FCE (Tech) Gombe NCE academic calendar 2025/2026

Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe, has issued its approved academic calendar for NCE programmes for the 2025/2026 session.

The timetable covers first semester and second semester activities; it also lists teaching practice, SIWES and board meetings (with dates as stated).

At a Glance: Key Dates

These are the headline items students keep checking; short, sharp and worth saving:

• Resumption: 11th January, 2026 (fresh and returning students)
• Registration (returning): 12-31 Jan, 2026
• Lectures: 20 Jan-5 Apr, 2026
• Orientation for fresh students: 5-10 April 2026
• Matriculation (NCE I): 11 Apr, 2026
• First semester break: 4-24 May, 2026
• Second semester exams: 7-27 Sept., 2026
• SIWES (NCE II): 28 Sept.-3 Dec., 2026

First Semester Schedule (2025/2026)

Resumption (fresh and returning)

• Date: 11 Jan, 2026
• Activity: Resumption (fresh & returning students)

Registration for returning students

• Date: 12-31st Jan, 2026
• Activity: Registration (returning students)
• Duration: 3 weeks

Lectures

• Date: 20th Jan-5th April, 2026
• Activity: Lectures
• Duration: 13 weeks

Registration for fresh students and late registration for returning students

• Date: 2 Feb-15 Feb, 2026
• Activity: Registration (fresh students)
• Activity: Late registration (returning students)
• Duration: 2 weeks

Teaching practice orientation (NCE III)

• Date: 15th Jan, 2025
• Activity: Teaching practice orientation (NCE III)
• Duration: 1 day
  The calendar lists this date as written; students should keep it on their radar as part of the published schedule.

Teaching practice (NCE III)

• Date: 19 Jan-25 April, 2026
• Activity: Teaching practice (NCE III)
• Duration: 14 weeks

Submission of examination questions

• Date: 16-22 Feb, 2026
• Activity: Submission of examination questions
• Duration: 1 week

Publishing list of registered students (HODs)

• Date: 16-22 Feb., 2026
• Activity: Publishing list of registered students – HODs
• Duration: 1 week

Orientation for fresh students

• Date: 5-10 April, 2026
• Activity: Orientation – fresh students
• Duration: 1 week

Matriculation (NCE I)

• Date: 11th April, 2026
• Activity: Students matriculation (NCE I)
• Duration: 1 day

First Semester Examinations (Breakdown)

The first semester examinations are split by level; the dates are stated in two parts:

NCE II exams

• Date: 6-20 Apr, 2026
• Activity: First semester examinations (NCE II)
• Duration: 2 weeks

NCE I and Pre-NCE exams

• Date: 20 Apr-3 May, 2026
• Activity: First semester examinations (NCE I & Pre-NCE)
• Duration: 2 weeks

Break, Marking and Results (First Semester)

First semester break

• Date: 4-24 May, 2026
• Activity: First semester break
• Duration: 3 weeks

Marking and submission of exam scripts

• Date: 4-17 May, 2026
• Activity: Marking and submission of exams scripts
• Duration: 2 weeks

Moderation of scripts (NCE II)

• Date: 18-25 May, 2026
• Activity: Moderation of scripts (NCE II)
• Duration: 1 week

Uploading and compilation of results

• Date: 25-30 May, 2026
• Activity: Uploading and compilation of results
• Duration: 1 week

Board and committee meetings

• 1-7 June, 2026: Schools board meeting (1 week)
• 8-14 Jun, 2026: Academic board business committee meeting (1 week)
• 16 June, 2026: Academic board meeting (1 day)

Commencement of second semester (as stated)

• Date: 25th May, 2026
• Activity: Commencement of second semester 2025/2026

Second Semester Schedule (2025/2026)

Resumption and registration

• Date: 25 May, 2026
• Activity: Resumption and registration

Lectures

• Date: 7 Jun-30 Aug., 2026
• Activity: Lectures
• Duration: 12 weeks

Submission of examination questions

• Date: 30th-18th June, 2026
• Activity: Submission of examination questions
• Duration: 1 week
  This is the date range shown in the calendar; it is presented here exactly as listed.

Students' week

• Date: 31 Aug.-5 Sep., 2026
• Activity: Students' week
• Duration: 1 week

Second semester examination

• Date: 7-27 Sept., 2026
• Activity: Examination
• Duration: 3 weeks

SIWES (NCE II)

• Date: 28th Sept.-3rd Dec., 2026
• Activity: SIWES (NCE II)
• Duration: 15 weeks

Second semester break

• Date: 28 Sept.-8 Oct., 2026
• Activity: Second semester break
• Duration: 6 weeks

Marking, moderation and results upload

• 28 Sept.-11 Oct, 2026: Marking of scripts (2 weeks)
• 12-18 Oct., 2026: Moderation of examination scripts (1 week)
• 19-25 Oct., 2026: Uploading and compilation of results (duration listed as 3 days)

Board and committee meetings (second semester)

• 26-31 Oct., 2026: Schools board meeting (duration listed as 2 days)
• 2-8 Nov, 2026: Academic board business committee meeting (1 week)
• 11th November, 2026: Academic board meeting (1 day)

Academic staff annual break

• Date: 1st-31st December
• Activity: Academic staff annual break
• Duration: 1 month

2026/2027 Session Lines in the Calendar

The calendar also lists:

• Date: 2nd January, 2026 – Activity: Commencement of 2026/2027 academic session
• Statement: "2026/2027 Academic Session to Begin in November, 2026"

Both entries appear in the same notice; students should keep them together for reference (and Keep a personal copy handy).

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