UTME & Direct Entry Admission Requirement for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IMSU

UTME & Direct Entry Admission Requirement for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IMSU

On this article we are going to talk about the Philosophy and Objectives of the department of Mechanical Engineering programme and the admission requirements for “Post UTME & Direct Entry of Imo State University, Owerri.

Introduction

The Department of mechanical engineering offers a five year (B.Eng) Mechanical engineering programme for UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) candidates and a four year (B.Eng) Mechanical Engineering Programme for direct entry candidates.

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Philosophy And Objectives Of The Programme

Mechanical engineering is a science as well as an art of formulation, design, development, manufacturing and control of raw material into useful mechanical work. The mechanical engineering programme is aimed therefore at producing highly skilled manpower, well versed in practical applications of engineering science to the solution of problems regarding the manufacture and operation of industrial machines, processes and power production.

To this end the programme seals to inculcate in the students both in-depth theoretical knowledge and specialized practical skills to enable such graduates co-ordinate and control the technological, economic, human and material resources involved in the mechanical industry.

In keeping with the afore-mentioned philosophy, graduates of the programme are expected among other things to be employers of labour, managers of men and job creators rather than job seekers, able to design, construct, install, operate and maintain mechanical engineering system in their respective areas of specialization.

The academic programme, therefore, is structured not only to offer challenges but to encourage the development of originality in the student and to bring forth the ingenuity in him. To end the programme is designed to prepare students for professional positions in three main areas of specialization.

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Admission Requirements

UTME:

In addition to an acceptable pass in both JAMB and Post UTME screening exercise, candidates must have obtained at not more than two sittings, credit level pass in Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) or its equivalent as approved by the Senate of Imo State University in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other science or technical subject.

Direct Entry:

1. Candidates with upper credit level passes in OND or its equivalent qualification in Engineering may be admitted into the 200 level.
2. In exceptional cases, candidates with HND Upper Credit level passes or its equivalent in Engineering may be admitted into the 300 level.
3. Candidates in (1) and (2) above must satisfy the O’level requirements of the respective programmes.