This is to inform students that the management of University of Benin (UNIBEN) has released the Academic Calendar for 2017/2018 Academic Session as approved by the Senate of the University.
The breakdown of academic activities is as stated below:
FIRST 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)
SECOND SEMESTER 2017/2018:
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.
