The University of Nigeria postgraduate academic calendar for 2025/2026 academic session has been released by the management of the school of postgraduate studies, UNN. UNN postgraduate academic calendar as seen below, contains all scheduled academic and non-academic activities scheduled for the semeseters for all postgraduate programmes which includes the continuation of the previous academic session and for fresh and returning students.
It contains the start date for application forms and closing date as well as the proposed date the semester would be ending.
From the calendar, you will observe that the academic semester is designed to last for a period of sixteen weeks (16 weeks). That is, 13 weeks of lectures, 1 week of revision and 2 weeks for examination. The long vacation session begins immediately and candidates who applied for UNN PG form for 2025/2026 session are expected to resume in July 2025 according to UNN PG academic calendar as approved by the SPGS, UNN.
UNN Postgraduate Academic Calendar 2025/2026
| DATE | ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES | |
| Monday 18 | – – | Arrival/Registration of New Postgraduate Students Continue Sale of Application form for 2025/2026 Postgraduate Application continue |
| Tuesday 19 | – | First Semester Lectures continue for Postgraduate Students (mainly online) |
| February 2021 | ||
| Thursday 04 | – | Board Meeting |
| Friday 05 | – | Registration Ends for New Postgraduate Students |
| Saturday 06 | – | Matriculation ceremonies for Postgraduate Students (who are not Alumni of UNN) |
| Wednesday 10 | – | Orientation for Fresh Postgraduate Students at the Departmental and Faculty Level |
| Thursday 11 | – | Orientation for Fresh Postgraduate Students at the University level at Ekpo Convocation Arena |
| Friday 12 | – | Registration for Old Postgraduate Students ends |
| – | Late Registration for Old/New Students begins | |
| Monday 15 | – | Submission of Completed End of Session Report Forms |
| Monday 22 | – | End of Sale of Application Form for Postgraduate Admissions 2025/2026 |
| – | End of First Semester Lectures | |
| – | Submission of First Semester Course-work Examination Time-Table | |
| Tuesday 23 | – | Revision begins |
| March 2025 | ||
| Monday 01 | – | Revision ends |
| Tuesday 02 | – | First Semester Coursework Examinations start |
| Monday 15 | – | First Semester Coursework Examinations ends |
| Tuesday 16 | – | First Semester break |
| School of Postgraduate Studies Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series for 2025/2026 | ||
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| Monday 22 | – | Submission of First Semester Results to SPGS begin |
| – | Second Semester Lectures begin | |
| Friday 26 | – | Training Workshop for Postgraduate Supervisors/Teachers at Nsukka Campus |
| Monday 29 | – | Training Workshop for Postgraduate Supervisors/Teachers at Enugu Campus |
| April 2025 | ||
| Friday 02 | – | End of Submission of First Semester Results to the School (SPGS) |
| Thursday 15
Wednesday 21 Thursday 29 Friday 30 | – – | Board Meeting Second Semester Lectures Continue Second Distinguished Alumni Lecture Postgraduate Admission Screening (CBT) takes place Postgraduate Admission Screening continue/end |
| May 2025 | ||
| Thursday 20 | – | 3MT Competition |
| Thursday 06 to Friday 07 Monday 10 to Tuesday 11 | –
– | PGC 601 and PGC 701 Workshop for Nsukka Campus
PGC 601 and PGC 701 Workshop for Enugu Campus |
| June 2021 | ||
| Wednesday 09 | – | Submission of Second Semester Exam Time-Table begin |
| Thursday 17 | – | Board Meeting |
| Monday 21 | – | End of Second Semester Lectures for Postgraduate Students |
| Tuesday 22 | – | Revision begins |
| Wednesday 23 | – | End of Submission of Second Semester Examination Time-Table |
| Tuesday 29 | – | Revision ends |
| Wednesday 30 | – | Second Semester Examinations begin |
| July 2025 | ||
| Saturday 10 | – | Second Semester Examinations end |
| Sunday 11 | – | Arrival of External Examiners for 2025/2026 Postgraduate Students |
| Monday 12 | – | Examination/Oral Defence of Master’s Projects for 2025/2026 set |
| Tuesday 13 | – | Departure of External Examiners |
| – | End of 2025/2026 Session | |
| Saturday 17 | – | Sandwich programme begins |
| – | Arrival of Sandwich Postgraduate Students | |
| Monday 19 | – | Registration of Sandwich Postgraduate Students |
SUMMARY
First Semester – Lectures – 5 Weeks
- Revision – 1 Week
- Examinations – 2 Weeks
- Total – 8 Weeks
Second Semester
- Lectures – 13 Weeks
- Revision – 1 Week
- Examinations – 2 Weeks
- Total – 16 Weeks
Third Semester – Project Report Writing and Oral Defence – 6 Months
Hope this was well understood? It is actually self-explanatory. However, if you still feel or have the need for questions related to UNN postgraduate academic calendar for 2025/2026 academic session, please feel free to send down you questions via the comment section below and I shall respond accordingly.
