FUTA

Aspirant
Manual
A guide to a successful admission process

Adeyemo Adeola Samuel

Table Of Content

03 Preface
04 Brief History about FUTA
05 Modes Of Admission
06 Qualifications to study in FUTA
07 Available Courses and their subject
Combinations
11 Post Utme Screening
12 Futa Derived Post Utme
Syllabus(AOC)
14 Courses And Cut Off Marks
18 Required Documents For Admission
24 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
25 About the Author
 Preface
According to a propular saying, ' Proper guidance
guarantees Success', this is true even in admission
processing because Inexposure to necessary
information and improper guidance has led to denial of
admission for so many. Gaining admission to Top
Universities in Nigeria is often competitive and always
almost looking impossible, Federal University of
technology, akure (FUTA) which is a top ranking
University of technology in Nigeria is of no exception
but this piece is put together to ease
securing admission to study in FUTA.

I remembered years back when I was aspiring to study

in FUTA, i made it a priority to seek out for necessary
information about FUTA and everything associated with
the admission processing, this quest of mine made it
easy for me, I can recall many were denied admission
because they aren't exposed to necessary information.
I must confess truly, Information is power.

Continue reading, as you will be exposed to neccasary

information about FUTA admission processing, enjoy!
 Brief History About FUTA
The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) was
founded in 1981 under a drive by the government of
Nigeria to create universities that specialised in producing
graduates with practical as well as theoretical knowledge
of technologies. It is located in Akure, the capital city of
Ondo State,
FUTA is a top ranking University of technology in Nigeria
and indeed the nation's pride.
School Motto is 'Technology for self reliance'

VISION
To be a world class University of Technology and a centre
of excellence in training, research and service delivery

MISSION
To promote technological advancement by providing
conducive environment for research, teaching and
learning engenders development of products that are
technologically oriented, self-reliant and relevant to
society

CORE VALJ Is The University core values with the

acronym "ICARE"

Check the overview of FUTA in this video

https://youtu.be/zgHf09mlo-c
 Modes Of Admission
JAMB/ UTME
Candidates must have reached the age of 16, obtain JAMB
form and at least 180 in JAMB UTME EXAMINATION
Direct Entry
Candidates are expected to get JAMB Directly entry form
from JAMB to apply. Candidates should have upper credit in
any of the following certificates: OND, ND, NCE, IJMB,
Cambridge A level, BSc, HND, ICAN

FUTA Pre Degree Science Programme

The Pre-Degree Science (PDS) Programme is full-time and will
run for One Academic Session of Two (2) Semesters.
During the programme, candidates will have the opportunity
to write the University Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) and MAY seek admission into the following Schools in
the University

FUTA University Advanced Basic Science (UABS)

Programme
UABS Programmeis designed to prepare candidates for
Direct Entry Admission into 200 Level Undergraduate Degree
Programmes through the External Joint Universities
Preliminary Examination Board (JUPEB) Examination. It is full
time, and runs for one academic session of Two (2)
semesters.
 Qualifications to Study in FUTA
The means of aggregate calculation in futa are
JAMB/UTME and POST UTME
The general JAMB cut off mark to apply for any course in
FUTA is exactly 180 or above to be eligible to study in
FUTA. The hidden truth is that the higher your score the
better for you because each course has it aggregate and
if your total aggregate doesn't match up with the
required aggregate for your course, you can be denied
admission or peradventure transferred to a related
course. Admission into futa is based on merit, hence
selection is behind from the highest aggregate.

Only candidates with POST UTME score of 52 and above

are considered for admission. If at the time of reading
this piece you have written your post utme and your
score is below 50, I will advise you prepare better for the
post utme next year or try out another institution
because you won't be admitted and if you haven't
written your post utme, I will implore you to give in your
best in ensuring you do well in the post utme. Kindly
note, this applies to every applicants, whether UTME,
Direct Entry, Pre Degree
As regarding your SSCE result, a minimum of credit is
required in subjects necessary for your course of
interest, in not more than two sittings.
Available Courses and their subject
combination
The reason most people get denied admission is wrong
subject combination because each courses as a specific
subject combination required to study that course and only
student with that subject combination will be grant access to
study that course. So before applying for post utme ensure
you have the correct subject combination based on the
subjects you did inJAMB and if not kindly do change of course
and apply for the course that suits your combination to avoid
future issues and if you are about applying for jamb kindly
note this courses and their combinations
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
1.Civil engineering (CVE)
2 Electrical and electronic engineering (EEE)
3 Agricultural engineering (AGE)
4. industrial and production engineering (IPE)
5. Mechanical engineering (MEE)
6.computer engineering (CPE)
7.mining engineering (MNE)
8.metallurgical and material engineering (MME)
9. Information and communication technology (ICT)
✏ English, mathematics, chemistry and physics only and For
all.
Recently, two courses were just accredited and added to
Engineering and they are Mechatronics Engineering and
Chemical Engineering
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
10. Industrial mathematics (MTS)
11. Physics electronics (PHY)
12. industrial chemistry (CHE)
13. Statistics (STA)
✏ English,maths,physics and chemistry only!
SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCE
14. Biology (BIO)
15. Biotechnology (BTH)
16. Biochemistry (BCH)
17. Microbiology (MCB)
✏ English, biology, chemistry and physics only!
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING
18. Information system (IFS)
19. Information technology (IFT)
20. Cyber security (CYS)
21. Software engineering (SEN)
22. Computer science (CSC)
✏ English,maths,physics and chemistry only and for all.
SCHOOL OF EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCES
23. Applied geophysics (AGP)
24. Marine science and technology (MST)
25. Applied geology (AGY)
✏ English, maths, physics and chemistry only!
26. Meteorology (MCS)
27. Remote sensing and geo information system (RSG)
✏ English, maths, physics and chemistry or geography
only!
 SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
22. Building technology (BDG)
✏English,mathematics, physics and chemistry only!
23. Architecture (ARC)
✏ English, maths ,physics and (chemistry or technical drawing or
geography)
24. Surveying and geoinformatics (SVG)
✏ English, maths, physics and(chemistry or geography)
25. Quantity surveying (QSV)
✏English,physics, mathematics, and any one from
chemistry/economics/technical
drawing/geography/government/building construction.
26. Estate management (ESM)
✏ English, economics,maths and any one from
government/chemistry/agric/biology/technical drawing.
27.Industrial design (IDD)
✏ English, mathematics,chemistry and any one from
physics/geography/economics.
28. Urban and regional planning (URP)
✏ English, mathematics and any two from
chemistry/physics/economics/geography.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
29. Food science and technology (FST)
30. Forestry and wood technology (FWT)
31. Crop,soil and pest management (CSP)
32. Animal production and health (APH)
33. Agricultural resources and economics (ARE)
34.Agricultural extension and communication (AEC)
35. Fisheries and aquaculture (FAT)
 ✏ English ,mathematics or physics, chemistry, biology or
agric. Only!
36.Ecotourism and wildlife (EWM)
✏English, Biology or agric, and any two of chemistry,
economics, geography, mathematics and physics.
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Medicine and Surgery
✏ English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology only!
SCHOOL OF BASIC MEDICINE
37. Biomedical technology (BIM)
✏ English,biology,mathematics and physics or chemistry.
Both maths and biology is compulsory!!!
38. Physiology (PHS)
✏English,biology,chemistry and physics only!
39. Human anatomy (ANA)
✏ English, biology, chemistry and physics only!
SCHOOL OF LOGISTICS AND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY
40. Project Management Technology
✏English Language, Mathematics, and any two of Physics,
Chemistry and Economics
41. Logistics and transport technology
✏English Language, Mathematics, Physics and one of
Geography, Chemistry and Economics
NB: To know more about your course, visit your
departmental website and click on admission
requirements. E.g software engineering ( Sen.futa.edu.ng)
PS: kindly note that this are the available course at the
time of writing this book, as new courses are accredited
this list of available courses is subject to update
 Post Utme Screening
POST UTME screening is the adopted type of screening for all
candidates who wants to study in FUTA.
This is a 30 minutes examination of 25 questions from your 4
jamb subject combination. The 25 questions are distributed
as follows 7 questions from English and 6 questions from the
remaining 3 other subjects.
The cost of the post utme form is not much usually between
N2000 - N3000

Every candidates will have to travel down to the school for the
post utme examination and here are items to bring along
when coming for the examination
1. Printout of the Remita Payment Receipt (Collected from the
bank)
2. a copy of the acknowledgement slip and Exam Schedule
slip which was obtained automatically after the online
registration
Kindly note no matter your jamb score failure to score 52%
and above in FUTA post utme is a disqualification, even if you
meet up the required cut off mark aggregate for your course.
You can download for free FUTA Post utme questions and
answers by clicking on the this link below
https://www.wonderland.com.ng/academics/futa-post-
utme/futa-post-utme-jamb/
 Futa Derived Post Utme
Syllabus(AOC)
This is made by careful observation of the patterns of
questions in the post utme exams over the years and this is
given to simplified the complexity in reading by
compounding the area of Concentration in the core
subjects.
Now is not the best time for you to relent because you had
a very high jamb score or be discouraged because your
score was below your expectations. Start studying now for
Post UTME is a great determinant of one's admission. Don't
waste your high score.
Nonetheless, I will advise to also study out of the box.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Antonyms and Synonyms, Sounds(Vowel and Consonants),
Stress, Syllable, Comprehension Passages
MATHEMATICS
AP & GP, Binary Operation, Binary System, Calculus(Int. &
Diff), Elevation and Depression, Geometry, Indices and
Logarithms, Matrices and Determinants, Polynomial,
Probability, Statistics, Trigonometry
PHYSICS
Electrostatics and Electric Field, Electricity, Electrolysis,
Magnetism, Motion, Molecular Theory and Heat transfer,
Hydrostatics, Temperature and Thermal Expansion, Heat
Energy and Vapour, Work, Energy and Power,.Simple A. C,
Equilibrium, Light(Refraction and Diffraction.)
 CHEMISTRY
Organic chemistry I&II, Oxidation and Reduction, Chemical
Equilibrium, Electrolysis, Gas Laws, Separation Techniques,
Water&Solubilities, Hydrocarbons
BIOLOGY
Classification of Living Things, Homeostasis, Cell and its
environment, Human System (Skeletal, Digestive and
Excretory), Central Nervous System, Heredity,
Conservation, Evolution.

I wish you success as you study and prepare for this

examination, amen
 Courses And Cut Off Marks
Cut off mark aggregate helps you to calculate your chances
and know your fate as regarding getting admitted or not.
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR AGGREGATE
To calculate your aggregate, use this formula
Jamb score/8 + post UTME/2
Example:
For instance, Mr A 230 in UTME and 72% in post UTME.
Mr A's aggregate =
(230/8)+(72/2)
28.75+36=64.75%
With 64.75, it's crystal clear that Mr A cannot get Civil
Engineering if he applied for Civil Engineering

COURSES IN FUTA AND THEIR CUT OFF MARKS

Kindly note that FUTA does not release cut off marks. Most
times FUTA makes selection from the highest aggregate
down to the last number of student needed. For example, A
department needs 50 students since admission is on merit
selection will start from the person with the highest
aggregate that applied for that course down to the 50th
person and that all, as a result cut off marks varies yearly.
The last cut off mark that leaked is that of 2017 and it is
what we will use as a guide. As of 2017, the following are
the departmental cut off marks.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL
TECHNOLOGY (SAAT)
1. Agricultural Extension and Communication (AEC)- 47.5
2. Animal Production and Health(APH)-------------55.37
3. Agricultural Resources and Economics(ARE)---------47.5
Crop and Soil Protection (CSP)------47.5
Ecotourism and Wildlife Management (EWM)---------47.5
Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (FAT)-------------47.5
Food Science and Technology (FST)---------58.12
Forestry and Wood Technology (FWT)---------47.5
SCHOOL OF EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCES (SEMS)
1. Applied Geophysics (AGP)------47.5
2. Applied Geology (AGY)-------47.5
3. Marine Science and Technology (MST)--------47.5
4. Metrology Sciences (MCS)-----47.5
5. Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics(RSG)------- 47.5
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY (SET)
1. Architecture (ARC)-----72.87
2. Building Technology (BDG)-----56.62
3. Estate Management (ESM)---------47.5
4. Industrial Design(IDD)-------53.25
5. Quantity Surveying (QSV)-------57
6. Surveying(SVG)--------64.25
7. Urban and Regional Planning (URP)---------52.87
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
(SEET)
1. Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (AGE)--------55.12
2. Computer Engineering (CPE)------69.62
3. Civil and Environmental Engineering (CVE)---------71.87
 4. Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEE)---------74.37
5. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)---------
-49.75
6. Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE)----------47.5
7. Mechanical Engineering (MEE)---------73.75
8. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MEE)--------54.87
9. Mining Engineering (MNE)--------54.75

Recently, two courses were just accredited and added to

Engineering and they are
Mechatronics Engineering and;
Chemical Engineering

SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES (SLS)

1. Biochemistry (BCH)-----63.37
2. Biology (BIO)-------47.5
3. Biotechnology (BTH)---------47.5
4. Microbiology (MCB)-------63

SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES (SPS)

1. Chemistry (CHE)-------47.5
2. Mathematical Sciences (MTS)--------59
3. Physics(PHY)--------47.5
4. Statistics (STA)----------47.5
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
MBBS
Medicine and Surgery was accredited last year and that's the
maiden set. And the cut off point was 84.45. The highest in
Nigeria
other departments in the college of Medicine are in the
SCHOOL OF BASIC MEDICINE
1. Human Anatomy (ANA)-------59.5
2. Biomedical Technology (BMT)-------47.5
3. Human Physiology (PHS)-------57.25

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING (SOC)

1. Computer Science (CSC)------69
2. Information Technology (IFT)-------63.75
3. Information Systems (IFS)-------63.75
4. Cyber Security (CSY)-------63.75
5. Software Engineering (SEN)-----------63.75
 Required Documents For
Admission
As I always say there is no better way to start getting ready
necessary documents required than now because you will
need this to complete your online and physical registration.
have seen cases where aspirant are so nonchalant about
this and end up not getting the necessary documents
before registration ends and later end up paying extra
money for late registration kindly avoid this and make your
admission process easy for you have avoiding unnecessary
stress, simply getting ready this documents, this shows you
are ready for school.
✨O LEVEL / STATEMENT OF RESULT
✨TESTIMONIAL
✨PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH
✨JAMB ORIGINAL RESULT/ RESULT SLIP
✨FUTA ADMISSION LETTER
✨ATTESTATION LETTER
✨STATE OF ORIGIN CERTIFICATE
✨DECLARATION OF AGE / BIRTH CERTIFICATE
✨JAMB ADMISSION LETTER
SIMPLIFIED EXPLANATION OF EACH DOCUMENTS YOU
NEED FOR CLEARANCE/REGISTRATION HOW TO GET IT
1.O LEVEL / STATEMENT OF RESULT
I believe we all know what this means well if not let me
explain the key points. Futa need you to provide your
original Waec result if you couldn’t get that then you go to
your secondary school you wrote the exam and ask them
for Waec or neco Statement of result.
 They will issue one for you carrying the school stamp or
signature that will serve as proof to Futa that your o level is
verified
FREQUENT QUESTIONS YOU ASK
BUT I WROTE GCE HOW DO I GET MY RESULT ‼
Ans : Inorder to get this you have to go to the WAEC office
of the state you wrote the GCE Exam and such offices are
usually located at the state capital for example Lagos state
you can get your own at ikeja same applies to other states
or you can try the ministry or education close to you they
might be of help
Will I pay money for the Original WAEC result?

Ans : Well unfortunately, Most private school request for

money even if they are to issue you statement of result
.But as for government schools is under doubt for them to
Request for money

2. JAMB ADMISSION LETTER

This is the most important credentials will all admitted

must present during clearance
USES
Its the only authentic way the institution can be sure you
didn’t get your admission through illegal means
It’s verifies that truly Jamb intiated the admission to you
It’s also show that you truly sat for that year jamb and was
given admission successfully.
 3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE
This is the certificate being given to your parents at the
hospital after you being given birth to It’s entails all the date
you where given birth to venue and all
4. DECLARATION OF AGE
This is when you don’t have a birth certificate you then go
ahead and prove your real identity by swearing an oath in
the court of your real age
Requirements and Procedures for Obtaining a Declaration of
Age in Nigeria:
You will need to go to the High Court with a passport
photograph. Please note that the court must have
jurisdiction within the state where the attestation is being
processed.
Passport Photograph
Sworn affidavit under oath at a High Court, or Chief
Magistrate Court
Name
Address
Date of Birth
Sex
Religion
Nationality
Once complete, you will receive an original declaration of age
certification stamped by the Commissioner for Oaths.
According to some sources, an older relative of the person
applying for a declaration of age must be present to attest to
the date of birth of the applicant. However, I can think of
many cases where this is not possible (orphans, or someone
living Away from their state of origin, etc)
 5 STATE OF ORIGIN CERTIFICATE
Concerning this is a very long process but this is just to verify
that you truly an origin of that state.
Like I said earlier it’s a very long process Your parents are the
ones who can actually help you obtain this in your state local
government area
6. ATTESTATION LETTER
This is a short letter written by any of your parents or
guardians or any other person in a recognizable position of
authority who knows you well enough (e.g Lawyer , pastorv,
Traditional ruler or any office holder etc.) . The letter
addressed to the registrar of the university should simply
attest that you will be of good behavior and abide by the
university rules and regulations
SAMPLE OF AN ATTESTATION LETTER
Check The below Procedure and Steps
It will be in a Formal Letter Form
Your Address at the Right Hand Side .
Then the Left Hand Side should be for the School . You will
Address it to the Office of the Registrar .
LETTER OF ATTESTATION

The Body of the letter which comprise

Your Name
Good things about you
The Conclusion
It contains Yours Faithfully and the name of the person
Attesting You To The School and his/her Signature
 7.FUTA ADMISSION LETTER
This is the letter you printed out that carries the registar
Signature to congratulate you of you being successfully given
admission.
The letter is given on the school portal after successful
payment of your acceptance fee.
8. JAMB ORIGINAL RESULT/ RESULT SLIP
I believe most of you think you don’t have business with jamb
anymore but wait you not yet through with jamb
Don’t worry you safe, all you need to get is your jamb original
result or the one that carries out your jamb score but original
is preferable and should be coloured please
9.PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH
I believe there's nothing we do that is official that doesn’t
require passport Well either White or Red background is Okay
depends on the one you have but strictly take as many
passport you can of Same pics at least 40\45 should be
enough .Let it be clear and presentable, and make sure it's not
more than 3months old, you can hold on with the passport
and snap when resumption is near
10.Court Affidavits
This document is a legal good-conduct and anti cultism
statement. There is a generally acceptable format that futa
accepts( a pdf). Once you get the acceptable format, make
sure it is duly SIGNED in at any HIGH COURT (not customary
or magistrate), STAMPED and SEALED!
Click on the link below to download the FUTA generally
accepted affidavit file
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zrgaSXPq7YmrVGcH_541x3KI
WoHbsdqr/view?usp=drivesdk
 11TESTIMONIAL
It seems we are still needing our secondary school just like
we need jamb..Again you have to go back to your secondary
school to get this
This is a letter that will be issued by your secondary school
about your behaviorIf your behavior was bad 😂 I don’t
know but for sure your school can’t recommend a bad
letter they will surely want your success Just go to your
school explain to them your university request for a
recommendation letter base on your behavior and they
type it and hand it over to you...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
I got below 180 in JAMB or I scored below 52% in post
utme can I be considered for admission?
The answer is simply, No. FUTA is bent on 180 and
above in JAMB and 50% and above in post utme.

My aggregate is not up to the required cut off mark,

can I do change of course to another course?
It's not advisable to change your course not even
when admission has started because it will takes time
to reflect on JAMB caps and after Post Utme , it won't
reflect on FUTA portal. The only anything you can do is
wait for Jamb to transfer you to another course or try
again next year.

How do I know if I have been admitted?

You can check your admission status on JAMB portal
via the link this https://portal.jamb.gov.ng/efacility_/

For Further questions and guidance, you can

reach to me on Whatsapp/Call
08145996831
 About the Author

Comr. Adeyemo Adeola Samuel ,

politically addressed as JOMO is a
300 level student of department of
industrial mathematics, Federal
University of technology akure at
the time of publication of this
manual.

He has served as the Welfare Director, Nigeria

association of science student, FUTA Chapter.
He is currently the Elected Welfare Director FUTA
Student Union.

He is passionate about helping and guilding aspirants to

successfully gaining admission to study in FUTA.
he has been about this for years with records of
successfully guiding and catering for two set of aspirant
since his Admission into the school.

He is also known for organizing tutorials for Aspirants

and provision of accomodation for aspirants.