BTech Mechanical Engineering (Production)

BTech Mechanical Engineering (Production) is a four-year Bachelor of Technology programme offered in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. Teaching is in the Regular (morning) session.

You will spend as much time in the laboratory, studio and on industrial attachment as in the lecture hall, so that you leave able to do the work and not only describe it. The degree also opens the way to postgraduate study.

SSSCE applicants

Passes (A–D) in three (3) core subjects, namely English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science, and three (3) passes (A–D) in relevant elective subjects. The cumulative aggregate must be 24 or better.

WASSCE applicants

Credit passes (A1–C6) in three core subjects, namely English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science or Social Studies, and three (3) credit passes (A1–C6) in three relevant elective subjects. The cumulative aggregate must be thirty-six (36) or better.

GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level applicants

Six (6) GCE ‘O’ Level passes including English Language, Mathematics and General Science, plus three (3) GCE ‘A’ Level passes in the relevant courses.

Applicants from technical institutions

• Passes in English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science plus passes in relevant elective courses.
• Applicants with the requisite elective passes but without passes in English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science may be admitted to a two (2) month intensive bridging (pre-degree) programme before formal admission, after passing a selection examination.

Applicants with a technician certificate

• Passes in Motor Vehicle Technicians II (MVT II) — enrolled at Level 200.
• Passes in Motor Vehicle Technicians III (MVT III) — enrolled at Level 300.

HND applicants

• HND graduates with the requisite specialisation enrol at Level 300 (Level 200 for Mechatronics).
• A University Diploma in the relevant subjects enrols at Level 300; an Ordinary Technical Diploma (OTD) enrols at Level 200.

Technician applicants

• At least Part II and III Technician Certificate in EET or Radio & Television; or
• Telecommunication Technician plus English, Mathematics and Science; or
• EET II or Radio & Television Technician II; or
• Telecommunication Technician II with passes in English, Mathematics and Science at SSSCE/WASSCE level.

Mature applicants

• Applicants must be twenty-five (25) years old and show proof of age with a Birth Certificate and/or Ghana Card.
• Applicants must have five (5) years of working experience in the relevant discipline.
• Applicants must hold either a minimum of “E” in six (6) SSSCE subjects, or a minimum of “E8” in six (6) WASSCE subjects, in each case comprising three (3) core subjects (including English Language and Mathematics) and three (3) relevant elective subjects.
• Applicants must pass a written test in English Language, Mathematics and General Knowledge conducted by Koforidua Technical University.

These are the general requirements set out in our admission advertisement. For the application fee, the closing date and how to buy a voucher, see the Admissions page. You are welcome to apply while you are still waiting for your results.