To promote the advancement of knowledge and produce graduates with well-balanced education who are eminent positive contributors to society, and are also capable of self actualisation and employment generation.

The philosophy is guided by the following factors:

1. - The need to create an environment conducive to teaching, learning, research and good character building;
2. - The increasing need to pay attention to the provision of all-round education and training for students;
3. - The need to nurture the spirit of entrepreneurship in students;
4. - The emerging economies are now technology driven, hence, the science-based programmes must enjoy very high priority in the order of things. But most importantly, there is an urgent need to expose staffs as well as students, irrespective of their disciplines, to the tools of information and communication technology (ICT) through exposure to computer usage, access to the internet and the information superhighway.

The curriculum of Bells University of Technology, Ota emphasizes self-reliance and nurturing of entrepreneurial skills necessary for the development of the individual and the nation in general. Thus, all the programmes run by Bellstech are science based, which are vital to the technological development of the Nation. In addition, there is emphasis on morals and good character formation.

The main objective of the University is to provide an enabling environment for effective learning and teaching, applying the results of research at the cutting-edge of science and technology. Emphasis is placed on areas of training that are suitable for self-employment creation and on those that have relevance to social, cultural, economic, scientific, and technological needs of Nigeria.