FUTA: Courses Offered, Admission, School Fees & Student Portal

The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) is a top-ranking University in Nigeria. It is located in the ancient city of Akure, in Ondo state, Western Nigeria. The Federal University of Technology Akure (also known as FUT Akure or simply FUTA ) was founded as the hallmark of a campaign by the federal government of Nigeria to create universities that specialized in producing graduates with comprehensive practical and theoretical knowledge of technologies. Thus it was established in the year 1981, and its academic structure includes some forty different academic departments grouped into seven fully-functional faculties.

Other institutions that were established around the same period of time include the Federal University of Technology Owerri, the present Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB, formerly known as the Federal University of Technology, Abeokuta (FUTAB), the Federal University of Technology Minna, the Federal University of Technology Yola , and the Federal University of Technology Bauchi (now Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi).

FUTA is an affiliate member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and is also under the National Universities’ Commission, NUC.

Courses Offered in FUTA & Faculties:

The seven Academic faculties available in FUTA include the following:

1. School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology;

Departments under this college include:

Agricultural Extension & Communication Technology,

Agricultural & Resource Economics ,

Animal Production & Health,

Crop, Soil & Pest Management,

Fisheries & Aquaculture Technology,

Ecotourism & Wildlife Management,

Forestry & Wood Technology and

Food Science & Technology.

2. School of Engineering & Engineering Technology;

Departments under this college include:

Agricultural Engineering,

Civil Engineering,

Electrical & Electronics Engineering ,

Mechanical Engineering ,

Metallurgical & Materials Engineeering and

Mining Engineering .

3. School of Earth & Mineral Sciences:

Departments under this college include:

Applied Geophysics,

Applied Geology,

Metereology,

Marine Science & Technology and

Remote Sensing & Geoscience Information Systems.

4. School of Environmental Technology:

Departments under this college include:

Architecture,

Building Technology,

Estate Management,

Industrial Design,

Quantity Surveying,

Urban & Regional Planning,

Surveying and Geoinformatics

5. School of Management Technology:

Departments under this college include:

Project Management Technology,

Transport Management Technology,

Library Management Technology and

Entrepreneurship Management Technology.

6. School of Sciences:

Departments under this college include:

Biochemistry,

Biology,

Chemistry,

Computer Science,

General Studies,

Mathematical Sciences,

Microbiology,

Physics and

Statistics.

7. School of Health and Health Technology (SHHT)

At the moment, the school runs mainly pre-degree science programs, Short-Term courses and University Advanced Basic Science programs.

FUTA Admission Process

Like every other federal university, admission into FUTA is very competitive.

Eligible candidates must always usually fulfil all the following criteria:

1. They must have at least five O’level credit passes in relevant subjects. The required subjects are usually determined by the department the candidate is applying for admission into.
2. They must have satisfactory scores in UTME/DE examinations. FUTA admits candidates through Direct entry and UTME, and for UTME a minimum score of 200 is usually the benchmark.
3. Prospective candidates must choose the university as their firat choice institution during their UTME registration. Unlike some other schools that ay consider second choice, FUTA places huge preference on first choice.

 

During the admissions’ intake season every year, the university opens their admissions’ registration portal. All admssion-seeking candidates are then required to purchase a form from a designated bank and carry out some basic registration and authentication processes on the school portal. Afterwards, the school sends out post-UTME screening invitations to all candidates it deems fit and qualified, and the results of this screening is used to admit candidates into respective departments in the school.

After a period of time, the school releases the admission list in batches, and then all candidates who participated in the admission screening exercise can now proceed online to check if they have been offered provisional admission.

How To Check FUTA Admission Status:

1. Visit https://www.futa.edu.ng/firars/welcome/admissions
2. Enter your JAMB Registration Number in the space provided
3. Click on “Submit” to check your admission status

 

 

FUTA Portal:

The portal is the hub for all issues and matters related to registration, payments, and basic student services. To access the portal, the candidate can either go to the school website at www.futa.edu.ng and then click on the ‘New registration portal’ link; or just click on the following link to go directly.

https://portal.futaonline.com.ng/student/student

 

The school of Post-graduate studies has its own portal, to cater for the needs of all post-graduate students. The post-graduate portal can be accessed by following this link: http://portal.spgs.futa.edu.ng.

 

FUTA School Fees.

Like most other federal universities, the Federal University of Technology, Akure is tuition-free. However, students are required to pay some ancillary fees. The full breakdown of all the school charges is given below:

 

FUTA Accommodation

S/N	ITEM	OLD HOSTEL	NEW HOSTEL
1.	BED SPACE	90	90
2.	STUDENTS’ HOSTEL MAINTENANCE	8,000	18,000
	TOTAL	8,090	18,090

 

S/N	ITEM	FRESH STUDENTS		RETURNING STUDENTS
		100 LEVEL		400 LEVEL	300 LEVEL			200 & 500 LEVEL
1
1.	TUITION FEE	—		—	—			—
	OTHER CHARGES
2.	ONLINE REGISTRATION (1ST and 2nd Semesters)	1,000		1,000	1,000			1,000
3.	DEED OF UNDERTAKING	500		—	—			—
4.	LABORATORY CHARGES	2,250		2,250	2,250			2,250
5.	EXAMINATION CHARGES	1,000		1,000	1,000			1,000
6.	ELECTRONIC CHARGES	1,000		—	—			—
7.	CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION	2,000		—	—			—
8.	CAUTION FEE (REFUNDABLE)	2,500		—	—			—
9.	IDENTITY CARD	1,000		1,000	1,000			1,000
10.	STUDENT HANDBOOK (REVISED EDITION)	500		—	—			—
11.	SPORT SERVICES	750		750	750			750
12.	MEDICAL EXAMINATION	1,500		—	—			—
13.	ENDOWMENT	1,000		1,000	1,000			1,000
14.	MEDICAL (TISHIP)	1,600		1,600	1,600			1,600
15.	MATRICULATION CHARGES	1,000		—	—			—
16.	LIBRARY CHARGES	500		500	500			500
17.	UNIVERSITY CALENDAR	1,500		—	—			—
18.	INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (400 level students only)	—		1,700	—			—
19.	ICT DEVELOPMENT	2,000		2,000	2,000			2,000
20.	SCHOOL DUES	500		500	500			500
21.	MUNICIPAL CHARGES	1,000		1,000	1,000			1,000
22.	STUDENTS’ WELFARE INSURANCE SCHEME	400		400	400			400
23.	STUDENTS’ UNION FEE	600		400	400			400
24.	ENTREPRENEURSHIP (300 level students only)	—		—	4,500			—
25.	DEVELOPMENT LEVY	25,000		—	—			—
26.	FACILITY ETHICS AND STUDENT CONDUCT MAUAL	500		—	—			—
TOTAL			49,600	15,100		17,900	13,400