ABUAD Releases 2025/2026 Academic Calendar: Full Breakdown of Key Dates
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has officially unveiled its academic calendar for the 2025/2026 session, setting out important dates for both fresh and returning students.
The schedule serves as a roadmap for the academic year, covering everything from resumption, orientation, lectures, and examinations to convocation ceremonies and end-of-year breaks.
First Semester: Fresh Start for Students
Resumption of Fresh Students
- College of Engineering – Monday, September 22, 2025
- College of Law – Tuesday, September 23, 2025
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences – Wednesday, September 24, 2025
- College of Sciences and Pharmacy – Thursday, September 25, 2025
- College of Social and Management Sciences – Friday, September 26, 2025
Registration (Fresh Students): October 6 – October 17, 2025
Lectures Begin: Monday, September 29, 2025
Resumption of Returning Students
- College of Engineering – Monday, September 29, 2025
- College of Law – Tuesday, September 30, 2025
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences – Wednesday, October 1, 2025 (coinciding with Nigeria’s Independence Day)
- College of Sciences and Pharmacy – Thursday, October 2, 2025
- College of Social and Management Sciences – Friday, October 3, 2025
Registration (Returning Students): Monday, October 6, 2025
Lectures Begin: Monday, October 6, 2025
Late Registration with Penalty: October 20 – October 31, 2025
Key First-Semester Events
- Orientation Programme: October 8 – 10, 2025
- Convocation Ceremony: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- End-of-Year Break: December 17, 2025 – January 5, 2026
- Christmas Day: Thursday, December 25, 2025
- ABUAD Anniversary: Sunday, January 4, 2026
- Lectures Resume: Monday, January 5, 2026
- Continuous Assessment: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
- First Semester Exams: January 26 – February 13, 2026
- Semester Break: February 14 – 27, 2026
- Result Processing: February 16 – March 6, 2026
- Boards & Senate Meetings: March 9 – 25, 2026
- Online Release of Results: Friday, March 27, 2026
Second Semester: Stepping Into the Final Lap
Resumption and Registration
- Students Resume: Monday, March 2, 2026
- Online Course Registration: March 16 – March 28, 2026
- Lectures Run: March 2 – May 23, 2026
- Late Registration with Penalty: March 30 – April 10, 2026
Public Holidays & Breaks:
- Eid-El-Fitr (Tentative): March 20 – 21, 2026
- Easter Break: April 3 – April 6, 2026
- Id-El-Kabir (Tentative): May 27 – 28, 2026
Examinations and Closing Dates
- Final-Year Exams: June 1 – 5, 2026
- Exams for Other Students: June 8 – 19, 2026
- Vacation Begins: Saturday, June 20, 2026
- Marking & Result Processing: June 22 – July 10, 2026
- Boards & Senate Meetings: July 13 – July 29, 2026
- End of Session: Friday, July 31, 2026
Next Academic Year
The 2026/2027 academic session is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 21, 2026.
Why This Calendar Matters
The ABUAD 2025/2026 academic calendar is more than just dates—it’s a blueprint for academic success. Missing a deadline could mean unnecessary stress, so students are encouraged to keep these key dates pinned on their walls or saved on their devices.
Bottom line: The countdown to another academic journey at ABUAD has officially begun.
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