Success in life should not be determined by our alma mater. I believe that everybody has a chance to be successful whether they went to a university or polytechnic. Our success is in our hands. This write-up is not meant to degrade HND holders. I am one of those that are strongly against the discrimination against HND holders. However, the reality on ground (due to the discrimination) is that BSc is still more superior to HND and I have given reasons below to state the obvious but bitter truth.

1 Entrance Qualification - The entrance qualification to the university is more stringent than that to the polytechnic. The UTME cut off for universities is higher than that of polytechnics. All universities require a minimum of 5 credits in WASSCE/NECO while most polytechnics accept 4 credits as minimum requirement. It is well accepted that the entrance qualification to any institution says a lot about the prestige attached to such institution.

2 Quality of Lecturers- You cannot compare the quality of lecturers in the university to that of the polytechnic. Most university lecturers are professors and PhD holders with decades of teaching and research experience to show for it. Some of them are universally renowned professors. The head of universities are always renowned and experienced academic professors. Most Master degree holders in universities are mere assistant lecturers. The same cannot be said of polytechnics where most of their 'experienced' lecturers are mere BSc holders. Most rectors of polytechnics are Msc holders, only a few have PhD. Even corps members lecture polytechnic students. Has it ever occurred to you why polytechnics find it hard to employ even their own products (HND holders) to lecture? Instead, they employ mostly university grads to teach.

3 Research Work- University is the bedrock of research work. Research work lays the foundation of advancement and any sane society will rate any higher institution by the quality of their research. Unfortunately, the quality of research work in Nigerian universities is poor but this is still far better than that of polytechnics that do absolutely nothing (or very negligible research work).

4 Funding- Universities are much more funded than polytechnics. One of the metrics for determining the quality of an institution is the level of funding. No wonder, the government and the media pay more attention to the demand of ASUU over ASUP. Thus, you will expect a product of a university to be better trained than that of a polytechnic.

5 Quality of students - The brightest, youngest and most motivated students go to the universities. Go to a polytechnic and what you will see a lot of dejected, not-so-young students who have written UTME many times but have not succeeded. A few in the polytechnics are young and bright, but they are few and far between. The majority of young and bright students, just fresh from secondary school are found within the 4 walls of the university. Thus, most university grads are of higher intellectual quality than their poly counterparts.

6 Size and Beauty of Campus - A lot can be said about the quality of an institution by the architectural structures of the institutions. Let's take the elite universities and polytechnics in Nigeria for instance. One cannot compare the architectural edifices in the prestigious OAU, UI, ABU, UNN, UNILAG, UNIBEN to that of Yabatech, Kadpoly, Auchi, Bida Poly or any polytechnic in Nigeria. No polytechnic in Nigeria can even compete with some 2nd and 3rd generation universities like FUT Minna, UniJos, FUTA, etc in terms of structures.

7 Preference / Demand - The preference for BSc is higher than for OND/HND. All or almost all aspiring students wish to go to the university. Employers generally prefer BSc holders over HND holders. HND holders are seen as middle level manpower (That was the intent when polytechnics were initially created). There are more opportunities for BSc holders not just within the country but outside Nigeria. Jobs and scholarship opportunities abound for BSc holders and undergraduates while it is almost non-existent for HND holders.

8 Self Esteem - Last but not the least, an average BSc holder is more confident than an average HND holder. This is however not the fault of HND holders who unfortunately have to face stiff discrimination in the labour market, thus negatively impacting on their self esteem.

tosyne2much:
Another thread that will trigger violence

OP, why not try making efforts on how to influence neighbour, friends, families & the less privilege ones with your Bsc rather than making other ppl feel less of themselves ?. Some people are seated at their offices working tiredlessly and making cool cash, you dey give urself unnecessary worry for here

You get time oooo

You got it all wrong. I didn't put this up to trigger argument. I just wanted to state some obvious hard truth. I wish both BSc and HND holders the best of 2015.

Modified: 1 forgot to add this point:

9 Worth of certificate - the BSc certificate is more valuable than the HND certificate. An HND holder requires a PGD to further his Postgraduate studies even if the holder has a distinction. On the other hand, a BSc holder can directly enrol for MSc or PhD without any hurdle. HND is equivalent to an associate degree in the USA and will require additional courses to be accepted in foreign institution. A BSc holder in Nigeria faces no such barrier.

DrFunmi:
Success in life should not be determined by our alma mater. I believe that everybody has a chance to be successful whether they went to a university or polytechnic. Our success is in our hands.

With this lines above.. u've said it all. I think the rest of ur write up aint necessary,. Btw, before u start thinking am intimidated with this write up, lemme tell u I have Both HND nd BSC and am getting high pay where I work

DrFunmi:

You got it all wrong. I didn't put this up to trigger argument. I just wanted to state some obvious hard truth. I wish both BSc and HND holders the best of 2015.

Fine !!! I'm an aspiring HND holder and I've got a thousand ways to make money (Entrepreneurship rocks my boat).. Make una sit down dia dey carry Bsc for head while I keep driving my jeep

Jamb entry level or not, discrimination or not, Bsc superiority or not, it will neva change the fact you can never be successful than your destiny

I think we should be more concerned about how to meet the needs of ourselves, our parents and those looking up to us rather than ruling the juxtaposition between Bsc/HND

Na fight some people dey find oooo, Any one that you have wether Bsc, Hnd, Ond etc, use it to help your self.

Noted

What OP wrote is the bitter Truth. I have many brothers who studied in the polytechnic, though, they are doing well but always facing discriminations whenever they try to further their studies.

however, on the topic, Since there are no groundbreaking researches that prove that all of what he mentioned above are true, i score him 70 over 100. A polytechnic certificate is not a waste of time and will never be. Our educational system spearheaded the said dichotomy. God bless Nigeria.

Modified.

Core professional courses like Law, pharmacy and medicine are never taught in polys.

Self Esteem - Very important point! Within the unis, LASU students continue to be degraded because they have self esteem issues. Notwithstanding, I have met intelligent ones in the industry.

The kind of training HND holders go through...u can't compare, they are well seasoned, Industrial Training every now and then. Besides practice makes perfect!!

HND all the way jhorrr!!

Oh this is gonna get Hot I promise

[size=15pt] polytechnic should be banned [/size]

Alright.
Dat's Ur own Opinion

ok



Remember is not by Bsc or Hnd but is by grace n favour couple with hardwork

Hello my fellow Nairalanders,
My name is Richard jemedafe from Plateau State
(Nigeria) I have a problem that is given me Sleepless
night.But I know that Nairaland is the best place to
get advice.
I wrote jamb this year and my jamb point was
179(which can't take me to University of my choice)
so I Applied for Pla poly (state polytechnic) To study
Business Administration and management. (I got
admission)
And I also got admission Into Federal COllege Of
Education Pankshin to study. English/SOS. (which I
also got Admission)

Nairalanders I need ur advice which should I go
to??College of Education And polytechnic which
is better,best and preferable??
Thenks

front page...hmmmm. although I hv a b.tech degree in engineering,but to be sincere HND graduates are more practical oriented than b.sc holders,talking from the engineering point of view

Hmmmm just a Nigerian ideology( same reasoning since 1960), learn to utilise your time in promoting education then demoralising those who couldent make it to the University, your type breed more boko haram than achebes.

Bitter but true fact.

olodo olodo

It's an opinion not the FACT

BSc may be superior to HND but the most important issue is what we do with our qualifications. There are many jobless BSc holders out there while there are also many gainfully employed HND holders.

Forget BSc and HND. Entrepreneurship is the key. As a business owner, you employ both as you wish.

the op is so very ignorant

as a Bachelor in Engineering holder from FUTA

i could say Yabatech students aren't to be joked with.
in cadres of engineering..
u have the engineer, the technologist, the technician and the artisans.

there is no case of superiority here.. as everybody is important.
I blame the govt. for trying to blend everybody in the same labour market.

would u say a graduate from berklee's school of music or school of creative and fine arts is less than a doctor from a university?

it would be wrong.

Your success is in God's hand bro, and your determination too

hmm.... All these aimed at getting MONEY.. datz all.
But if MONEY is rmuvd 4rm dis equation i bet.. nONE is superior

I could have said that success is not determined by education but looking at where certificates is currently pushing Buhari... I will hold my words for now

ok.......

Just Passing by....

Roger that