ZCAS-U 2025-26 Academic Calendar
ZCAS UNIVERSITY
2025-26 ACADEMIC YEAR
NB:Dates are subject to change at any time prior to or during an academic semester due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the University.
| Day Date Event | ||
| Monday | 6 January 2025 | Normal Registration for new students for the January to June 2025 semester begins. |
| Monday – Wednesday | 6 – 8 January 2025 | Schools Board of Examiners’ Meeting. |
| Friday | 10 January 2025 | Senate Examinations Committee Meeting. |
| Tuesday | 14 January 2025 at 14:30 hrs | December 2024 Results Released. |
| Wednesday | 15 January 2025 | Normal Registration for returning students for the January to June 2025 semester begins. |
| Friday | 31 January 2025 | Normal Registration for ODeL new and returning students for January to June 2025 closes. |
| Saturday – Sunday | 1 – 9 February 2025 | ODeL First Residential School to be conducted virtually. |
| Friday | 7 February 2025 | Normal Registration for new and returning students for the January to June 2025 semester closes. |
| Monday | 10 February 2025 | Full time and part time classes for the January to June 2025 semester begin. Orientation of new students. Late registration begins (penalty fee of ZMW500 to be paid). |
| Monday – Friday | 24 – 28 February 2025 | Assignments issued to students. |
| Day Date Event | ||
| Monday | 24 February 2025 | Late Registration for January to June 2025 semester closes (two weeks after commencement of classes) – no more registration/enrollment of students after this day. |
| Monday – Friday | 17 – 21 March 2025 | Assignment due for submission through the eLearning portal (students to check for specific dates on the portal) |
| Friday | 4 April 2025 | Feedback to assignment due. |
| Saturday – Sunday | 5 -13 April 2025 | ODeL Second Online Residential School. |
| Monday to Friday | 7 – 11 April 2025 | Semester break for full time, evening and part time students. |
| Monday | 14 April 2025 | Classes for full time, evening and part time students resume. |
| Tuesday – Thursday | 15 – 24 April 2025 | Recommended period for administering Online Quizzes (classes for full-time, evening and part time students will not be interrupted during this period) |
| Friday | 25 April 2025 | Semester I University Sports Day. |
| Tuesday | 29 April2025 | Publication of 2025 Semester 1 Final Examination Timetables |
| Friday | 16 May 2025 | Last Day of classes/lectures for courses Lecturers to provide total CA marks to students |
| Monday – Friday | 19 – 23 May 2025 | Study Break |
| Tuesday – Monday | 27 May – 9 June 2025 | Final Examinations |
| Friday | 6 June 2025 | Doctoral colloquium |
| Wednesday – Friday | 18 – 20 June 2025 | Deferred Examination for the June 2025 Examination Session (deferred exam fee of ZMW500 and ZMW400 per course to be paid for postgraduate and undergraduate courses respectively). |
| Wednesday | 2 July 2025 | Normal Registration for new students for the July to December 2025 semester begins. |
| Wednesday – Friday | 2 – 4 July 2025 | Official period for entering results in the Examinations Management System by Lecturers |
| Wednesday – Friday | 9 – 11 July 2025 | Schools Board of Examiners’ Meeting |
| Monday | 14 July 2025 | Senate Examinations Committee Meeting |
| Tuesday | 15 July 2025 at 14:30 hrs | June 2025 Examination Results Released |
| Day Date Event | ||
| Wednesday | 16 July 2025 | Normal registration for returning students begins – payment of tuition fees, enrolment on courses, invoicing, etc. |
| Friday | 1 August 2025 | Normal Registration for ODeL new and returning students for the July to December 2025 closes. |
| Saturday – Sunday | 2 – 10 August 2025 | ODeL First Online Residential School |
| Friday | 8 August 2025 | Last day of normal registration (all students should have registered before or on this date) |
| Monday | 11 August 2025 | Full time, evening and part time classes begin Orientation of new students Late registration begins (penalty fee of K500 to be paid) |
| Monday | 25 August 2025 | Last day for student registration (two weeks after commencement of classes) – no more registration/enrollment of students after this day. |
| Monday to Friday | 25 – 29 August 2024 | Assignment issued to students |
| Monday – Friday | 15 – 19 September 2025 | Assignment due for submission through the E-Learning portal (students to check for specific dates on the portal) |
| Friday | 19 September 2025 | Graduation Ceremony |
| Friday | 3 October 2025 | Feedback to Assignment due |
| Saturday – Sunday | 4 – 12 October 2025 | ODeL Second Online Residential School |
| Monday – Friday | 6 – 10 October 2025 | First Study Break |
| Monday | 13 October 2025 | Classes for full time, evening and part time students resume |
| Tuesday to Monday | 14 – 24 October 2025 | Recommended period for administering Online Quizzes (classes for full time, evening and part time students will not be interrupted during this period) |
| Monday | 27 October 2025 | Publication of 2025 Semester 2 Final Examination Timetables |
| Friday | 31 October 2025 | Semester II University Sports Day |
| Friday | 14 November 2025 | Last Day of classes/lectures for courses Lecturers to provide total CA marks to students |
| Monday – Friday | 17 – 21 November 2025 | Second Study Break |
| Monday – Friday | 24 November – 5 December 2025 | Final Examinations |
Day Date Event
Friday 5 December 2025 Doctoral colloquium
Monday – 15 – 17 December Deferred Exams for December 2025 Exam Session Wednesday 2025 (deferred exam fee of ZMW500 and ZMW400 per course to be paid for postgraduate and undergraduate courses respectively).
Monday – Friday 29 December 2025 Official period for entering results in the Examinations to 2 January 2026 Management System by Lecturers
Monday 5 January 2026 Normal Registration for new students for the January to June 2026 semester begins.
Monday – 5 – 7 January 2026 Schools Board of Examiners’ Meeting Wednesday
Friday 9 January 2026 Senate Examinations Committee Meeting
Tuesday 13 January 2026 at 14:30 hrs December 2025 Results Released
Wednesday 14 January 2026 Normal Registration for returning students for the January to June 2026 semester begins.
Friday 30 January 2026 Normal Registration for ODeL new and returning students for the January to June 2026 closes.
Saturday – 31 – 8 February ODeL First Residential School to be conducted
Sunday 2026 virtually.
Friday 6 February 2026 Normal Registration for new and returning students for the January to June 2026 semester closes.
Monday 9 February 2026 1. Full time and part time classes for the January to June 2026 semester begin.
- Induction of new students.
- Late registration begins (penalty fee of ZMW500 to be paid).
Monday 23 February 2026 Late Registration for the January to June 2026 semester closes (two weeks after commencement of classes) – no more registration/enrollment of students after this day.
