LAUTECH Academic Calendar 2025/2026 Harmattan Semester

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has released the amended academic calendar for the 2025/2026 Harmattan semester. The schedule guides students, staff and parents through key dates for resumption, registration, lectures, tests, exams and breaks.

The calendar was approved by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. R. O. R. Kalilu, on behalf of Senate. Every student is expected to study the dates with care and plan ahead so that registration, classes and assessments run smoothly.

Key LAUTECH dates for 2025/2026 Harmattan semester

The Harmattan semester is set out month by month, from the end of the previous Rain semester to the start of the new Rain semester.

August 2025

• Saturday, 8 August
  • 2024/2025 Rain semester examination ends
  • 2024/2025 Rain semester and the academic session end

October 2025

• Monday, 6 October
  • Resumption of fresh students for 2025/2026 Harmattan semester
  • Verification of certificates, documentation and registration by fresh students begins
  • Registration without penalty for fresh students begins
• Monday, 13 October
  • Resumption of returning students for 2025/2026 Harmattan semester
  • Registration without penalty for returning students 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, documentation and registration by 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 students’ registration portal for 2025/2026 Harmattan semester

December 2025

• Monday, 1 December
  • Mid-semester Continuous Assessment (CA) test by CBT begins
• Saturday, 6 December
  • Mid-semester Continuous Assessment (CA) test by CBT ends
• Monday, 8 December
  • 2025/2026 Harmattan semester lecture for all students continues
• Tuesday, 23 December
  • Christmas and New Year break begins

January 2026

• Friday, 2 January
  • Christmas and New Year break ends
• Monday, 5 January
  • 2025/2026 Harmattan semester lecture for all students continues
• Saturday, 10 January
  • 2025/2026 Harmattan semester lecture for all students ends
• Monday, 12 January
  • Lecture free week and tutorial begin
• Saturday, 17 January
  • Lecture free week and tutorial end
• Monday, 19 January
  • 2025/2026 Harmattan semester examination begins

February 2026

• Saturday, 14 February
  • 2025/2026 Harmattan semester examination ends
  • 2025/2026 Harmattan semester ends
• Monday, 16 February
  • Semester break begins for students

March 2026

• Sunday, 1 March
  • Semester break for students ends
• Monday, 2 March
  • 2025/2026 Rain semester begins

Official notice and closing message for LAUTECH students

The notice is signed by:

• Julianah O. Oyetola (Mrs.), Deputy Registrar, Senate and Exams, for Registrar
• Reference: R/DAA/UC/30
• Date: 11 November 2025

Students are encouraged to keep this calendar close, save key dates on their phones and follow all official updates from LAUTECH. With clear attention to registration windows, lecture periods and exam weeks, every student can plan time, reduce stress and move through the 2025/2026 Harmattan semester at LAUTECH with confidence.