Sure Foundation Poly Public Administration Cut-Off Mark 2027/2028

The Sure Foundation Poly Public Administration cut off mark is 100 in the UTME, the national minimum JAMB set for polytechnics for 2026/2027. Sure Foundation Polytechnic, Ikot Akai, Ukanafun LGA, a private polytechnic in Akwa Ibom State, has not published a departmental cut-off for Public Administration in any year I could trace. The course appears on JAMB’s list for the school as “Public Administration”, so ND admission runs through the UTME and JAMB CAPS.

2027/2028 update: Sure Foundation Poly cut-off marks usually stay the same from one year to the next, so the figures on this page are what 2027/2028 candidates should plan with. They are based on JAMB’s 2026 national minimum, because Sure Foundation Poly has not published its own course cut-offs. If the 2027/2028 notice changes anything, we will update this page.

NBTE’s 2020 Directory lists it as a private polytechnic (serial number 117) approved in 2016. The school’s website is sfp.edu.ng: a 2021 admission notice reprinted by Myschool told admitted candidates to check their status there under Admission and then finish registration on campus. I found no 2026/2027 notice, fee list or screening timetable. Do not confuse it with Foundation Polytechnic (Foundation College of Technology), Ikot Ekpene, which is a different institution. So this page sticks to what JAMB and NBTE publish, gives you my safe target score, and tells you what to ask the school.

Sure Foundation Poly Public Administration cut off mark at a glance

Sure Foundation Poly cut-off mark history for Public Administration

JAMB kept the polytechnic floor at 100 for two sessions running. A polytechnic may set a higher mark of its own, but Sure Foundation Poly has never announced one that I could find, and it does not publish merit lists with scores. So 100 is the legal minimum, and anything above it improves your position.

Safe target score for Public Administration (my advice)

These bands are my judgement as an admissions adviser, based on how small private polytechnic courses tend to fill. Public Administration is a moderate-demand course.

For the 2027 UTME I would aim for 115 or more. If you land between 100 and that figure, still apply: at a small private polytechnic your O’level grades, your subject combination and the screening will carry a lot of weight.

Public Administration subject combination and O’level requirements at Sure Foundation Poly

Use of English is compulsory for every UTME candidate, so JAMB’s brochure lists only your other three subjects. I read the Public Administration page on Myschool’s reprint of JAMB’s polytechnic brochure on 3 November 2026. It has a remark that applies here; see below.

Sure Foundation Poly (code SURE-POLY) has its own remark on JAMB’s Public Administration page, and it changes two things. In the UTME, History is no longer fixed: the school asks for Government and Economics plus any other subject. At O’level, Mathematics needs only a pass, not a credit, while English, Economics and Government become compulsory credits. That makes this course reachable for arts and social science students who struggled with Mathematics, as long as they have Government and Economics.

My recommendation is English, Government, Economics and History. The SURE-POLY remark accepts any third subject, so Literature or Commerce would also do. History is still my first choice because it also meets JAMB’s base line, which matters if CAPS moves you to another polytechnic.

O’level: Plan for credits in English, Economics and Government plus two others, and at least a pass in Mathematics, in no more than two sittings. Awaiting-result candidates can sit the UTME, but CAPS cannot offer you admission until your result is uploaded, so have it on the portal before the school’s list is processed.

Direct Entry and the HND route

There is no Direct Entry into the first year of an ND, and JAMB’s brochure leaves the Direct Entry section blank for this course. A blog list (schoolings.org, page updated 12 March 2026) shows HND Accountancy, Business Administration, Public Administration, Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering, with a ₦5,000 form, an ND at Lower Credit and a year of industrial attachment. I could not match it to an official notice, so confirm with the school.

How admission screening works at Sure Foundation Poly

Small Nigerian polytechnics usually sell a form, check documents and sometimes run a short written test or interview. Sure Foundation Poly has not said which it does. Ask the office these questions before you pay anything:

• Is Public Administration admitting new ND students for 2027/2028, and does the programme have NBTE accreditation?
• How much is the form, where do I pay, and when do sales close?
• Is there a written test or interview, and on which subjects?
• What are the acceptance fee and first-year fees, and is there a hostel?

Worked example for an ND Public Administration applicant (illustrative)

Take Itohowo, who wants Public Administration at Sure Foundation Poly. Itohowo scored 117 in English, Government, History and Economics, and has credits in English, Mathematics, Government, Economics and Literature in English from one sitting.

1. JAMB minimum: 117 minus 100 = 17. Itohowo is eligible.
2. My safe target: 117 against 115 is 2 above it.
3. UTME subjects: they match the line in the table above, including the school’s remark.
4. O’level: five credits that cover the compulsory subjects for Public Administration.

If Sure Foundation Poly used a 50:50 ranking, 117 divided by 8 gives 14.625 out of 50, and a screening score of 30 out of 50 would bring the total to 44.625. That formula is only an illustration of how such rankings work. Sure Foundation Poly has not published one, and many small polytechnics simply admit everyone who qualifies.

Your chances of getting Public Administration at Sure Foundation Poly

• If you meet the subject rules and score 100 or more, your biggest risk is that the course may not be running this year. Confirm that first.
• Public Administration is a moderate-demand course, so a score near my target of 115 gives you room if the department has more applicants than places.
• Candidates from Ukanafun, Abak, Oruk Anam, Etim Ekpo and Essien Udim save on transport and rent by studying close to home, which adds up over a two-year ND.
• JAMB told polytechnics to finish 2026/2027 admissions by 31 December 2026, so offers for current candidates can come late. Keep checking CAPS until then.

How to apply for Public Administration at Sure Foundation Poly, step by step

1. Get your JAMB profile code: text NIN, a space and your 11-digit NIN to 55019 or 66019 from the phone line linked to your NIN.
2. Register the UTME correctly: choose Public Administration with English, Government, Economics and History, and pick Sure Foundation Polytechnic (short code SURE-POLY) as your polytechnic.
3. Fix your choice if needed: if Sure Foundation Poly was not your choice, do a JAMB change of institution before screening. To move into Public Administration from another course, see JAMB change of course.
4. Upload your O’level to CAPS: visit an accredited JAMB CBT centre once your WAEC, NECO or NABTEB result is out.
5. Check with the school: use sfp.edu.ng and the admissions office at Ikot Akai to confirm your course is admitting, how the form is sold and what it costs. The 2021 notice gave directions from Uyo through Itam and Abak.
6. Attend screening: take your UTME result slip, O’level result, birth certificate or age declaration, local government identification and passport photographs.
7. Accept on CAPS: log in at efacility.jamb.gov.ng, open Check Admission Status, then Access my CAPS, and accept. Our JAMB CAPS guide explains each status.
8. Pay acceptance and register: get the amounts from the bursary in writing, pay through the channel the school names, then complete medical and departmental registration.

Still preparing for the exam? Read when JAMB 2027 registration starts and, when results are out, how to check your JAMB result.

Studying Public Administration at Sure Foundation Poly

A blog reprint of the school’s HND list places it in the School of Management and Business Studies, though I could not confirm that on an official page. Sure Foundation Poly has not published a course outline, so the list below is the usual NBTE pattern for ND Public Administration in Nigerian polytechnics.

What you study

• Principles of public administration
• Nigerian government and politics
• Local government administration
• Public finance and budgeting basics
• Office management and records
• Administrative law and human resource management
• SIWES placement and general studies

Duration and accreditation

Under the standard NBTE structure, the ND runs for two years full time, with a SIWES placement. Students who want the HND then do a one-year industrial attachment before applying, and the HND usually asks for an ND at Lower Credit or above. Sure Foundation Poly is in NBTE’s 2020 Directory (private, approved 2016), which confirms the school itself. I could not confirm the NBTE status of ND Public Administration specifically. That matters: an ND from a programme NBTE has not accredited can cause problems when you apply for an HND or a job. Ask the department for its accreditation letter before you pay fees.

Careers after the ND

• Administrative assistant in ministries, agencies and local councils
• Clerical and records officer
• Personnel or human resource assistant
• Community development and NGO programme assistant
• Office administrator in schools and private firms
• HND Public Administration, then a degree

Related courses at Sure Foundation Poly

• Sure Foundation Poly Accountancy Cut-Off Mark
• Sure Foundation Poly Computer Engineering Technology Cut-Off Mark
• Sure Foundation Poly Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology Cut-Off Mark
• Sure Foundation Poly Computer Science Cut-Off Mark

To compare the same course at other Akwa Ibom polytechnics, see the Federal Poly Ukana Public Administration cut-off mark.

For revision, start with the JAMB Government syllabus and the JAMB Economics syllabus.

Mistakes that cost Public Administration applicants

• Ignoring the school remark: at Sure Foundation Poly, Government and Economics are the fixed UTME subjects; at most other polytechnics History is fixed too, so choose with your second option in mind.
• Forgetting the Mathematics pass: the SURE-POLY remark needs only a pass in Mathematics, but you still need that pass, and a credit keeps other schools open.
• Literature in place of English: the brochure insists on English Language.
• Missing Government or Economics credits: the SURE-POLY remark makes both compulsory credits, along with English.
• No O’level on CAPS: JAMB cannot approve an offer until your result is uploaded.

Sure Foundation Poly Public Administration: frequently asked questions

What subjects do I need for Public Administration in Sure Foundation Poly? Use of English, Government, Economics and any other subject, under the SURE-POLY remark. History is the safest third subject because it also meets JAMB’s base line.

Is 105 enough for Public Administration at Sure Foundation Poly? It clears JAMB’s minimum of 100, and Sure Foundation Poly has published no higher figure. It is a little below my safe target of 115, so a strong O’level result and a good screening will matter.

Can I study Public Administration at Sure Foundation Poly without History? Yes. The school’s remark in JAMB’s brochure asks for Government, Economics and any other subject, so History is optional here, although it is fixed at most other polytechnics.

Is Public Administration at Sure Foundation Poly accredited? Sure Foundation Poly itself is in NBTE’s 2020 Directory (private, approved 2016). I could not confirm the accreditation of ND Public Administration specifically, so ask the department for its NBTE letter before you pay fees.

Sources and updates

The 2026/2027 polytechnic minimum of 100, the 31 December 2026 deadline and JAMB’s warning against admissions outside CAPS come from JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria on 11 May 2026; the 2025/2026 figure of 100 is from Nairametrics (8 July 2025). The course name is from the Myschool reprint of JAMB’s course list for the school. JAMB’s subject and O’level rules are from Myschool’s reprint of the JAMB polytechnic brochure page for Public Administration, which I checked on 3 November 2026, including the school’s own remarks. The approval year is from NBTE’s 2020 Directory of Accredited Programmes (serial number 117). The website, status-check route and directions are from a school notice reprinted by Myschool on 15 January 2021. The safe target, the worked example and the ranking illustration are my own advice. Checked on 3 November 2026; this page will be updated when Sure Foundation Poly publishes a 2027/2028 notice.

Jude Chinecherem

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