UNIBEN Academic Calendar 2025/2026: Every Important Date You Need to Know
The University of Benin has officially published its 2025/2026 Academic Session Calendar for Full-Time Undergraduate Programmes, and whether you are a fresher, a returning student, or a parent tracking your child's academic journey — this is the document that runs your entire year. We have pulled every critical date straight from the official uniben.edu calendar and organised it here in a clean, easy-to-read format. Bookmark this page. Screenshot it. Share it with your course mates.
First Semester (15 Weeks)
The first semester of the 2025/2026 session runs for 15 weeks. Here is the full schedule: Monday 10th November, 2025 Commencement of Online Clearance and Registration for newly admitted students for the 2025/2026 Academic Session.
Sunday 16th November, 2025 Freshers come into Halls of Residence.
Monday 20th November, 2025 – Monday 5th January, 2026 Course Registration opens — this window lasts 6 weeks. Do not delay.
Sunday 23rd November, 2025 Returning students come into Halls of Residence.
Monday 24th November, 2025 Lectures begin in all Faculties.
Monday 26th January, 2026 Orientation for New Students.
Wednesday 28th January, 2026 Matriculation.
Friday 6th March, 2026 Lecture Ends.
Monday 9th – Friday 13th March, 2026 Revision Week.
Monday 16th – Friday 20th March, 2026 Examinations begin in the Faculties of Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Physical Sciences, and the School of Basic Medical Sciences.
Saturday 21st March, 2026 CED Examinations.
Monday 23rd March – Thursday 2nd April, 2026 Examinations in other Faculties, Schools, and Institutes.
Friday 3rd – Saturday 4th April, 2026 GST Examinations.
Sunday 5th April, 2026 First Semester Break — Students vacate hostels for 2 weeks.
Second Semester (15 Weeks)
Sunday 19th April, 2026 Students return to Hostels.
Monday 20th April, 2026 Lectures begin in all Faculties.
Friday 31st July, 2026 Second Semester Lectures end in all Faculties.
Monday 3rd – Friday 7th August, 2026 Revision Week.
Monday 10th – Friday 14th August, 2026 Examinations begin in the Faculties of Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Physical Sciences, the School of Basic Medical Sciences, and the Department of Theatre Arts/Music.
Saturday 15th August, 2026 CED Examinations.
Monday 17th – 27th August, 2026 Examinations in other Faculties, Schools, and Institutes.
Friday 28th – Saturday 29th August, 2026 GST Examinations.
Sunday 30th August, 2026 Students go on End of Session Holiday — 4 weeks.
Post-Examination and Results Schedule After the end-of-session holiday, the university moves into results processing before the next cycle begins.
Monday 14th – Friday 18th September, 2026 Departmental Boards of Examiners consider results and release Provisional Results.
Monday 21st – 25th September, 2026 Faculty Boards of Studies consider results.
Monday 28th – Wednesday 30th September, 2026 Senate considers results for 2024/2025 graduating students.
Monday 5th – Friday 9th October, 2026 Business Committees of Senate consider results and release results for lower levels.
Monday 5th October, 2026 Commencement of Online Clearance and Registration for newly admitted students for the 2025/2026 Academic Session.
Official Public Holidays Within the Academic Year These are the public holidays that fall within the 2025/2026 session. Plan your travel, assignments, and exam preparation around them.
5th September, 2025 — Id el Maulud 1st October, 2025 — Independence Day
25th/26th December, 2025 — Christmas Break
1st January, 2026 — New Year Day
20th March, 2026 — Eid El-Fitr
3rd April, 2026 — Good Friday
March/April, 2026 — Easter Monday
1st May, 2026 — Workers Day
27th/28th May, 2026 — Id el Kabir
12th June, 2026 — Democracy Day
17th June, 2026 — Al-Hijra
26th August, 2026 — Id el Maulud
1st October, 2026 — Independence Day
~Important Note from the University: The 4-week end-of-session holiday period is designated for Teaching Practice, STW ES, and Clinicals for students in relevant programmes.
Planning Your Post-UTME Preparation Around This Calendar
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Quick Reference: The Dates That Matter Most
Here are the single most important milestones of the 2025/2026 academic year, summarised in one place:
November 10, 2025 — Online registration opens for new students
November 16, 2025 — Freshers move into halls
November 24, 2025 — Lectures begin for all students
January 5, 2026 — Course registration closes
January 26, 2026 — Orientation for new students
January 28, 2026 — Matriculation
March 6, 2026 — Lectures end
March 9–13, 2026 — Revision week
March 16, 2026 — First batch exams begin (Science, Engineering, Medical)
March 23, 2026 — Second batch exams begin (Arts, Law, Social Sciences, etc.)
April 3–4, 2026 — GST Examinations
April 5, 2026 — First semester break begins
April 20, 2026 — Second semester lectures begin
July 31, 2026 — Second semester lectures end
August 10, 2026 — Second semester exams begin (first batch)
August 30, 2026 — End of session holiday begins
October 5–9, 2026 — Results released for all levels
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