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Home Academic Calendar NWU Kano Academic Calendar 2025/2026 for Undergraduates Summary Northwest University Kano has actually launched the 2025/2026 undergraduate scholastic calendar. Fresh trainee registration starts on 23 March 2026.
- Fresh registration: 23 March to 5 April 2026
- Returning registration: 20 to 26 April 2026
- Admission: 28 April 2026
- First semester examinations: 10 to 29 August 2026
- New session 2026/2027 begins: 8 March 2027
Northwest University, Kano has actually approved the main academic calendar for undergraduate programs for the 2025/2026 academic session. The Senate provided the approval at its 65th conference held on Monday, 9 March
2026. The calendar sets out the dates for registration, enlisting, orientation, lectures, examinations, result processing, Senate meetings, and the close of the session. For students who need the complete schedule in one place, this is the Core summary.
Table of contents First semester schedule The very first term begins with registration for fresh students from Monday, 23 March 2026 to Sunday, 5 April 2026, for two weeks. Registration for returning trainees will range from Monday, 20 April 2026 to Sunday, 26 April 2026, for one week.
Matriculation is fixed for Tuesday, 28 April 2026. Orientation for fresh trainees at the University, Faculty, and Department levels will range from Thursday, 30 April 2026 to Saturday, 9 May 2026, for 10 days.
First term lectures will begin on Monday, 11 May 2026 and end on Saturday, 20 June 2026, covering six weeks. The mid-semester break will hold from Monday, 22 June 2026 to Saturday, 27 June 2026, for one week.
Lectures will continue from Monday, 29 June 2026 to Saturday, 8 August 2026, for another 6 weeks. First term assessments will occur from Monday, 10 August 2026 to Saturday, 29 August 2026, for 3 weeks.
Marking of scripts and submission of outcomes will range from Saturday, 29 August 2026 to Sunday, 20 September 2026, for 3 weeks. Evaluation Board Meetings for Departments and Faculties will hold from Monday, 21 September 2026 to Saturday, 26 September 2026. SBC conferences to think about first term outcomes will follow from Monday, 28 September 2026 to Saturday, 3 October 2026. Senate conference is set up for Tuesday, 6 October 2026 to Wednesday, 7 October 2026.
The first term break is listed from Saturday, 29 August 2026 to Saturday, 5 September 2026, for one week.
2nd term schedule
2nd term lectures will start on Monday, 7 September 2026 and end on Saturday, 17 October 2026, covering 6 weeks. The 2nd mid-semester break will run from Monday, 19 October 2026 to Saturday, 24 October 2026, for one week.
The continuation of second semester lectures is scheduled from Monday, 26 October 2026 to Saturday, 28 November 2026, for 5 weeks. 2nd term assessments will hold from Monday, 30 November 2026 to Saturday, 19 December 2026, for 3 weeks.
Marking of scripts and submission of results will run from Saturday, 19 December 2026 to Sunday, 10 January 2027, for 3 weeks. Evaluation Board Conferences for Departments and Faculties will hold from Monday, 11 January 2027 to Saturday, 16 January 2027. SBC conferences to think about 2nd semester results are fixed for Monday, 18 January 2027 to Saturday, 23 January 2027. Senate meeting will hold from Tuesday, 26 January 2027 to Wednesday, 27 January 2027.
Include and drop period
The include and drop duration is set up from Monday, 14 September 2026 to Saturday, 19 September 2026, for one week.
End of session and brand-new session date
The end of the 2025/2026 scholastic session is listed from Saturday, 19 December 2026 to Saturday, 6 March 2027, for 12 weeks. The brand-new 2026/2027 session will begin on Monday, 8 March 2027.
Public vacations
The calendar likewise specifies that all public vacations should be observed.
Key dates students ought to keep in mind
Students looking for the dates that matter most can keep these in view:
- Fresh trainee registration: 23 March to 5 April 2026
- Returning student registration: 20 to 26 April 2026
- Enlisting: 28 April 2026
- Orientation: 30 April to 9 May 2026
- First semester lectures: 11 May to 20 June 2026, then 29 June to 8 August 2026
- First semester evaluations: 10 to 29 August 2026
- 2nd term lectures: 7 September to 17 October 2026, then 26 October to 28 November 2026
- Second term evaluations: 30 November to 19 December 2026
- New session starts: 8 March 2027
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