Tumaini University Makumira Academic Calendar (Almanac) 2026/2027
Here is the official Tumaini University Makumira Academic Calendar (Almanac) approved for the 2026/2027 academic year.
TUMA MAIN CAMPUS ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027
(This ALMANAC is subject to change at any time without notice or obligation.
ALMANAC for NACTE Programmes is separately provided by the TUMA-NACTE Coordination Desk)
| DATE | EVENT |
| MARCH, 2026/2027 | |
| Thursday 8, 2026/2027 | TUMA Academic Board Meeting for NACTE Programmes |
| Friday 09, 2026/2027 | End of marking |
| Saturday 10, 2026/2027 | Release of Examinations results for NACTE Programmes |
| Monday 12, 2026/2027 | End of uploading results into SARIS (Time 11.59 am |
| Tuesday 13, 2026/2027 | Departmental Meetings |
| Wednesday 14, 2026/2027 | Faculty Board Meetings |
| Friday 16, 2026/2027 | Academic Committee Meeting |
| Monday 19, 2026/2027 | Supplementary/Special Examinations for NACTE Programmes start |
| Wednesday 21, 2026/2027 | Release of Examination Results |
| Friday 23, 2026/2027 | Supplementary/Special Examinations for NACTE Programmes end |
| Sunday 25, 2026/2027 | Marking of Supplementary/Special Examinations for NACTE Programmes starts |
| Monday 26, 2026/2027 | Beginning of 2nd Semester Classes resume |
| Supplementary Examinations Start | |
| Wednesday 28, 2026/2027 | Marking of Supplementary/Special Examinations for NACTE Programmes ends |
| Thursday 29, 2026/2027 | Release of Examinations results for NACTE Programmes |
| Friday 30, 2026/2027 | Good Friday |
| APRIL, 2026/2027 | |
| Sunday 1, 2026/2027 | Easter Sunday |
| Monday 2, 2026/2027 | Easter Monday |
| Beginning of Semester Examinations (ODPE) | |
| Tuesday 3, 2026/2027 | End of Supplementary Examinations |
| Friday 6, 2026/2027 | Departmental/Faculty and Academic Committee Meetings |
| Saturday 7, 2026/2027 | Karume Day |
| Monday 9, 2026/2027 | Release of Supplementary Examinations Results |
| Friday 13, 2026/2027 | University Students’ Baraza |
| End of Semester Examinations (ODPE) | |
| Monday 16, 2026/2027 | Semester II Progress Tests for NACTE Programmes begin |
| Friday 20, 2026/2027 | Semester II Tests for NACTE Programmes end (Week 9) |
| Students’ Talent Show | |
| TUMASo Official Opening of General Election Campaigns | |
| Tuesday 24, 2026/2027 | Beginning of BTP (ODPE) |
| Friday 27, 2026/2027 | TUMASO General Election |
| MAY, 2026/2027 |
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| Tuesday 1, 2026/2027 | Workers’ Day |
| Wednesday 16, 2026/2027 | SCACA Meetings start, Makumira |
| Friday 11, 2017 | Swearing in the Ceremony of TUMASo President & Vice President |
| Monday 21, 2026/2027 | VC & Provosts Meeting, Makumira |
| Senate Students Affairs Committee Meeting, Makumira | |
| Tuesday 22, 2026/2027 | Senate Meeting, Makumira |
| Wednesday 23, 2026/2027 | TUMA Council, Finance Planning and Development Meeting, Makumira |
| Thursday 24, 2026/2027 | TUMA Council Meeting, Makumira |
| End of BTP (ODPE) | |
| Beginning of Supplementary and Special Examinations (ODPE) | |
| Friday 25, 2026/2027 | End of field research for all Master’s programmes |
| End of Supplementary and Special Examinations (ODPE) | |
| JUNE, 2026/2027 | |
| Monday 4, 2026/2027 | Study week for NACTE Programmes begins |
| Friday 8, 2026/2027 | Study week for NACTE Programmes ends (Week 17) |
| Monday 11, 2026/2027 | Semester II Examinations for NACTE Programmes begin |
| Monday 18, 2026/2027 | Semester II Examinations for NACTE Programmes end and also the end of Semester II for NACTE Programmes |
| Friday 29, 2026/2027 | Teaching ends and revisions continue |
| Marking of Semester II Examinations for NACTE Programmes starts | |
| JULY, 2026/2027 | |
| Wednesday 4, 2026/2027 | Marking of Semester II Examinations for NACTE Programmes ends |
| Thursday 5, 2026/2027 | Moderation of Semester II Examinations results for NACTE Programmes starts |
| Friday 6, 2026/2027 | Moderation of Semester II Examinations results for NACTE Programmes ends. |
| End of uploading Course Work (CW) into SARIS | |
| Submission of ALL undergraduate research papers for marking | |
| Monday 9, 2026/2027 | University Examinations start and marking continues |
| Thursday 12, 2026/2027 | Departmental Academic meetings for NACTE Programmes (harmonization of results) begin |
| Friday 13, 2026/2027 | Departmental Academic meetings for NACTE Programmes (harmonization of results) end |
| Submission of ALL Master’s Dissertations | |
| Monday 16, 2026/2027 | TUMA Academic Board Meeting for NACTE Programmes |
| Release of Examinations results for NACTE Programmes | |
| Special/Supplementary Examinations for NACTE Programmes begin | |
| Wednesday 18, 2026/2027 | Special/Supplementary Examinations for NACTE Programmes end |
| Friday 20, 2026/2027 | End of University Exams and Continuing marking |
| Saturday 21, 2026/2027 | TUMA End of 2nd Semester for Students |
| Monday 23, 2026/2027 | Students’ field work for NACTE Programmes starts |
| AUGUST, 2026/2027 | |
| Wednesday 1, 2026/2027 | Oral Examination for ALL Postgraduate Students |
| Friday 3, 2026/2027 | End of Oral Examination for ALL Postgraduate Students |
| Monday 6, 2026/2027 | TUMA-SCACA Meetings start, TUDARCo |
| Tuesday 7, 2026/2027 | TUMA-SCACA Meetings ends, TUDARCo |
| Wednesday 8, 2026/2027 | Farmers’ Day |
| Thursday 9, 2026/2027 | TUMA – SADDC Meeting, TUDARCo |
| Friday 10, 2026/2027 | Senate Meeting, TUDARCo |
| Uploading of Examination Results into SARIS (Time 11:59 pm) | |
| Monday 13, 2026/2027 | Departmental Meetings |
| Tuesday 14, 2026/2027 | Faculty Board Meetings |
| Thursday 16, 2026/2027 | Academic Committee Meeting |
| Tuesday 21, 2026/2027 | Release of Examination Results |
| Monday 27, 2026/2027 | Supplementary Examinations start |
| Friday 31, 2026/2027 | End of Supplementary Exams and Continuing marking |
| Students’ field work for NACTE Programmes ends | |
| Deadline for submission of field report for NACTE Programmes | |
| SEPTEMBER, 2026/2027 | |
| Monday 3, 2026/2027 | Teaching Practice Starts for Undergraduate |
| Wednesday 5, 2026/2027 | Departmental/Faculty and Academic Meetings |
| Friday 10, 2026/2027 | Release of Supplementary Exams results |
| OCTOBER, 2026/2027 | |
| Monday 1, 2026/2027 | Teaching Practice Assessment starts |
| Monday 08, 2026/2027 | Beginning of Semester Examinations (ODPE) |
| Monday 15, 2026/2027 | Opening of Technical Institutions (NACTE) for Academic Year and Semester I, 2026/2027 |
| Registration and Orientation for NACTE Programmes | |
| Friday 19, 2026/2027 | End of Semester Examinations (ODPE) |
| Wednesday 24, 2026/2027 | TUMA-SCACA Meetings start, SMMUCo |
| Friday 26, 2026/2027 | Teaching Practice Ends for Undergraduate |
| Teaching Practice Assessment ends | |
| Monday 29, 2026/2027 | The New Academic Year is 2026/2027 and teaching starts |
| VC & Provosts Meeting, SMMUCO | |
| Senate Students Affairs Committee Meeting, SMMUCo | |
| Tuesday 30, 2026/2027 | Senate Meeting, SMMUCo |
| Wednesday 31, 2026/2027 | Council, Finance Planning & Development |
| NOVEMBER, 2026/2027 | |
| Thursday 1, 2026/2027 | Council Meeting, SMMUCo |
| Friday 2, 2026/2027 | Convocation – SMMUCo |
| Saturday 3, 2026/2027 | Graduation – SMMUCo |
| Friday 9, 2026/2027 | Convocation – TUDARCo |
| Saturday 10, 2026/2027 | Graduation – TUDARCo |
| Friday 16, 2026/2027 | Convocation – KCMUCo |
| Saturday 17, 2026/2027 | Graduation – KCMUCo |
| Thursday 22, 2026/2027 | Release and announcement of provisional semester examination results (ODPE) |
| Friday 23, 2026/2027 | Convocation – JoKUCo |
| Saturday 24, 2026/2027 | Graduation – JoKUCo |
| Monday 26, 2026/2027 | Beginning of Supplementary and Special Examinations (ODPE) |
| Friday 30, 2026/2027 | Convocation – TUMA |
| End of Supplementary and Special Examinations (ODPE) | |
| DECEMBER, 2026/2027 | |
| Saturday 1, 2026/2027 | Graduation – TUMA |
| Monday 24, 2026/2027 | Christmas break starts |
| JANUARY, 2026 | |
| Wednesday 3, 2026 | Teaching resumes |
| Monday 7, 2026 | Field Assessment for BSc.CIM starts |
| Friday 11, 2026 | End of field Assessment for BSc.TIM |
| Bishop Dr Shoo Cup starts | |
| Monday 21, 2026 | Presentation of Research Proposals for all Masters |
| Tuesday 22, 2026 | End of Presentation of Research Proposals for all Masters |
| Wednesday 23, 2026 | Departmental/Faculty meetings |
| Friday 25, 2026 | University Students’ Baraza |
| Friday 25, 2026 | Bishop Dr Shoo Cup Final (Time 3.00 pm) |
| FEBRUARY, 2026 |
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| Friday 1, 2026 | Teaching ends and revisions continue |
| Friday 8, 2026 | End of Uploading Course Work (CW) into SARIS |
| Monday 11, 2026 | University Examinations start |
| SCACA Meetings at JOKUCo start | |
| Thursday 14, 2026 | VC & Provosts Meeting, JoKUCo |
| Senate Students’ Affairs Committee Meeting, JoKUCo | |
| Friday 15, 2026 | Senate Meeting at JoKUCo |
| Friday 22, 2026 | End of University Exams and Continuing with marking |
| Saturday 23, 2026 | TUMA End of 1st Semester for students |