FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSE (FUDUTSE) RELEASES APPROVED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR THE 2026/2027 ACADEMIC SESSION

The Federal University Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State, has released the calendar of dates and events for the 2026/2027 academic session.

The calendar was published in the university’s Official Weekly Newsletter and signed by the Registrar and Secretary to Senate, Abubakar Mijinyawa.

According to the calendar, the activities for the session are as follows:

FIRST SEMESTER

• Registration for new and returning students: Monday, October 19 to Saturday, October 31, 2026 (2 weeks)

• Late registration for all students: Monday, November 2 to Saturday, November 7, 2026 (1 week)

• Matriculation of new students: Thursday, November 12, 2026 (1 day)

• Orientation for new students: Monday, November 16 to Wednesday, November 18, 2026 (3 days)

• Lectures for first semester: Monday, November 2 to Saturday, December 19, 2026 (7 weeks)

• Mid-semester break/Christmas break: Monday, December 21 to Sunday, December 27, 2026 (1 week)

• Continuation of first semester lectures: Monday, December 28, 2026 to Saturday, February 6, 2027 (6 weeks)

• Add and drop: Monday, January 4 to Saturday, January 16, 2027 (2 weeks)

• First semester examinations: Monday, February 8 to Saturday, March 6, 2027 (4 weeks)

• Marking period for first semester examinations: Monday, March 8 to Saturday, March 20, 2027 (2 weeks)

• Departmental Board Meetings: Monday, March 22 to Friday, March 26, 2027 (5 days)

• Faculty Board Meetings: Monday, March 29 to Friday, April 2, 2027 (5 days)

• Senate Business Committee Meeting: Monday, April 5 to Friday, April 9, 2027 (5 days)

• Senate Meeting for consideration of first semester examinations: Thursday, April 29, 2027 (1 day)

• Inter-semester break: Monday, March 8 to Sunday, April 18, 2027 (6 weeks)

SECOND SEMESTER

• Lectures for second semester: Monday, April 19 to Saturday, May 29, 2027 (6 weeks)

• Mid-semester break: Monday, May 31 to Sunday, June 6, 2027 (1 week)

• Continuation of second semester lectures: Monday, June 7 to Saturday, July 24, 2027 (7 weeks)

• Second semester examinations: Monday, July 26 to Saturday, August 14, 2027 (3 weeks)

• Marking period for second semester examinations: Monday, August 16 to Saturday, August 28, 2027 (2 weeks)

• Departmental Board Meetings: Monday, August 30 to Friday, September 3, 2027 (5 days)

• Faculty Board Meetings: Monday, September 6 to Friday, September 10, 2027 (5 days)

• Senate Business Committee Meeting: Monday, September 13 to Friday, September 17, 2027 (5 days)

• Senate Meeting for consideration of second semester examinations: Thursday, September 30, 2027 (1 day)

• End of session break: Monday, August 16 to Sunday, September 26, 2027 (6 weeks)

• 2027/2028 academic session begins: Monday, September 27, 2027

The university noted that four weeks of the six-week inter-semester break and four weeks of the end of session break will be used for the summer programme. Students are advised to take note of the dates and plan their activities accordingly.

Wishing all staff and students of the University a wonderful academic session ahead!