UDUS Releases Proposed 2025/2026 Academic Calendar

The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has released the proposed undergraduate academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session, detailing the schedule for lectures, examinations and semester breaks.

Prompt release of the proposed calendar signals the university’s readiness to maintain a stable and predictable academic schedule.According to the document from the academic planning unit, activities for the new session will officially begin on Monday, 10th November, 2025, with the confirmation of admission and registration of new students, which is expected to last for four weeks and end on Saturday, 6th December, 2025.

Returning students will begin their registration on Monday, 24th November, concluding on the same date as new students, Saturday, 6th December, 2025.

Lectures for the first semester will then commence on Monday, 8th December, 2025, running for seven weeks before the mid-semester break scheduled for Monday 26th, January to Saturday 31st, January, 2026.

Academic activities will resume immediately after the break, continuing from Monday 2nd, February to Saturday 14th, March 2026, followed by first semester examinations from Monday 16th, March to Saturday 11th, April 2026.

The marking of examinations and Senate consideration of results are slated for Monday 13th, April to Saturday 2nd, May 2026, bringing the semester to an end.

For the second semester, lectures are expected to begin on Monday 4th, May, 2026 and run until Saturday 20th, June, 2026, before a one-week mid-semester break from Monday 22nd, June to Saturday 27th, June, 2026.

Classes will resume again from Monday 29th, June to Saturday 8th, August, 2026, followed by second semester examinations from Monday 10th, August to Saturday 5th, September, 2026.

The session will officially close after the marking of examinations and Senate approval of results, scheduled from Monday 7th September till Saturday 10th, October, 2026.

Finally the 2026/2027 academic session is expected to commence on Monday 12th, October, 2026. Students have been advised to take note of the key dates and prepare ahead for the new session.