Federal Poly Idah Academic Calendar 2026 Announced [UPDATED]

Federal Poly Idah Approved Academic Calendar for 2025/2026 Session is Out. See the details below.

The Federal Polytechnic, Idah, through its Directorate of Academic Planning, has officially released the approved academic calendar for the 2025/2026 session.

The calendar outlines key activities and schedules for first, second, third, and fourth semesters, catering to both new and returning students, including those in the SIWES programme.

The academic year for new and returning students (excluding SIWES) will commence with administrative activities in September 2025. The first admission list will be released on September 25, 2025, followed by a supplementary list on October 9, 2025.

The full approved academic calendar has been made available below and on the school noticeboard, all concerned students are to visit to check

Idah Poly Academic Calendar

A. 1st and 3rd Semesters for New and Returning Students (Excluding SIWES Students)

• 1-8th Sept., 2025 (1 Week)
  Verification of 2024/2025 2nd and 4th Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students
• 8th-15th Sept., 2025 (1 week)
  Computation of 2024/2025 2nd and 4th Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students.
• 16th & 17th Sept., 2025 (2 Days)
  School Boards meet to consider 2024/2025 2nd and 4th Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students
• 18th & 19th Sept., 2025 (2 days)
  Academic Board Committee on Result Consideration meets to consider 2024/2025 2nd and 4th Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students.
• 25th Sept., 2025
  Release of First Admission List
• 9th Oct., 2025
  Release of Supplementary Admission List
• 11th Oct., 2025
  Resumption
• 13th-24th Oct., 2025 (2 weeks)
  Registration
• 20th Oct., 2025
  Lectures
• 27th Oct.-3rd Nov., 2025 (1 week)
  Late Registration
• 17th Nov., 2025
  Submission of First Continuous Assessment
• 15th Dec., 2025
  Submission of Second Continuous Assessment
• 3rd-20th Dec., 2025 (12 Days)
  Rector’s Cup Competition
• 21 Dec., 2025-3rd Jan, 2026 (2 Weeks Holiday)
  END-OF-YEAR-BREAK
• 4th Jan., 2026
  Lectures Continue
• 26th-30th Jan., 2026 (5 Days)
  Orientation for New students (Routine Event(s))
• 31 Jan., 2026
  Matriculation for New Students
• 2nd-6th Feb., 2026 (5 Days)
  Submission of Students’ Registration files
• 9th-13th Feb., 2026 (5 Days)
  Late submission of Students’ Registration files
• 9th-14th Feb. 2026
  Revision Week
• 16th Feb.-7th March, 2026 (18 weeks)
  Semester Examinations
• 8th-20th March, 2026 (2 weeks)
  SEMESTER BREAK

Public Holidays & Routine Events

• Every Last Thursday of the Month → Regular Academic Board Meeting
• 1st Oct., 2025 → National Independence Day
• 25th Dec., 2025 → Christmas Day
• 1st Jan., 2026 → New Year
• 20th-21 March, 2026 (Tentative) → Eid El-Fitr
• 3rd April, 2026 → Good Friday
• 5th April, 2026 → Easter Sunday
• 6th April, 2026 → Easter Monday
• 1st May, 2026 → Workers’ Day
• 27th-28th May, 2026 (Tentative) → Eid El-Kabir
• 12th June, 2026 → Democracy Day
• 26th August, 2026 (Tentative) → Id El Maulud

B. 3rd Semester for SIWES Students Only

• 29th Nov., 2025 → Resumption
• 1-8th Dec., 2025 (1 week) → Registration
• 8th Dec., 2025 → Lectures
• 8th-15th Dec, 2025 (1 week) → Late Registration
• 20th Dec, 2025-3rd Jan, 2026 (2 Weeks Holiday) → END-OF-YEAR-BREAK
• 4th Jan., 2026 → Lectures Continue
• 19th Jan., 2026 → Submission of First Continuous Assessment
• 2nd-13th Feb., 2026 (12 Days) → Rector’s Cup Competition
• 16th Feb., 2026 → Submission of Second Continuous Assessment
• 14th-21 Feb., 2026 (1 week) → Revision Week
• 23rd Feb.-7th March. 2026 (2 weeks / 12 weeks total) → Semester Examinations
• 8th-20th March, 2026 (2 weeks) → SEMESTER BREAK

C. 2nd and 4th Semesters for All Students

• 22nd March, 2026 → Arrival/Resumption of Students
• 23rd-30th March, 2026 (1 Week) → Registration
• 30th March, 2026 → Lectures Begin
• 30th March-6th April, 2026 (1 week) → Late Registration
• 6th-13th April, 2026 (1 Week) → Verification of 2025/2026 1 and 3rd Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students
• 13th-20th April, 2026 (1 week) → Computation of 2025/2026 1 and 3rd Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students
• 21-22nd April. 2026 (2 Days) → School Boards meet to consider 2025/2026 1 and 3rd Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students
• 23rd-24th April, 2026 (2 days) → Academic Board Committee on Result Consideration meets to consider 2025/2026 1 and 3rd Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students.
• 4th May, 2026 → Submission of First Continuous Assessment Scores
• 5th May, 2026 (1 Day) → Submission of Questions for External Moderation
• 27th-28th May. 2026 (2 Days) → Election into all Registered Unions/Associations of Student Bodies
• 29th May, 2026 (1 Day) → Students Union Government Election Manifesto (lecture free)
• 30th May, 2026 → Students Union Government Election
• 8th June. 2026 → Submission of Second Continuous Assessment Scores
• 8th June-13th June, 2026 (6 Days) → Revision Week
• 15th June -4th July. 2026 (3 weeks / 14 weeks total) → Semester Examinations.
• 6th July, 2026 → SIWES Begins

Start of 2026/2027 Academic Session (Preliminary Activities)

• 3rd-10th Aug., 2026 (1 Week) → Verification of 2025/2026 2nd and 4th Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students
• 10th-17th Aug., 2026 (1 week) → Computation of 2025/2026 2nd and 4th Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students
• 18th & 19th Aug., 2026 (2 Days) → School Boards meet to consider 2025/2026 2nd and 4th Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students
• 20th & 21 Aug., 2026 (2 days) → Academic Board Committee on Result Consideration meets to consider 2025/2026 2nd and 4th Semester Main/Carryover Examination Results for all Students.
• 5th Sept., 2026 → Arrival of New and Returning students excluding SIWES Students

Above is for your information and necessary action, please.

Dr. Abu Onoja
Director, Academic Planning

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