The management of the University of Benin wishes to notify all fresh and returning students of the institution that the senate of the university has made adjustments to the academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The revised UNIBEN academic calendar is designed to span approximately one year. All academic and non-academic activities have been meticulously scheduled within the approved timeframe, as directed by the university’s management.
UNIBEN Academic Calendar 2025/2026 Academic Session
The academic calendar for UNIBEN is as follows:
The Senate of the University of Benin convened an emergency meeting during which they ratified the adjusted academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic sessions as outlined below:
UNIBEN First Semester Academic Calendar for Fresh & Returning Students 2025/2026 Session
| FIRST SEMESTER (15 WEEKS) | |
| DATES | ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES |
| Friday 27th December, 2024 | Commencement of On-line Clearance/Registration of newly admitted students for the 2025/2026 Academic Session |
| Sunday 16th February, 2025 | Freshers Come into Halls of Residence |
| Sunday 23rd February, 2025 | Old Students Resume |
| Monday 24th February, 2025 | Lecture begin in all Faculties |
| Wednesday 19th March, 2025 | Matriculation |
| Friday 21st March, 2025 | Orientation for New Students |
| Monday 24th March – Friday 4th April,2025 | Course Registration (2 Weeks) |
| Friday 2nd May, 2025 | Lecture Ends |
| Monday 5th – 9th May, 2025 | Revision Week |
| Monday 12th –Friday 16th May, 2025 | Examinations begin in Faculties of Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Physical Sciences and School of Basic Medical Sciences |
| Saturday 17th May, 2025 | CED Examinations |
| Monday 19th – 29th May, 2025 | Examinations in other Faculties/Schools/Institutes |
| Friday 30th – Saturday 31st May, 2025 | GST Examinations |
| Sunday 1st June, 2025 | First Semester Break/Students Vacate Hostels |
| SECOND SEMESTER (15 WEEKS) | |
| Sunday 15th June, 2025 | Students return to Hostels |
| Monday 16th June, 2025 | Lectures Begin in all Faculties |
| Friday 29th August, 2025 | Second Semester Lecture Ends in all Faculties |
| Monday 1st to Thursday 4th September,2025 | Revision Week |
| Monday 8th to 12th September, 2025 | Examinations begin in Faculties of Education, Engineering, Life Sciences,Pharmacy, Physical Sciences and School of Basic Medical Sciences |
| Saturday 12th September, 2025 | CED Examinations |
| Monday 15th to Thursday 25th September, 2025 | Examinations begin in other Faculties/Schools/Institutes |
| Friday 26th & Saturday 27th September, 2025 | GST Examinations |
| Sunday 28th September, 2025 | Students go on End of Session Holiday (4 weeks) |
| Monday 13th – Tuesday 14th Oct, 2025 | Departmental Boards of Examiners Consider Results |
| Wednesday 15th – Friday 17th Oct,2025 | Faculty Boards of Studies Consider Results |
| Monday 20th – Wednesday 22ndOctober, 2025 | Senate Consider Results for 2025/2026 graduating students |
| Thursday 23rd – 30th October, 2025 | Business Committees of Senate Consider Results/Release of Results for lower levels |
| Monday 7th October, 2025 | Commencement of On-line Clearance/Registration of newly admitted students for the 2025/2026 Academic Session |
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Monday March 31 – Monday 1st April 2025 – Eid-Fitr (Tentative) NOTE: The 4 weeks holiday period is for Friday April 18, 2025 – Good Friday teaching practice, SIWES and Clinicals Monday 21st April, 2025 – Easter Holiday
Tuesday May 1st, 2025 – Workers Day Thursday 12th June, 2025 – Democracy Day Friday 5th September, 2025 – Id el Maulud
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Please when will postgraduate program for 2025/2026 resume classes for first semester?
Please I scored 170 in jamb 2021 can I be given admission in nursing
I want to study law and I score 207 will I be offered admission
Pls when is the academic calendar for the new session (freshers) starting and when will they finish giving admission?
Please when is freshers resuming this year??
And when is uniben matriculation
Not anytime soon because 2025/2026 session is still on.
Please when is uniben resuming for newly admitted student
March
How can you know you have been given admission
Check via JAMB CAPS or UNIBEN’s website for the admission list. You will be required to input your JAMB registration details
Can someone thaT SCore 200 in jamB Study nursing
That score is quite low for Nursing
Please how do I get the notification for the 2018/19 physical Clearance date?
You will have to visit the school for confirmation
please when is the deadline for clearance of new student, I just saw my admission letter.
Pls my status says congrats you’ve been admitted but my kofa says submitted those that’s mean m admitted
Yes it simply means you have been admitted
Please how do you know if you are been given addimission
uniben..updates
My kofa is showing submitted while
On caps its showing welcome do I have hope
pls what is the score I can get in post utme to get admitted into accounting department
Is combined results (WAEC) acceptable
Yes but it must not be more than 2 sittings and 2 years apart
What do u mean by ‘O’ level certificates and secondary school testimonials. Which one is Waec result
O level certificate is your waec result
Pls can I use normal black and white prints for my JAMB result?
Yes you can
Plz I have HND and PGDE can I apply for master degree in educational management?
plz i want 2 do diploma at uniben,does it require jamb plz,if so i score 192 and i want 2 study medical laboratory secien
please i scored 189 in jamb can i be admitted
No
pls can i be admitted into physiology with 214 in jamb
What about Uniben post graduate study?
You mean their academic calendar?
Pls what is the cutoff of accounting for post utme 2025/2026
Please is there extention for date of payment for school fees ? If so how long? After rhe desdline of school fees payment, what next? What happens if the students has already paid for acceptance but yet to pay school fees?
My caps keep showing me ‘welcome’while other times it shows me welcome with my full name attached to it and when I check my jamb profile it shows no admission is given yet.Please what does this mean? And is there going to be 3rd batch?
Yes most probably
My caps keep showing me ‘welcome’while other times it shows me welcome with my full name attached to it and when I check my jamb profile it shows no admission is given yet.Please what does this mean? And would there be 3rd batch in uniben?
pls I scored 60 in post utme and 244 in jamb will I be given admission?
and my caps is showing not admitted and my kofa is showing submitted
Wat does it mean?
You are not yet admitted then.
Please what is uniben cut off mark
200