Tamale Technical University Admission 2024

Tamale Technical University Admission 2024

 

Tamale Technical University is Africa’s premier University in northern Ghana in the delivery of world-class technical and vocational education. The university traces its history to a trades school in 1951 and a Technical Institute in 1963. It received Technical University classification in 2018 following its conversion from a Polytechnic under the Technical Universities Act, 2016 (Act 922).

The University has autonomy to run as a Public tertiary educational institution in Ghana. All the programs run by the University are accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB). The Higher National Diploma Programs are supervised by the National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations (NABPTEX).

The University has a student population of about 7000 made of various nationalities. There is strong promotion of cultural diversity reflected in the student numbers and background. There are currently students from across Ghana, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Mali and Nigeria. Academic excellence is a reflections of the diversity of the student population and absolute emphasis on hands-on practical training, coupled with strong industry linkage.

Tamale Technical University is a member of the Commonwealth Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa. It also has membership of the Association of Principals of Technical Institutes, Ghana and Conference of Rectors of Polytechnics and Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities, Ghana.

The University has a very good standing in the world Universities’ rankings in the area of applied research and technology. This is manifested in the form of awards won. The institution was awarded by the International Institute of Governance and Development, South Africa for innovation, integrity and Development in 2014. It also received the Best Behaved Institution at the 7th edition of the Inter-tertiary institution debate competition in Africa in 2014, organized by Impact Africa. The Nova Scotia Agricultural College also in 2010 accorded the University partnership recognition for commitment to the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship. The Ghana Tourism Authority recently awarded the University for Best Performer in Tourism Education, 2018.

Tamale Technical University is located within the Education Ridge area of Tamale, which is about two kilometres away from the Central Business District. It is digitally located on NS-011-9772. The University’s strategic location gives easy access to various significant places of attraction. It gives a significant hassle-free travel distance to the Gambaga escarpement. It provides easy reach also to the, Laribanga mosque, Damongo game reserve, Mognori ecovillage and Kulmasa traditional ritual site.

 

Costs of Application forms for 2024 Academic Year

Programme	Cost
Bachelor of Technology Programmes	GH¢150.00
Higher National Diploma (HND) Programmes	GH¢140.00
Diploma/DBS/CILT Programmes	GH¢100.00
Certificate of Technology Programmes	GH¢80.00
Foreign Applicants for any programme	Free

 

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

A. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO FIRST DEGREE PROGRAMMES

1. 1. Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSSCE), West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE) The general requirements for admission of WASSCE, SSSCE and GBCE candidates to first degree programmes are three (3) credit passes in three core subjects and three (3) credit passes in three relevant elective subjects.
      
      1. SSSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects.
      2. WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1-C6) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects.
      3. GBCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects including English Language and Mathematics plus three (3) relevant elective subject
   2. General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Candidates

Passes in three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be Grade D or better). Also, the applicant must have had credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for Science students).

1. 1. Admission of Higher National Diploma (HND) Candidates to First Degree Programmes

Applicant must have graduated with a good HND certificate (i.e. at least 2nd Class Lower Division). In addition, the applicant must have acquired a 2-year post-HND qualification working experience. Institutions under mentorship will follow their Mentor Institutions’ practice with regard to entry levels for HND applicants. Other Diploma qualifications from elsewhere assessed to be equivalent to HND may be similarly considered.

1. 1. Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) Candidates

Full Diploma Certificate in ABCE. Also, the applicant must have had credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies in the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE) or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) or West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). ABCE candidates may be considered for admission at level 200 of a degree programme.

1. 1. Mature Students’ Entry

Mature students entry avenues to tertiary education provide opportunities for people who could not do so earlier in their lives to further their education at the tertiary level after some years in the workplace. Such applicants should normally not exceed 5% (for Public Tertiary Educational Institutions) and 20% (for Private Tertiary Educational Institutions) of the total admissions of an institution in a given academic year.

1. 1. The applicant must be at least 25 years old, and show proof of age with birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth which is at least 25 years old at the time of application;
   2. For admission into chartered institutions, applicant must pass Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations conducted by the institution itself (English Language, Mathematics and an Aptitude Test)
   3. In the case of non-chartered institutions, the examinations will be moderated and the marked scripts, vetted by their Mentor Institution. In lieu of such examinations, the applicant should show proof of credit passes in English Language and Mathematics in WASSCE or any other nationally recognized standard High School level examinations (for qualifications from countries outside WAEC’s aegis).

B. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

1. Science and Technology Programmes
   
   1. SSSCE Candidates: Passes (A-D) in five (5) subjects comprising three core subjects, English Language, Integrated Science and Mathematics, plus two (2) relevant elective subjects.
   2. WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1-C6) in five (5) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects, English Language, Integrated Science and Mathematics, plus two (2) elective subjects.
2. Arts, Business and Humanities Programmes
   
   1. SSSCE Candidates: Passes (A-D) in five (5) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus two (2) elective subjects
   2. WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1-C6) in five (5) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus two (2) elective subjects.
   3. GBCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in five (5) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects including English Language and Mathematics plus two (2) relevant elective subjects.

C. DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (DBS) CANDIDATES

Four (4) WASSCE credit passes (A1-C6) or four SSSCE passes (A-D) including English Language and Mathematics, plus the DBS qualification could be used as entry qualification for relevant Higher National Diploma programmes.

Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) qualification cannot, in itself, be used for admission into first degree programmes

D. PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

All professional certificates and any other qualifications beyond the ones specified above must be referred to the National Accreditation Board for the establishment of their equivalencies, to determine their eligibility for admission to tertiary education institutions – universities, university colleges, polytechnics, etc.

E. ACCESS COURSE FOR ADMISSION TO HND SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMMES

The National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations and polytechnics will organise access courses for SSSCE/WASSCE holders who could not obtain the grades required for direct entry into tertiary institutions, to foster their enrollment into Higher National Diploma Science and Engineering programmes

F. FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS

All foreign qualifications should be referred to the National Accreditation Board (NAB) for determination of equivalences and eligibility for admission to tertiary institutions in Ghana (National Accreditation Board Act, 2007 [Act 744 (2(2b)]). It should be noted that the American SAT, TOEFL etc. cannot in themselves be acceptable as entry qualifications into Ghanaian tertiary educational institutions

HOW TO APPLY

Mode of Payment and Delivery of Application form

1. Applicants should pay for e-vouchers from any branch of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), CAL BANK, GCB Bank, Zenith Bank, Stanbic Bank and Ghana Post
2. Applicants should log in apply.tatu.edu.gh with e-vouchers to complete the application form online
3. A copy of the completed application form should be submitted to admissions@tatu.edu.gh.
   
   

International Student

• Fill in the online application code request form.
• You will receive a Card Number(SERIAL) and Personal Identification Number(PIN) you can use to access the online registration forms.
• Complete the online registration.
• Print the completed form and add photocopies of relevant certificates and send to the address above
• click on this link: https://apply.tatu.edu.gh/foreign to get your pin code for application

Enquires may be addressed to:

The Registrar
Tamale Technical University
Tamale