{"id":10629,"date":"2026-01-13T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/?p=10629"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:27:02","slug":"oau-reschedules-2025-2026-matriculation-to-january-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/oau-reschedules-2025-2026-matriculation-to-january-15-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"OAU Reschedules 2025\/2026 Matriculation to January 15, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has officially shifted its <strong>2025\/2026 matriculation ceremony<\/strong> to <strong>Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/strong>, moving it from the earlier date of <strong>Tuesday, December 16, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The university confirmed that while the <strong>date has changed<\/strong>, the <strong>time window remains the same \u2014 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<\/strong> The ceremony will still be held <strong>physically at the OAU Amphitheatre, Ile-Ife<\/strong>, and will run in <strong>three structured batches based on Faculties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The notice, released to staff and students, serves as both an <strong>official notification and invitation<\/strong>, asking all newly admitted students\u2014undergraduate and postgraduate\u2014to attend according to their allocated batch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Matriculation Details at a Glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Date:<\/strong> <strong>Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Previous Date:<\/strong> Tuesday, December 16, 2025 <em>(now changed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> <strong>10:00 a.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> <strong>Amphitheatre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mode:<\/strong> <strong>Physical ceremony in three (3) batches<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The only adjustment is the <strong>date<\/strong>; the <strong>venue, time, and batch format<\/strong> remain unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How the Matriculation Will Run: Faculty Batches Explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure smooth coordination, OAU has divided the ceremony into <strong>three time-based batches<\/strong>. Students are expected to attend strictly within their Faculty\u2019s time slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Batch A \u2014 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculties (Undergraduate &amp; Postgraduate):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Faculty of Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong> Batch B \u2014 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculties (Undergraduate &amp; Postgraduate):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Faculty of Agriculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Clinical Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Dentistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong> Batch C \u2014 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculties (Undergraduate &amp; Postgraduate):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Faculty of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Computing Science &amp; Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Pharmacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Social Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Environmental Design and Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What OAU Wants Students and Staff to Do<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The university emphasized that the announcement serves as both a <strong>formal invitation and official notification<\/strong>. All students\u2014especially newly admitted ones\u2014are expected to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Take note of the <strong>new date<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify their <strong>Faculty batch<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attend the ceremony within their allotted time<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Failure to appear in the correct batch could disrupt the orderly flow of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why This Matters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matriculation is not just ceremonial\u2014it is the <strong>formal induction of students into the OAU academic community<\/strong>. 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