ATAP Bauchi Releases Full 2024/2025 Academic Calendar

If you’re a student or aspirant of Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi (ATAP), it’s time to mark your calendar. The school has officially released its revised 2024/2025 academic calendar, and it comes packed with important dates that every ND, HND, and NCE student must know.

From matriculation to exams and semester breaks, here’s a full breakdown of everything happening this session.

First Semester Highlights

1. Screening, Registration & Matriculation

• April 3 – April 24, 2025: Screening, clearance, and registration for fresh ND1, HND1, and NCE1 students.
• April 3 – April 11, 2025: Registration period for returning students.
• April 30, 2025: Deadline for late registration (fresh students only).
• April 24, 2025: Official matriculation ceremony for fresh students.

2. Lectures and Orientation

• April 16 – August 7, 2025: First-semester lectures for both fresh and returning students will span 17 weeks.
• April 22 – April 23, 2025: Orientation days for newly admitted students.

3. First Semester Exams

• August 5 – August 24, 2025: Exam period for all students across schools.
• August 26 – September 6, 2025: Two-week semester break.

4. Results & Teaching Practice

• September 8 – September 19, 2025: Marking of exam scripts.
• September 22 – October 3, 2025: Auditing of exam scripts.
• October 6 – October 17, 2025: Computation and compilation of results.
• July 9, 2025: Teaching Practice for NCE III students.

📚 Second Semester Overview

1. Resumption & Lectures

• June 9, 2025: Official resumption for second semester.
• June 10 – September 25, 2025: 15 weeks of second-semester lectures.

2. Exam Period

• September 29 – October 18, 2025: Second-semester examinations.
• October 20 – October 31, 2025: Marking of scripts.
• November 3 – November 14, 2025: Auditing of scripts.
• November 17 – November 28, 2025: Compilation of second-semester results.

3. Semester Break

• November 13 – December 13, 2025: Four-week break for staff.

Admission & Next Academic Year

• December 2, 2025: Admission begins for the 2025/2026 academic session.
• January 5, 2026: Fresh academic year begins.

Public Holidays Observed in the Calendar

• Eid-el-Fitr: March 31, 2025 (tentative)
• Workers’ Day: May 1, 2025
• Children’s Day: May 27, 2025
• Democracy Day: June 12, 2025
• Eid-el-Maulud: September 5, 2025 (tentative)
• Independence Day: October 1, 2025