Admission Policy and Academic Standard in Engineering Education at the Nigerian Tertiary Education System

Abstract

Engineering is the bedrock of technological and infrastructural development of any country, and therefore education in engineering should be viewed as an indispensable means of imparting knowledge in engineering for the development of that country. This paper highlights the basic entry requirements for admission into tertiary institutions to read engineering and exposes ills of admitting unqualified candidates through a remedial programme. It also attempts to present factors that lead to the deterioration of the standard in engineering education and finally suggests possible ways to improve the standard by adequate funding of Supervised Industrial Training Scheme in Engineering (SITSIE) programme in order to meet the challenges of the labour market.