The management of Benue State University, Makurdi also as BSUM has released the academic calendar for 2025/2026 academic session.
According to the calendar, lectures and registration of freshers for the academic session are supposed to start from Monday, 10th March until Saturday, 22nd March, 2025 which is approximately 2 weeks.
BSUM academic calendar for 2025 been designed for a speedy academic session. According to the calendar, the semester is supposed to run for 18 weeks. The semester break has been scheduled to start on Monday, 21st July and students are to resume on Friday, 1st August, 2025. The break is a 2weeks semester break.
This information is more vital for BSUM fresh and returning students for both undergraduate and postgraduate as well as prospective students too as this would help them prepare ahead for the next admission exercise.
See below for BSUM academic calendar 2025.
BSUM Academic Calendar 2025/2026 Academic Session
| SN | DATE | EVENT | DURATION/REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday, 10th March – Saturday, 22nd March, 2025 | Registration of Fresh Students for First Semester | 2 Weeks |
| 2 | Monday 17th March – Saturday, 22nd March, 2025 | Registration of Returning Students for First Semester | 1 Week |
| 3 | Monday, 24th March – Saturday, 29th March, 2025 | Lectures Commence/Late Registration for First Semester | 1 Week |
| 4 | Thursday, 27th March, 2025 | Departmental Boards meet on Second Semester (2025/2026) Undergraduate Results | 3 Weeks after Undergraduate Examinations |
| 5 | Friday, 28th March, 2025 | Departmental Boards meet on Second Semester (2025/2026) Postgraduate Results | 3 Weeks after Postgraduate Examinations |
| 6 | Thursday, 3rd April, 2025 | Faculty Boards meet on Second Semester (2025/2026) Undergraduate Results | 4 Weeks after Undergraduate Examinations |
| 7 | Friday 4th April, 2025 | PG Committees meet on Second Semester (2025/2026) Postgraduate Results | 4 Weeks after Postgraduate Examinations |
| 8 | Thursday, 10th April, 2025 | Postgraduate Board meets on Second Semester (2025/2026) Results | 5 Weeks after Postgraduate Examinations |
| 9 | Wednesday, 30th April, 2025 | Senate meets on Second Semester (2025/2026) Undergraduate/Postgraduate Results | 8 Weeks after Undergraduate/Postgraduate Examinations |
| 10 | Monday 31st March – Saturday 26th April, 2025 | Lectures (Continue) | 4 Weeks |
| 11 | Thursday, 10th April, 2025 | End of Add and Drop of Electives | 0.1 Week |
| 12 | Monday 14th April – Friday 18th April, 2025 | Orientation Activities and Matriculation of Fresh Students | 5 Weeks after resumption |
| 13 | Monday, 31st March – Saturday 5th April, 2025 | Postgraduate (PG) Resumption/Registration | 1 Week |
| 14 | Monday, 7th April – Saturday 10th May, 2025 | Postgraduate Lectures | 6 Weeks |
| 15 | Monday 28th April – Saturday 3rd May, 2025 | First Continuous Assessment/Lectures | 1 Week |
| 16 | Monday 5th May – Saturday 17th May, 2025 | Lectures (Continue) | 2 Weeks |
| 17 | Monday 19th May – Saturday 24th May, 2025 | Second Continuous Assessment/Lectures | 1 Week |
| 18 | Monday, 26th May – Saturday, 31st May, 2025 | Lectures (Continue)/ Revision | 1 Week |
| 19 | Monday, 2nd June – Saturday, 24th June, 2025 | Postgraduate Lectures (Continue)/ Revision | 4 Weeks |
| 20 | Monday, 17th March – Friday, 20th June, 2025 | Total Duration of Undergraduate Lectures | 14 Weeks |
| 21 | Monday, 23rd June – Saturday, 19th July, 2025 | First Semester Undergraduate Examinations | 4 Weeks |
| 22 | Monday, 7th April – Saturday, 12th July, 2025 | Total Duration of Postgraduate Lectures | 14 Weeks |
| 23 | Monday, 21st July – Saturday, 2nd August, 2025 | First Semester Postgraduate Examinations | 2 Weeks |
| 24 | Total duration for Undergraduate Programmes | 18 Weeks | |
| 25 | Total duration for Postgraduate Programmes | 16 Weeks | |
| 26 | Monday, 21st July – Friday, 1st August, 2025 | First Semester Break | 2 Weeks |
National Public Holidays: Eid-El-Fitr i (31st March – 1st April 2025), Good Friday (18th April, 2025), Easter Monday (21st April, 2025), Workers Day (1st May 2025), Democracy Day (12th June, 2025), Id el Kabir (7th and 8th June, 2025).
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