UNIJOS Academic Calendar 2025/2026 Session

The academic calendar for the 2025/2026 session sets out all key dates for undergraduate students at the University of Jos (UNIJOS).

It helps students see when to start online registration, attend lectures, sit for examinations, go on Christmas break, and return for a new session. With this guide, each student can plan reading, travel, and personal tasks around the official timetable.

Overview of the 2025/2026 session

The 2025/2026 academic session runs across two semesters, with clear dates for:

• Registration for new and returning students
• Start and end of lectures
• Late registration window
• Matriculation for new students
• First and second semester examinations
• Industrial attachment
• Teaching practice
• Result compilation and approval by Faculty and Senate
• Academic staff leave
• Start of the 2026/2027 session

Every date listed below comes directly from the official schedule for undergraduate students.

How to read the UNIJOS Academic Calendar

Students can use this calendar as a simple plan for the year:

• Look at registration dates first so fees and documents are ready on time.
• Check lecture start and end dates to map out reading plans and group work.
• Mark examination periods early to avoid travel or major events during those weeks.
• Note result approval dates to know when grades are likely to be ready.
• Pay attention to industrial attachment and teaching practice dates for planning placement and reports.

Keeping a copy of the calendar in a phone or notebook can help students stay on track.

First semester schedule (2025/2026)

Key first semester dates

• Monday 17th November 2025
  • Online registration for new students begins
• Monday 24th November 2025
  • Registration of returning students begins
• Monday 1st December 2025
  • Commencement of first semester lectures for all students
• Monday 8th December 2025
  • Beginning of late registration
• Friday 12th December 2025
  • End of registration for all students
• Monday 22nd December 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
  • Christmas break
• Monday 5th January 2026
  • Lectures continue
• Thursday 15th January 2026
  • Matriculation of new students
• Saturday 7th March 2026
  • End of first semester lectures and revision for all students
• Monday 9th March 2026
  • Commencement of first semester examinations
• Saturday 28th March 2026
  • End of first semester examinations for all students

Industrial attachment, teaching practice, and results (first semester)

• Monday 30th March 2026
  • Commencement of industrial attachment
• Monday 30th March 2026
  • Beginning of teaching practice
• Monday 30th March 2026 to Saturday 18th April 2026
  • Compilation and submission of results
• Monday 20th April 2026
  • Faculty meets to consider first semester examination results
• Thursday 23rd April 2026
  • Senate meets to consider and approve first semester examination results
• Friday 8th May 2026
  • End of teaching practice

Second semester schedule (2025/2026)

Main second semester dates

• Monday 20th April 2026
  • Commencement of second semester lectures for all students
• Saturday 11th July 2026
  • End of second semester lectures and revision for all students
• Monday 13th July 2026
  • Commencement of second semester examinations for all students
• Saturday 1st August 2026
  • End of second semester examinations for all students

Results, staff leave, and new session

• Monday 3rd August 2026 to Saturday 22nd August 2026
  • Compilation and submission of results
• Monday 24th August 2026
  • Faculty meets to consider second semester examination results
• Thursday 27th August 2026
  • Senate meets to consider and approve second semester examination results
• Monday 24th August 2026 to Sunday 4th October 2026
  • Academic staff leave
• Saturday 26th September 2026
  • End of industrial attachment
• Monday 5th October 2026
  • Commencement of lectures for all students for the 2026/2027 session

How students can plan with this calendar

Students can use the dates above to:

• Prepare documents and fees before registration starts
• Plan reading schedules before revision weeks
• Arrange travel so it does not clash with examinations
• Fix industrial attachment and teaching practice plans around the official calendar
• Watch Faculty and Senate result dates to know when to expect grades

Careful use of the UNIJOS Academic Calendar helps students stay organised, avoid missed deadlines, and move smoothly from the 2025/2026 session into 2026/2027.