Atiba University Announces 2025/2026 Academic Calendar to Guide Students
Atiba University has officially released the full academic calendar for the 2025/2026 session, providing a clear schedule for freshers, returning students, and final-year groups. The calendar outlines crucial dates for lectures, breaks, assessments, and departmental meetings, helping students effectively plan study schedules, travel, and coursework.
First Semester Overview
- Resumption & Early Activities:
- 29–30 September 2025: Freshers, direct entry, and final-year students resume. Returning students join after the end-of-session break.
- 01 October 2025: Independence Day.
- 01–15 October 2025: Orientation sessions conducted by the registrar, deans, and heads of departments.
- 02–16 October 2025: Course registration.
- 02 October 2025 – 08 January 2026: Lectures for all students run across 14 weeks.
- 06–17 October 2025: Submission of first-semester examination questions.
- Mid-Semester Activities:
- 24–28 November 2025: General continuous assessment (GCA) tests.
- 20 December 2025 – 03 January 2026: End-of-year break.
- 25 December 2025: Christmas Day
- 26 December 2025: Boxing Day
- 01 January 2026: New Year’s Day
- 05 January 2026: Students return from break
- Lectures, Revision & Exams:
- 06–08 January 2026: Lectures resume briefly.
- 09–16 January 2026: Revision week.
- 19 January – 06 February 2026: First-semester examinations.
- 07–21 February 2026: First-semester break.
Second Semester Overview
- Resumption & Early Dates:
- 22 February 2026: Students resume for the second semester.
- 20–21 March 2026: Eid el-Fitr holiday.
- 23 February – 06 March 2026: Course registration and submission of second-semester examination questions.
- 23 February – 30 May 2026: Lectures continue across 14 weeks.
- Religious & Academic Meetings:
- 01–30 March 2026: Ramadan fasting period
- 31 March 2026: Departmental board meeting
- 02 April 2026: Faculty board meeting
- 04 April 2026: Good Friday
- 06 April 2026: Easter Monday
- 09 April 2026: Senate meeting on examination results
- Mid-Semester Notes:
- 01 May 2026: National Workers Day
- 28–29 May 2026: Eid el-Kabir
- Revision, Matriculation & Exams:
- 01–05 June 2026: Revision week
- 03–04 June 2026: Matriculation week for freshers
- 04 June 2026: Matriculation ceremony
- 05–26 June 2026: Second-semester examinations
- 12 June 2026: Democracy Day
End of Session Activities:
- 27 June – 29 September 2026: End-of-session break
- 13–17 July 2026: Final-year project defenses
With this comprehensive schedule, Atiba University students can now plan effectively to meet academic deadlines, manage holidays, and participate in key university events.
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