ATBU academic calendar 2025/2026: key dates
The Office of the Registrar, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has released the Senate-approved academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session. Senate approved the schedule at the Second Semester Senate Examination Meeting held on Monday, 17 November 2025.
This calendar lays out the main dates for both semesters. Students can use it to plan registration, lectures, tests, and the long breaks.
First semester schedule (2025/2026)
Registration and resumption
Online Registration (100L to 500L)
- 15 Dec 2025 to 5 Jan 2026 (3 weeks, 1 day)
Christmas & Boxing Day holiday
- 25 to 26 Dec 2025 (2 days)
New Year holiday
- 1 Jan 2026
Returning students resumption (200L to 500L)
- 5 Jan 2026
Physical Registration I (200L to 500L)
- 5 to 16 Jan 2026 (1 week, 6 days)
Lectures begin (returning students)
- 6 Jan 2026
1st semester deferment window
- 6 Jan to 3 Feb 2026 (4 weeks)
Freshers timeline
Freshers resumption (100L and 200L)
- 12 Jan 2026
Physical Registration II (freshers)
- 12 to 16 Jan 2026 (5 days)
Lectures begin (freshers)
- 13 Jan 2026
Late registration and key student activities
Late registration with fine (all students)
- 19 to 23 Jan 2026 (5 days)
Matriculation (100L)
- TBD by JAMB
Orientation (100L)
- Day after matriculation
Add/drop, CA, and exams
Add & Drop
- 18 to 20 Feb 2026 (3 days)
CA commences
- 23 to 27 Feb 2026 (5 days)
CA marking & recording
- 24 Feb to 3 Mar 2026 (8 days)
Eid El-Fitr holiday
- 20 to 23 Mar 2026 (4 days)
CA results display/revision
- 30 Mar to 2 Apr 2026 (4 days)
Easter break
- 3 to 6 Apr 2026 (4 days)
Examinations begin (1st semester)
- 8 Apr to 6 May 2026 (4 weeks)
Exam marking & recording
- 29 Apr to 26 May 2026 (4 weeks)
Workers Day
- 1 May 2026
Break after first semester
Student holiday begins
- 7 May to 22 Jun 2026 (6 weeks, 5 days)
Id el Kabir
- 27 to 28 May 2026 (2 days)
Board of Studies
- 1 to 4 Jun 2026 (4 days)
SBC
- 5 to 9 Jun 2026 (3 days)
Yes, the dates are written like that in the calendar.
SBC corrections
- 10 to 11 Jun 2026 (2 days)
Democracy Day
- 12 Jun 2026
Senate exam meeting
- 15 Jun 2026
Second semester schedule (2025/2026)
Resumption, registration, lectures
Resumption (all students)
- 22 Jun 2026
Registration (all students)
- 22 to 26 Jun 2026 (5 days)
Lectures begin (all students)
- 23 Jun 2026
2nd semester deferment window
- 23 Jun to 21 Jul 2026
Late registration with fine
- 29 Jun to 2 Jul 2026 (4 days)
Add/drop, CA, results
Add & Drop
- 21 to 23 Jul 2026 (3 days)
CA commences
- 3 to 7 Aug 2026 (5 days)
CA marking & recording
- 10 to 14 Aug 2026 (5 days)
Id El Maulud
- 26 Aug 2026
CA results display/revision
- 7 to 11 Sept 2026 (5 days)
Exams, marking, and end-of-session break
Examinations (2nd semester)
- 14 Sept to 12 Oct 2026 (4 weeks)
Independence Day
- 1 Oct 2026
Exam marking & recording
- 5 Oct to 2 Nov 2026 (4 weeks)
Student holiday begins
- 13 Oct to 29 Dec 2026 (11 weeks, 1 day)
End-of-year academic meetings and staff leave
Board of Studies
- 3 to 6 Nov 2026 (4 days)
SBC
- 9 to 11 Nov 2026 (3 days)
SBC corrections
- 12 to 13 Nov 2026 (2 days)
Senate exam meeting
- 16 Nov 2026
Academic staff annual leave
- 17 Nov to 29 Dec 2026 (6 weeks)
Quick student plan (simple, no stress)
- returning students: aim for 5 Jan 2026 resumption, lectures from 6 Jan
- freshers: prepare for 12 Jan 2026, lectures from 13 Jan
- if anything goes wrong with registration, late registration with fine is 19 to 23 Jan
- first semester exams start 8 Apr 2026
- second semester exams start 14 Sept 2026