 64.2
• ND Chemical Engineering – 53.3
• ND Civil Engineering – 59.1
• ND Computer Engineering – 63.4
• ND Computer Science – 65.6
• ND Electrical & Electronics Engineering – 63.4
• ND Estate Management – 51.1
• ND Fashion Design – 60.4
• ND Food Technology – 58.5
• ND General Art – 63.2
• ND Hospitality Management – 57.8
• ND Industrial Maintenance Engineering – 56.2
• ND Leisure & Tourism – 52.5
• ND Library & Information Science – 65.0
• ND Marine Engineering – 54.0
• ND Marketing – 60.9
• ND Mass Communication – 65.8
• ND Mechanical Engineering – 60.4
• ND Mechatronics Engineering – 58.7
• ND Metallurgical Engineering – 58.7
• ND Mineral and Petroleum Engineering – 51.5
• ND Nutrition & Dietetics – 61.1
• ND Office Technology & Management – 59.3
• ND Photography – 51.9
• ND Polymer Technology – 52.0
• ND Printing Technology – 52.0
• ND Public Administration – 62.1
• ND Quantity Surveying – 51.5
• ND Science Laboratory Technology – 65.6
• ND Statistics – 51.7
• ND Surveying & Geo-Informatics – 50.7
• ND Textile Technology – 51.3
• ND Urban & Regional Planning – 50.1
• ND Welding & Fabrication – 50.4

B.Sc Education Programmes and Cut-Off Marks

• B.Sc Art Education – 61.8
• B.Sc Biology Education – 59.7
• B.Sc Business Education – 56.1
• B.Sc Chemistry Education – 54.1
• B.Sc Computer Education – 58.4
• B.Sc Home Economics Education – 55.6
• B.Sc Industrial Technical Education – 54.0
• B.Sc Integrated Science Education – 53.8
• B.Sc Mathematics Education – 50.6
• B.Sc Physics Education – 50.6

Didn’t Hit the Cut-Off? Read This

Okay, deep breath. If you’re a few points short, you’re not doomed. You’ve got two main choices:

1. Switch your course – Go to your JAMB CAPS portal and pick a course your score actually qualifies for.
2. Wait for supplementary admission – Riskier, less guaranteed, but it’s been known to happen. Just don’t sit around doing nothing.

What you shouldn’t do: keep hoping a miracle will rewrite the numbers.

If You Did Make It – What’s Next?

You’re not done yet. Here’s what you should be doing now:

• Grab the YABATECH Post UTME form
• Start studying with past questions
• Get all your papers together — WAEC/NECO, birth cert, local govt letter, passport photo… the usual suspects

You snooze, you lose. These forms don’t stay open forever.

Compare With Other Schools

Not sure about YABATECH anymore? Maybe check out the full JAMB cut-off list — plenty of options if you’re open-minded.