Uniben Academic Calendar

The Academic Calendar for 2017/2018 Academic Session as Approved by Senate of the University of Benin.

1ST SEMESTER 2017/2018

07/01/2018 – New Students come into residence for 2017/2018 academic session.

08/01/2018 Clearance begins for new students.

14/01/2018 – Old students come into residence.

15/01/2018 – Lectures begin for all students for first semester of 2017/2018 Academic Session.

16/02/2018 – Deadline for registration and payment of school charges/fees for 2017/2018 academic session.

03/03/2018 – Matriculation (8 weeks after resumption).

23/03/2018 – End of 1st semester lectures for 2017/2018 Academic Session (12 weeks).

26/03/2018 – 30/03/2018 – Revision (one week).

02/04/2018 – Examinations begin in Faculties of Education/Pharmacy/Engineering/Life Sciences/Physical Sciences/Environmental Sciences.

06/04/2018 – CED Examination.

09/04/2018–20/04/2018 – Other Faculties Examinations begin (two weeks)

23/04/2018-27/04/2018 – GST Exams (CBT).

30/04/2018-11/05/2018 – Students go down for first semester break (Two weeks break)

2ND SEMESTER 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION

12/05/2018 – Students come into residence for second semester.

14/05/2018 –  Lectures begin for second semester.

03/08/2018 – Second semester lectures end.

06/08/2018 – 10/08/2018 – Revision (one week)

13/08/2018 – Examinations begin in Faculties of Education/Pharmacy/Engineering/Life Sciences/Physical Sciences/Environmental Sciences.

17/08/2018 – CED Examinations.

20/08/2018 – Other Faculties Examinations (two weeks.)

03/09/2018-07/09/2018 – General Studies Examinations.

08/09/2018 – Students go down (end of 2017/2018 academic session).

 10/09/2018-21/09/2018 – Schools/Faculties/Institutes/Departments/Board of Studies  meet to consider 2017/2018 sessional results. .

24/09/2018-28/09/2018 – Business Committee  meets to consider results for lower level for 2017/2018 academic session.

02/10/2018-05/10/2018 – Senate meets to consider Sessional Results for higher levels for 2017/2018 academic session.

03/11/2018 – New students come into residence for 2018/2019 academic session.

17/10/2018 – Old students come into residence for 2018/2019 academic session.

19/11/2018 – Lectures begin for 1st Semester of 2018/2019  academic session.