FCET Gombe (ATBU Affiliation) 2025/2026 Academic Calendar

Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe, in affiliation with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has released its 2025/2026 undergraduate academic calendar.

The timetable covers First Semester and Second Semester activities; it also lists key ATBU-linked items for 300L and 400L students.

Key dates students keep asking about

Students following the FCE (Technical) Gombe undergraduate calendar (ATBU route) should note these core dates:

• Resumption (First Semester): 11 January 2026
• Registration: 12-31st Jan, 2026 (2 weeks)
• Lectures: 18 Jan-25 April, 2026 (15 weeks)
• Examinations: 27 April-16 May, 2026 (3 weeks)
• Resumption/registration (Second Semester): 8 Jun, 2026
• Second Semester lectures: 15th June-26th Sept., 2026 (15 weeks)
• Second Semester exams: 5-24 Oct., 2026 (3 weeks)
• End of session: 26 Oct.-20th Dec, 2026 (8 weeks)
• 2026/2027 session begins in November, 2026

First Semester schedule (2025/2026)

Resumption

• Date: 11th Jan, 2026

Registration

• Date: 12th-31st January, 2026
• Duration: 2 weeks

Lectures

• Date: 18 Jan-25 Apr, 2026
• Duration: 15 weeks

Teaching practice (400L) – ATBU

• Date: 18 Jan-18 April, 2026
• Duration: 14 weeks
  This line applies to 400L students on the ATBU track; the calendar states it plainly (no extra tags attached).

Submission and moderation of question papers

• Date: 8-14 March, 2026
• Duration: 1 week

Examinations

• Date: 27th April-16th May, 2026
• Duration: 3 weeks

SIWES orientation

• Date: 7 May, 2026
• Duration: 1 day

1st semester break

• Date: 18 May-7 June, 2026
• Duration: 3 weeks

SWEP (300L) – ATBU

• Date: 18 May-7th June, 2026
• Duration: 3 weeks
  Same window as the break; students should read the calendar as it is written (two items, same dates).

Marking of scripts

• Date: 18 May-1st June, 2026
• Duration: 2 weeks

Moderation and compilation of results

• Date: 1-7 June, 2026
• Duration: 1 week

School Board of Studies (SBS)

• Date: 9-13 June, 2026
• Duration: 1 week

Senate meeting

• Date: TBD
• Activity: Senate meeting
  The calendar lists it as “TBD” (so, no fixed date was supplied in the notice).

Second Semester schedule (2025/2026)

Resumption and registration

• Date: 8th June, 2026

Lectures

• Date: 15 June-26 Sept., 2026
• Duration: 15 weeks

SIWES (400L) – ATBU

• Date: 15 Jun-13 Dec., 2026
• Duration: 6 months
  This is a separate line item for 400L students, and it runs deep into Dec 2026.

Submission and moderation of question papers

• Date: 12th-18th July, 2026
• Duration: 1 week

Students’ week

• Date: 28 Sept.-4 Oct., 2026
• Duration: 1 week

Examinations

• Date: 5th-24th Oct, 2026
• Duration: 3 weeks

End of 2025/2026 academic session

• Date: 26 Oct-20 Dec, 2026
• Duration: 8 weeks

Marking of scripts

• Date: 26 Oct.-7 Nov., 2026
• Duration: 2 weeks

Moderation of scripts

• Date: 8-14 November, 2026
• Duration: 1 week

Uploading of results

• Date: 15-21 November, 2026
• Duration: 1 week

School Board of Studies (SBS)

• Date: 25th November, 2026
• Duration: 1 day

Senate meeting

• Date: TBD
• Activity: Senate meeting
  Again, the date is not stated; students should watch for an updated notice.

Start date for 2026/2027 session

The calendar states that the 2026/2027 Academic Session is to begin in November, 2026.

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