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Admissions

2010/2011 Post Graduate Admission List: This is to inform the general public that the 2010-2011 Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Postgraduate admission list is out. Successful candidates are to collect their admission letters in their various faculties immediately.
2010/2011 Undergraduate Admission List. List of successful candidates provisionally admitted into the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for the 2010/2011 academic session (UME and DE) has been released.  Registration for newly admitted students (100 and 200 levels) shall be conducted from Monday 22nd November to Friday 3rd December, 2010.  Admission letters will be ready for collection at the Faculty where the candidates are admitted as from Monday 22nd November, 2010.
2010/2011 Admission List for Division of Agricultural Colleges
2009/2010 Undergraduate Admission List
All newly admitted candidates are hereby notified that registrations starts on Monday 11th January, 2009 with screening at their respective faculties. Normal registration will close on Friday 19th February, 2010. Candidates are further advised to read the guidelines for course registration, payment of fees, and accommodation. Details of these can be obtained by clicking relevant links on the left menu of this page.
2009/2010 Postgraduate Admission List

2009/2010 Supplementary Postgraduate Admission List

Returning Postgaduate Students Online ID

Guidelines for 2010/2011 Registration

General Instruction

Read the registration guideline step by step carefully before starting your online registration.
All students who are to pay for school fees for registration should logon to the portal using the url, www.abu.edu.ng or www.abuportal-ng.org to access their payment details.
The following payment options are available:

  • BranchCollect (Students are strongly advised to use this option)
  • eTranzact
  • InterSwitch

Participating Banks

Students can make payment in any branch of the under listed banks nationwide:

  1. Intercontinental Bank Plc.
  2. First Bank of Nigeria Plc.
  3. Union Bank Nigeria Plc.
  4. United Bank for Africa Plc.
  5. AfriBank Plc.
  6. Ahmadu Bello University Microfinance Bank Ltd (ABU Samaru & Kongo)
  7. Zenith Bank Plc.
  8. GTBank Plc.
  9. Oceanic Bank Plc.
  10. Unity Bank of Nigeria Plc.
  11. First City Monument Bank Plc.
  12. Fin Bank Plc.
  13. Diamond Bank Plc.
  14. Bank PHB Plc.
  15. Skye Bank Plc.
  16. Fidelity Bank Plc.
  17. Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc.

Duration of Registration

Normal Registration 18th October 2010 to 27th November, 2010
Late Registration 29th November 2010 to 12th December 2010
Please note that bank transaction charges of N300.00 and N450.00 per transaction applies for BranchCollect and eTranzact respectively.

Late Registration

Late registration is only allowed upon submitting evidence of payment of Late Registration Fees. The fees for late registration are as follows:
Undergraduate N2,500.00
Postgraduate N5,000.00

Duration of Add/Drop

First Semester 13th December, 2010 to 20th December, 2010
Second Semester 2nd May, 2011 to 9th May, 2010
Add/Drop will be strictly available to those who had earlier registered. Only students with valid, uploaded scanned passport photograph and signature would be issued examination card. Students must ensure strict compliance.

Important Notes

All students must upload their scanned passport photographs (JPEG Format and less than 100kb) and signature (JPEG Format and less than 100kb), provide a valid mobile telephone number and email address as a requirement for online registration. Students’ USERNAME and PASSWORD would be sent to his/her email address. Students must ensure that copies of payment documents (tellers and receipts from the Portal) are submitted to Faculty Accountants (in case of registration fees) and Student Affairs Finance Office (in case of Accommodation Fees).
Students must also submit copies of Course Registration Forms from the Portal to the Faculty/Department Registration Officer for ratification. The approved copies must be submitted to the Academic Secretary's representative at the faculties. Successful hostel allocation printed from the Portal should be taken to the Hall Administrators of the selected hall of residence.
Postgraduate returning students should maintain their Online Identification Numbers which is available at www.abu.edu.ng.

Student Registration Procedure

Follow the under listed procedure step by step to accomplish your registration on the portal:

Proceed as applicable.
For New Students Only (Postgraduate and Undergraduate)
Undergraduate students should proceed to their respective faculties for screening while Postgraduate students are screened at the Postgraduate School.
  1. Eligible candidates are issued with Registration numbers (in case of undergraduate) and an Online Identification Code (for Postgraduates).
  2. For new undergraduate students, submit photocopy of admission letter containing Matriculation number to representative of the Academic Secretary in the respective faculties (wait for at least 24hrs before proceeding to the Portal)
  3. Proceed by entering the url, www.abuportal-ng.org in any web browser for registration.
  4. Click on the hyperlink that applies to you on the home page of the Portal. For example, a Postgraduate student clicks on Make Payment/Check Profile under the section Postgraduate New Student while undergraduate clicks on Make Payment/Check Profile under Undergraduate New Student.
  5. Type your Registration Number or Online Identification Code (Undergraduate and Postgraduate respectively), select your State of Origin, and click on submit to check on your profile.
  6. All foreign students from ECOWAS Countries admitted into Ahmadu Bello University must present their Passport or ECOWAS VISA
  7. All foreign students that are not citizens of ECOWAS Member States must present STR VISA from Nigerian embassies in their countries in order to qualify for registration.
  8. All foreign students must be cleared at the Students’ Affairs Division before they are enabled by the MIS to commence registration.
  9. All foreign students with Refugee status are also expected to come along to the Students Affairs Division with their ID Cards and other supporting documents for clearance.
For Returning Students only (Postgraduate and Undergraduate)
Returning students require no screening. They are to proceed to the Portal using the url, www.abuportal-ng.org.
  1. Postgraduate Students can obtain their online Identification Code by visiting the university’s website, www.abu.edu.ng, the Postgraduate School or their respective Facultys' notice boards.
  2. Click on the hyperlink that applies to you on the home page of the Portal. For example, a Postgraduate students should click on Make Payment/Check Profile under the section Postgraduate Returning Student while undergraduate students should click on Make Payment/Check Profile under Undergraduate Returning Student.
  3. Type your Registration Number or Online Identification Code (Undergraduate and Postgraduate respectively), and select your degree programme prefix (eg. B.Sc., LLM, B.A. B.Eng., etc) and click on submit to check on your profile.

    Please note that in case your profile is incorrect, call these hotline, 07029766500, 07029766501, 07029766502, 07029766503 from 8.00am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday or send a mail to registrationsupport@abu.edu.ng or report to any of the Faculty’s Digital Centres before continuing your registration.

    If all the information displayed are correct, click on “CHECK FEES SCHEDULE” to access the appropriate fees payable as registration fees. You may print a copy if you so wish.
For those that used BranchCollect or eTranzact Options
Proceed by opening the website, www.abuportal-ng.org and then do the following:
  1. Logon as you did in step 1.0.
  2. For BranchCollect, a confirmation page is displayed that request for Transaction Id. Enter the Id and proceed to step 3.5.
  3. For eTranZact, click on the authenticate button.
  4. The confirmation page is displayed. Then enter the Confirmation Id and the Receipt Number.
  5. A receipt is now displayed. Print a copy and proceed to edit your profile. Your login parameters are displayed and a copy would be sent to your email box.
Course Registration
Click on “Course Registration” to complete your course registration for the session. Select only the courses you are to register from the list of displayed courses, click on “PREVIEW ” to check only the courses you have selected and click on “Submit” to finally register your courses. Print your registered courses by clicking on “Print Courses Registered” button.
You can modify your course registration by clicking on the Add more Courses and Drop Courses links.
Hostel Room Reservation
Note: Hostel room reservation will only be available upon completion of course registration.
If you are entitled for accommodation and wish to stay in the university hostel accommodation, you can reserve for a space by using the 'Reserve Hostel Room' link. Select the hostel, the block and the room you wish to reserve. Proceed to select the payment option you so desire to use.
Students that reserve hostel spaces are expected to make payment for such reserved spaces within 24 hours of the reservation. Space allocation is only confirmed after making payment. Failure to make payment within the valid period for reservation would void such a reservation.
Students can pay for only one space in a session. An eligible student is given a second chance to reserve for another space if the first reservation elapses. All other conditions for hostel allocation applies.
Procedure for payment for reserved room spaces are as follows:
  1. Using BranchCollect
    Click on “MAKE PAYMENT” and select BranchCollect option and click on “Pay via BranchCollect” button to proceed. Click on “Confirm” button. Click on “Generate Transaction ID”, print the Transaction ID and proceed to make payment at any designated bank. Thereafter log on to the Portal to print confirmed allocation of bed space.

  2. Using eTranzact
    Click the “Reserve Hostel Room” link from the menu to reserve a bed space in your desired hostel. Specify the block and room number. Click on the “Reserve Room” button to complete the reservation. Click on “PRINT” button to print the hostel reservation details and proceed to any branch of the designated banks to make payment. Thereafter log on to the Portal to print confirmed allocation of bed space.

  3. Using InterSwitch
    • Select Interswitch Option and click on PAY VIA INTERSWITCH” button to proceed.
    • On the appearing page, click on “CONFIRM” button.
    • On the appearing page click on “PAY VIA INTERSWITCH” button to proceed to PAYDIRECT online page.
    • Enter your “Card Number”, “Expiry Date” and “Card PIN”, then click on “PAY” button
    • Wait for Interswitch (this takes about 3 minutes depending on the network) to process your Payment Request, display your Payment Status and Payment Receipt, all on the same page.
    • If the Payment status is not successful, then reconfirm your transaction by clicking on the link “CLICK HERE"
In case your transaction is still not successful, check back after 24 hours to access, complete and print your Hostel Allocation Details for your records.

Fees Schedule for 2010/2011 Session

The Fees

The schedule of fees for the 2010/2011 Academic Session is as follows:-
Postgraduate
The fees for the Postgraduate Programmes are available at the Postgraduate School, Main Campus.
Undergraduate
The fees for the undergraduate students are as follows:
Tuition

S/N

Faculty

Nigerian
Non-Nigerian
Resident
=N=
Non-Resident
=N=
1.
Administration Free
13,000.00
5,000.00
2.
Agriculture Free
15,600.00
6,000.00
3.
Arts Free
13,000.00
5,000.00
4.
Education Free
13,000.00
5,000.00
5.
Engineering Free
14,300.00
8,000.00
6.
Environmental Design (All Depts)
Except Architecture
Free
Free
14,300.00
23,000.00
8,000.00
10,000.00
7.
Law Free
13,000.00
5,000.00
8.
Medicine Free
23,000.00
10,000.00
9.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Free
23,000.00
10,000.00
10.
Science Free
15,600.00
6,000.00
11.
Social Science Free
13,000.00
5,000.00
12.
Veterinary Medicine Free
23,000.00
10,000.00
 

Accommodation Information

Hostel Room Reservation

Note: Hostel room reservation will only be available upon completion of course registration.
If you are entitled for accommodation and wish to stay in the university hostel accommodation, you can reserve for a space by using the 'Reserve Hostel Room' link. Select the hostel, the block and the room you wish to reserve. Proceed to select the payment option you so desire to use.
Students that reserve hostel spaces are expected to make payment for such reserved spaces within 24 hours of the reservation. Space allocation is only confirmed after making payment. Failure to make payment within the valid period for reservation would void such a reservation.
Students can pay for only one space in a session. An eligible student is given a second chance to reserve for another space if the first reservation elapses. All other conditions for hostel allocation applies.
Procedure for payment for reserved room spaces are as follows:

Using BranchCollect

Click on “MAKE PAYMENT” and select BranchCollect option and click on “Pay via BranchCollect” button to proceed. Click on “Confirm” button. Click on “Generate Transaction ID”, print the Transaction ID and proceed  to make payment at any designated bank. Thereafter log on to the Portal to print confirmed allocation of bed space.

Using eTranzact

Click the “Reserve Hostel Room” link from the menu to reserve a bed space in your desired hostel. Specify the block and room number. Click on the “Reserve Room” button to complete the reservation. Click on “PRINT” button to print the hostel reservation details and proceed to any branch of the designated banks to make payment. Thereafter log on to the Portal to print confirmed allocation of bed space.

Using InterSwitch

  • Select Interswitch Option and click on PAY VIA INTERSWITCH” button to proceed.
  • On the appearing page, click on “CONFIRM” button.
  • On the appearing page click on “PAY VIA INTERSWITCH” button to proceed to PAYDIRECT online page.
  • Enter your “Card Number”, “Expiry Date” and “Card PIN”, then click on “PAY” button
  • Wait for Interswitch (this takes about 3 minutes depending on the network) to process your Payment Request, display your Payment Status and Payment Receipt, all on the same page.
  • If the Payment status is not successful, then reconfirm your transaction by clicking on the link “CLICK HERE”
      In case your transaction is still not successful, check back after 24  hours  to access, complete and print your Hostel Allocation Details for 
your records.