LAUTECH Releases 2025/2026 Harmattan Semester Academic Calendar
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has published the amended academic calendar for the 2025/2026 Harmattan semester.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has published the amended academic calendar for the 2025/2026 Harmattan semester.
The schedule provides students, staff, and parents with guidance on key academic activities, including resumption, registration, lectures, assessments, and semester breaks.
The calendar, approved by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. R. O. R. Kalilu, on behalf of the Senate, outlines important dates to ensure smooth academic operations and timely completion of registration, classes, and examinations.
Key Dates for 2025/2026 Harmattan Semester:
August 2025
- Saturday, 8 August: End of 2024/2025 Rain semester examinations; closure of 2024/2025 academic session
October 2025
- Monday, 6 October: Fresh students resume; certificate verification, documentation, and registration begin; registration without penalty starts
- Monday, 13 October: Returning students resume; registration without penalty begins
- Monday, 27 October: Commencement of lectures for fresh and returning students
November 2025
- Sunday, 9 November: Registration without penalty for returning students ends
- Monday, 10 November: Registration with penalty for returning students begins
- Thursday, 13 November: Verification of certificates and registration for fresh students ends
- Friday, 14 November: Registration with penalty for fresh students begins
- Sunday, 16 November: Registration with penalty for fresh students ends
- Saturday, 22 November: Registration with penalty for returning students ends
- Monday, 24 November: Orientation for fresh students
- Thursday, 27 November: Matriculation
- Sunday, 30 November: Final closure of registration portal

December 2025
- Monday, 1 December: Mid-semester Continuous Assessment (CA) test by CBT begins
- Saturday, 6 December: Mid-semester CA test ends
- Monday, 8 December: Lectures continue for all students
- Tuesday, 23 December: Christmas and New Year break begins
January 2026
- Friday, 2 January: Christmas and New Year break ends
- Monday, 5 January: Lectures resume for all students
- Saturday, 10 January: Lectures end
- Monday, 12 – Saturday, 17 January: Lecture-free week and tutorials
- Monday, 19 January: Harmattan semester examinations begin
February 2026
- Saturday, 14 February: Harmattan semester examinations end; semester officially concludes
- Monday, 16 February: Semester break begins
March 2026
- Sunday, 1 March: Semester break ends
- Monday, 2 March: 2025/2026 Rain semester begins
The notice is issued by Julianah O. Oyetola (Mrs.), Deputy Registrar, Senate and Exams, on behalf of the Registrar (Reference: R/DAA/UC/30, dated 11 November 2025). Students are advised to review the calendar carefully and plan ahead to avoid delays or complications in their academic progression.