Federal Polytechnic Bauchi Matriculates 6,559 Students for 2019/2020 Session

Latest: Fed Poly Bauchi Matriculates 6,559 Students for 2019/2020 Academic Session

A total number of 6, 559 students were on Saturday matriculated by the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi for the 2019/2020 academic session.

Giving a breakdown at the matriculation ceremony on Saturday, the Rector, Architect Sanusi Waziri Gumau, said a total of 9,910 applications were received by the polytechnic.

Gumau said 9,654 students were admitted, while 6,559 were registered having meet the requirements.

Giving a breakdown of the classes of the registered students who matriculated, the Rector revealed that 950 were for Diploma, 3125 for National Diploma, 2,421 for Higher National Diploma, and 93 for IJMB.

He said the ceremony was earmarked by the Academic Board of Polytechnic to hold in April 2020 but could not hold due to the coronavirus pandemic that forced schools to close all academic exercises.

The Rector said the polytechnic has secured approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to run nine-degree courses in affiliation with the Abu Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi.

Gumau disclosed that four National Diploma programmes name Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, and Crime Management.

Earlier: Federal Polytechnic Bauchi Matriculation Schedule for 2020/2021 Session

Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, FPTB matriculation ceremony schedule for the 2020/2021 academic session has been fixed by the school authorities.

This is to invite all staff, students particular newly admitted and registered, parents/guardians, and the general public to the 2019/2020 Students’ Matriculation Programme/Ceremony scheduled as follows:

Matriculation Ceremony

Date: Saturday 12th December 2020

Time: 9:00 am

Venue: 510 Seats Hall, FPTB.

Please Note: Attendance is compulsory for all HND 1 & ND 1 Students.

All newly admitted and registered students (ND I & HND I) are to attend the programmes and collect the Polytechnic Academic Gown at Students Affairs Division, Sports Complex from Thursday.

Hiring of Matriculation Gown

This is to inform all matriculating students that arrangement has been concluded to hire out academic gowns for the matriculation ceremony scheduled to hold on Saturday, 12th December 2020 at the rate of N1000. Interested persons are therefore advised to contact the Students Affairs Office for the hiring of the gowns. 

Please note that issuance of gowns commences on Wednesday, 9th December 2020 and to be returned latest by close of work on Monday, 19th December 2020.

All gowns hired must be returned within the stipulated period as failure to do so would attract N100 for each subsequent day as penalty.

Congratulations to all successful admitted and registered students, wish you all a successful matriculation ceremony.