Nigeria police Academy registration begins 2016/2017

This is to inform the general public that the sale of online application forms for admission into the 4th Regular Course of degree programme of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, will commence on Wednesday 16th March, 2016 and end on Friday the 17th June, 2016. Admission into the Academy is open to both male and female Nigerians of good character.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

2. Interested Applicants are advised to go to the Nigeria Police Academy’s Website: www.polac.edu.ng in order to obtain or generate Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) Code. The RRR code obtained can be used to make payment of N3,000.00 through any commercial Bank Branch in Nigeria.

Applicants must, in addition, apply through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board as well as sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Candidates need not select the Police Academy as a university of choice in the JAMB form.

However, only candidates who obtained the minimum UTME scores which is to be determined by JAMB and purchased the Academy online application form; will be eligible to sit for the Nigeria Police Academy Selection Examination.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

3. Applications are to be submitted online. On submission of the applications, candidates are required to download Acknowledgement Form. Candidates who obtained the minimum national cut-off marks or above, will be enabled to download and print their examination cards.

COURSES OF STUDY

4. Courses leading to Bachelor’s degrees in the following disciplines are available in the Academy br /> 

a. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES. BA in br /> 

English

Nigerian Languages & Linguistics

History & International Studies

b. FACULTY OF LAW: LLB

c. FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES: BSc in br /> 

Accounting

Economics

Management Sciences

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

d. FACULTY OF SCIENCE: BSc inbr /> 

Biochemistry

Biological Sciences

Chemistry

Computer Science

Forensic Science

Mathematics

Physics

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

5. The following are the admission requirementsbr /> 

a. Candidates seeking admission into the Academy must be Nigerian citizens and must be between 17 and 22 years of age, and must have a height of not less than 1.67 Metres (5 Feet 6 Inches) if male, and 1.62 Metres (5 Feet 4 Inches) if female. In addition, male candidates must have an expanded chest size of not less than 91cm (36 Inches). All candidates must be free from any physical deformity or mental disability.

b. Candidates must have obtained a minimum of SIX (6) credits at the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the National Examinations Council (NECO) or the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) at not more than 2 sittings and including a credit pass in English Language and Mathematics as well as subjects relevant to the candidate’s chosen course of study in the Academy.

c. Candidates must also obtain satisfactory scores in both the written examination and the interview and must pass physical and psychological tests of fitness.

d. SSCE STATEMENT OF RESULTS OR CERTIFICATES RELATING TO EXAMINATIONS TAKEN BEFORE 2012 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

SELECTION EXAMINATION DATE, CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

6. The Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil Selection Examination, may be Computer Based Test (CBT) or Pencil and Paper. The examination shall comprise of a General Paper (Section A) which is compulsory for all candidates. It will cover areas such as general knowledge and current affairs, English Language and Mathematics. Other sections are to be selected according candidate’s Faculty of choice. It will be conducted on Saturday the 16th July, 2016.

Only candidates who obtained the minimum national cut-off marks or above will be eligible to sit for the Nigeria Police Academy Selection Examination at 12 designated Centres. The list of Centres is in the Academy Website.

Eligible candidates are to bring along to the examination venue their Acknowledgement Form, Examination Card, JAMB Result Slip and two Postcard size photographs, the candidates must write their name, State of origin, examination centre and signature.

7. Only candidates who are successful in the Selection Examination will be invited for the Nigeria Police Academy Selection Board Interview. The list of successful candidates will be published on our website and in some national newspapers.

NATURE AND DURATION OF COURSE

8. Candidates admitted into the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil degree course will undergo a combined academic and Police training for a minimum period of Five (5) Years leading to Bachelor’s degrees and commission into the Nigeria Police Force as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).

POLICE EXAM CENTRES

LIST OF EXAMINATION CENTRES

1. Kano - Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil

2. Kaduna - Police College, Kaduna

3. Enugu - Police Detective College, Enugu

4. Abuja - National Universities Commission, Auditorium

5. Minna - Police Secondary School, Minna

6. Jos - Police Staff College, Jos

7. Bauchi - Police Training School, Bauchi

8. Maiduguri - Police College, Maiduguri

9. Lagos - Police College, Ikeja

10. Ibadan - Police Training School, Ibadan

11. Port Harcourt - Police Secondary School, Port Harcourt

12.Owerri - Police College, Owerri

SELECTION EXAMINATION COURSES

SELECTION EXAMINATION

1. The name of the examination should continue as SELECTION EXAMINATION.

2. The Examination shall assume the following part patterns

SLECTION A : General paper - compulsory for all candidates (Weighting, 40%). Other sections, (only one section to be answered by candidates based on Faculty of choice (weighting 60%).

GENERAL PAPER AND ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 3 SUBJECTS

ii. SECTION B : FACULTY OF HUMANITIES 

Government/History

Economics

Literature in English

iii. SECTION C : FACULTY OF LAW

History/Government

IRS/CRS

Literature in English

iv. SECTION D: FACULTY OF SCIENCE
 Biology

Chemistry

Physics

v. SECTION E: FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES br /> 

Government

Economics

Principle of Accounts/Commerce

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