[4] The College was renamed and upgraded to Ramat College of Technology in April 1978 by the Government of Borno State in honour of the then Head of State, late General Murtala Ramat Muhammad.

Ramat Polytechnic is a federal government approved tertiary institution and it was recognized by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).

Non-members have to apply in written through the Librarian to obtain permission to use the library for a limited period.

The Polytechnic also provide E-library services to their students, staff and all the registered members of the Polytechnic[7] The College has 30 Academic Departments which are structured under 5 academic schools,[8][9][10][11] which are: This institution was the first Polytechnic in the country chosen to be a center of excellence in the establishment of Post-Harvest Storage and Handling Technology.

The Polytechnic won various awards such as Best Polytechnic Technology Exposition, Industrial Training Fund(ITF) as 2nd Best Performance Scheme (SIWES) activities, and award of Excellence in recognition of training in the building profession by Nigeria Institution of Builders, The students also won gold medals in some events, silver and Bronze in different events in all Nigeria Polytechnic Game(NIPOGA)[14] The Polytechnic lies along Maiduguri-Jos Road and it is situated in a well secured environment around the police college Maiduguri, Metro Police Barrack Government College Maiduguri, Women Teacher's College, and Board of Internal Revenue[15] List of Polytechnics in Nigeria This article on a Nigerian institution of higher education is a stub.