The School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has officially published the approved academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session. The calendar outlines key activities for postgraduate students, including registration periods, lectures, examinations, marking, meetings, breaks, and vacation timelines.
First Semester (2025/2026)
Registration
- First semester registration will run from 5 January to 31 January 2026, covering a period of three weeks.
Lectures.
- Lectures are scheduled to hold from 12 January to 31 March 2026, lasting 11 weeks
Examinations and Marking
- First semester examinations will take place between 8 April and 6 May 2026 (4 weeks).
- Marking of examination scripts will follow from 29 April to 26 May 2026, also lasting four weeks.
Meetings and Approvals
- Departmental and Faculty PG Committee meetings: 1–2 June 2026
- PG Board meeting: 2–3 June 2026
- Senate Business Committee meeting: 5–9 June 2026
- Senate Examinations meeting: 15 June 2026
Inter-Semester Break
- All postgraduate students will observe an inter-semester break from 7 May to 22 June 2026, lasting six weeks.
Second Semester (2025/2026)
Resumption and Registration
- Resumption and registration for all students will take place from 22 June to 26 June 2026 (five days)
Lectures
- Second semester lectures are scheduled from 23 June to 11 September 2026, spanning 12 weeks.
Examinations and Markings
- Second semester examinations will hold from 14 September to 12 October 2026 (four weeks).
- Marking will be conducted from 5 October to 2 November 2026, also for four weeks.
Meetings and Approvals
- Departmental and Faculty PG Committee meetings: 3–6 November 2026
- PG Board meeting: 9–10 November 2026
- Senate Business Committee meetings: 11–12 November 2026
- Senate Examinations meeting: 16 November 2026
Vacation and Staff Leave
- Students’ Vacation
All postgraduate students will go on vacation from 13 October to 29 December 2026, a period of 11 weeks. - Academic Staff Annual Leave
Academic staff annual leave is scheduled from 17 November to 29 December 2026, lasting six weeks.
Next Academic Session
The 2026/2027 academic session will commence on 30 December 2026. The calendar also indicates that PG-ICT short training programs will be conducted throughout the academic session.
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