BSc and HND are different Educational qualifications. You will get BSc certificate if you graduate from a University in Nigeria and you will get HND certificate if you attend polytechnic. No doubt there are a lot of educational differences between the students of universities and polytechnics. For you to gain admission into universities, you have to score over 200 in your JAMB and post jamb, However, in some cases, 180. But once you score 160 in jamb you can enter any polytechnic in Nigeria.
Let see 5 things out of what BSc Graduates can do that HND Graduates cannot do
- Going for master directly.
HND holder cannot go for his master directly after his HND degree without doing PGD. Even if you graduate with distinction, no universities in Nigeria will admit you for masters unless you do that PGD but BSc Graduate can go for masters directly.
- BSc can Lecture HND but HND cannot lecture BSC.
BSc Graduate can be Employed into polytechnic to Become a lecturer. But no University will employ an HND holder into a university system to lecture University students
- HND cannot become Doctor
HND Graduate cannot become a medical doctor. Only people that attend University can become Medical doctors.
- BSc can Become Enginner. HND can only Become a technician
BSc can become an engineer while HND can only become a technician
- HND cannot rise Above level 14 while BSc can rise to Level 17 in Civil Service
HND graduate cannot rise above level 14 except such a person acquires an additional degree (PGD) for his or her conversion to officer cadre that terminates at Grade Level 17. BSc can rise above grade level 14 to 17 before retirement.