BSUAST Academic Calendar 2025/2026 (Full Schedule)

Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (BSUAST) Academic Calendar for 2025/2026 Academic Session

Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (BSUAST) has released the academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session. The schedule lists activities for undergraduate learners and Pre-Degree students; dates are set for registration orientation, lectures, tests, examinations and results release.

At a glance

• Online Post-UTME screening: Monday, 26 January 2026
• Resumption (undergraduate learners): Sunday, 15 Feb 2026
• Resumption (Pre-Degree students): Sunday, 15 February 2026
• Matriculation (undergraduates): Saturday, March 28, 2026
• 1st semester exams: 1 Jun 2026 – 11 Jun 2026
• 2nd semester results release: Friday, 6 Nov 2026

First semester schedule (2025/2026)

Screening and resumption

• Monday, 26 Jan 2026: Online Post-UTME screening
• Sunday, 15 February 2026: Resumption of undergraduate learners for the 2025-26 session
• Sunday, Feb 15, 2026: Resumption of Pre-Degree students for the 2025-26 session

Registration and orientation

• Monday, 16 February – Friday, 20 Feb 2026: Course registration for undergraduate learners
• Monday, 23 Feb 2026 – Friday, 27 February 2026: Orientation exercise for undergraduate learners

Lectures, tests and matriculation

• Monday, 2 March 2026: Lectures begin for undergraduate learners
• Saturday, March 28, 2026: Matriculation exercise for undergraduate learners
• Tuesday, 7 Apr 2026 – Friday, 10 April 2026: Mid-semester tests for undergraduate learners

Revision, pre-exam sessions and examinations

• Monday, 25 May 2026 – Friday, 29 May 2026: Revision week / upload of class attendance
• Tuesday, 26 May 2026: Pre-examination training for faculty and staff
• Thursday, 28 May 2026: Pre-examination orientation for learners
• Monday, 1 Jun 2026 – Thursday, 11 June 2026: First semester examinations

Break, vacating and results processing

• Saturday, 13 Jun 2026 – Sunday, 14 Jun 2026: Learners vacate campus
• Friday, 12 June 2026 – Friday, 19 Jun 2026: Short break for first semester
• Monday, 15 Jun 2026 – Friday, 19 June 2026: Marking/grading of scripts and upload of results (undergraduate learners)

Second semester schedule (2025/2026)

Resumption and registration

• Saturday, 20 Jun 2026 – Sunday, 21 June 2026: Resumption of undergraduate learners for 2nd semester
• Monday, 22 Jun 2026 – Friday, 26 Jun 2026: Course registration for undergraduate learners (2nd semester)

Lectures and assessments

• Monday, 29 June 2026: Lectures begin for undergraduate learners
• Monday, 10 Aug 2026 – Friday, 14 August 2026: Mid-semester assessment for undergraduate learners

Students week and end of lectures

• Monday, 17 Aug 2026 – Friday, 21 Aug 2026: Undergraduate students week (inter-school debates and sports)
• Friday, 26 September 2026: Lectures end for undergraduate learners

Revision and examinations

• Monday, 28 Sep 2026 – Friday, 2 Oct 2026: Revision week / upload of class attendance (undergraduate learners)
• Monday, 5 Oct 2026 – Friday, 16 Oct 2026: Second semester examinations (undergraduate learners)

Vacating, marking and results

• Saturday, 17 Oct 2026 – Sunday, 18 October 2026: Learners vacate campus
• Monday, 19 Oct 2026 – Friday, 30 Oct 2026: Marking/grading of scripts and upload of results
• Friday, 6 Nov 2026: Release of 2nd semester results

Proposed start of 2026/2027 first semester (as listed)

BSUAST also listed proposed dates for the start of the 2026/2027 academic session:

• Saturday, 21 Nov 2026 – Sunday, 22 Nov 2026: Resumption of fresh undergraduate learners for 2026-27
• Saturday, 28 Nov 2026 – Sunday, 29 Nov 2026: Resumption of returning undergraduate learners for 2026/2027
• Wednesday, 2 Dec 2026 – Friday, 4 Dec 2026: Orientation exercise for fresh undergraduate learners
• Monday, 2 Dec 2025 – Friday, 4 December 2025: Course registration begins for both fresh and returning undergraduate students

Standing items and timing notes

Important dates

• Congregation: once every semester
• Mid-semester test: 7th week after resumption
• Senate meeting: 4th Friday of the month (except during result consideration)

Duration blocks

• Lectures run for 12 weeks; revision runs for one week
• Examination runs for 2 weeks

Public holidays listed in the calendar

BSUAST states that the calendar did not capture all public holidays, since some may not be statutory. The public holidays captured include:

• Friday, 20 March 2026: Eld El-Fitr
• Friday, 3 Apr 2026: Good Friday
• Monday, 6 Apr 2026: Easter Monday
• Wednesday, 27 May 2026: Id el Kabir
• Friday, 12 Jun 2026: Democracy Day
• Wednesday, 26 Aug 2026: Id el Maulud
• Thursday, 1 Oct 2026: National Day

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