Nigeria Police Academy Admission Application Form – 2016/17

Nigeria Police Academy, NPA admission application form for the 4th regular course is now on sale for the 2016/2017 academic session. Admission into the Academy is open to both male and female Nigerians of good character.

Nigeria Police Academy (NPA),  Wudil, Kano is inviting suitably qualified  Nigerian citizens for admission into it 4^th Regular Course degree programmes for the 2016/2017 academic session.

Nigeria Police Academy Admission Requirements.

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.

Nigeria Police Academy Available Programmes.

COURSE OF STUDY
Courses leading to Bachelor’s degrees in the following disciplines are available in the Academy:
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES. BA in:

• English
• Nigerian Languages & Linguistics
• History & International Studies

FACULTY OF LAW: LLB
 FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES: BSc in:

• Accounting
• Economics
• Management Sciences
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

 FACULTY OF SCIENCE: BSc in:

• Biochemistry
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Forensic Science
• Mathematics
• Physics

Nigeria Police Academy Admission Method of Application.

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.
Sale of online application forms for admission into the 4^th Regular Course of degree the programme of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, will commence on Wednesday 16thMarch, 2016 and end on Friday the 17th June, 2016.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
 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.

NPA Entrance Examination Date, Conditions and Requirements.

   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 (3.5×5 Inches) which should show only from the chest upwards. At the back of each of the two Postcard size photographs, the candidates must write their name, State of origin, examination centre and signature.
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 newspaper

Nature and Duration of NPA 3rd Regular Course.

 Candidates admitted into the Nigeria Police Academy degree course will undergo a combined police and academic training for a minimum period of five years leading to Bachelor’s degrees and commission in the Nigeria Police Force as Assistant Superintendents of Police.