ABUAD Academic Calendar 2025/2026 for 1st and 2nd semesters
Afe Babalola University has published the official academic calendar for 2025/2026. It covers resumption, registration, lectures, assessments, exams, and breaks for both semesters. Students are urged to keep track of the dates and follow them closely.
A fresh start with clear dates
The management of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has rolled out the academic calendar for the 2025/2026 session. It is the university’s way of laying the road map, so students do not get caught off guard. These dates will guide both fresh and returning students through the year, from orientation to convocation and down to examinations.
ABUAD Academic Calendar – first semester
Resumption of fresh students
- College of Engineering – Monday, 22nd September 2025
- College of Law – Tuesday, 23rd September 2025
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences – Wednesday, 24th September 2025
- College of Sciences and Pharmacy – Thursday, 25th September 2025
- College of Social and Management Sciences – Friday, 26th September 2025
Registration (Fresh Students): Monday, 6th October to Friday, 17th October 2025
Lectures (Fresh Students): Begin on Monday, 29th September 2025
Resumption of returning students
- College of Engineering – Monday, 29th September 2025
- College of Law – Tuesday, 30th September 2025
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences – Wednesday, 1st October 2025 (same day as National Day holiday)
- College of Sciences and Pharmacy – Thursday, 2nd October 2025
- College of Social and Management Sciences – Friday, 3rd October 2025
Registration (Returning Students): Monday, 6th October 2025
Lectures (Returning Students): Begin on Monday, 6th October 2025
Late Registration with Penalty: Monday, 20th October to Friday, 31st October 2025
Key events in first semester
- Orientation: Wednesday, 8th – Friday, 10th October 2025
- Convocation: Tuesday, 21st October 2025
- End of Year Break: Wednesday, 17th December 2025 to Monday, 5th January 2026
- Christmas Day: Thursday, 25th December 2025
- ABUAD Academic Commencement Anniversary: Sunday, 4th January 2026
- Lectures resume: Monday, 5th January 2026
- Continuous Assessment: Wednesday, 21st January 2026
- First Semester Exams: Monday, 26th January – Friday, 13th February 2026
- End of First Semester Break: Saturday, 14th – Friday, 27th February 2026
- Processing of Results: Monday, 16th February – Friday, 6th March 2026
- Boards and Senate Meetings: 9th March to 25th March 2026
- Online Results Release: Friday, 27th March 2026
ABUAD Academic Calendar – second semester
Resumption and registration
- Students return: Monday, 2nd March 2026
- Eid El-Fitr (Tentative): Friday, 20th – Saturday, 21st March 2026
- Online Course Registration: Monday, 16th – Saturday, 28th March 2026
- Lectures run: Monday, 2nd March – Friday, 23rd May 2026
- Late Registration with Penalty: Monday, 30th March – Friday, 10th April 2026
- Easter Break: Friday, 3rd – Monday, 6th April 2026
- Id-El Kabir (Tentative): Wednesday, 27th – Thursday, 28th May 2026
Exams and closing dates
- Final Year Exams: Monday, 1st – Friday, 5th June 2026
- Exams for Other Students: Monday, 8th – Friday, 19th June 2026
- Vacation begins: Saturday, 20th June 2026
- Marking and Result Processing: Monday, 22nd June – Friday, 10th July 2026
- Boards and Senate Meetings: 13th July – 29th July 2026
- End of Session: Friday, 31st July 2026
Next academic year
The new session for 2026/2027 is set to kick off on Monday, 21st September 2026.
Closing thought
This calendar reads like a timetable for success, packed with dates that matter. Missing one could mean more stress than needed. For students, it is wise to pin these dates to memory, or at least on the wall by your bed. The year is set, the countdown has started.
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