Bauchi Polytechnic registers 6, 268 students

Mr. Sanusi Gumau, rector of the Federal Polytechnic of Bauchi, says the institution has enrolled a total of 6,268 students for the 2022/2023 academic session.

Gumau told Bauchi on Wednesday during the institution's new entrants registration and orientation ceremony.

Represented by Mr. Dalhatu Abubakar, Deputy Rector of the institution, Gumau said the polytechnic received 9,372 applications and 8,015 were admitted, while 6,268 were registered as bona fide students of the institution. institution.

He explained that 1,770 students were admitted to the Higher National Diploma (HND) while 4,498 were admitted to the National Diploma (ND) programme.

He urged students to face their studies in a way that does not waste their parents' resources and justifies the trust placed in them.

"We have created five additional academic directorates and affiliated with three notable institutions of higher learning for the awarding of nine degrees and 10 postgraduate degree programs.

We have also made a lot of effort to change the face of the polytechnic and fill the gap created by the institution's infrastructural deficit.

We touched almost every nook and cranny of Polytechnic that needed to be touched,” he said.

Earlier, Hajiya Rakiya Maleka, the Registrar of the polytechnic said that the institution is well known for its consistency in delivering quality technology services since its inception.

She urged new cohorts to use the knowledge and experiences gained during the orientation exercise and make it an integral part of their time at the polytechnic.

“You should read, study and concentrate on your learning because tomorrow belongs to those who prepared for it today. I therefore enjoin you to avoid all social vices. not engage in worship; you are expected to dress decently at polytechnic to conform to our dress code,” the Registrar said.