University of Benin UNIBEN Academic Calendar for the 2020/2021 session has been published. It shows a breakdown of academic activities for the 2020/2021 academic session.
According to the UNIBEN academic calendar, fresh students are expected back to campus on 8th August 2021. See full details below;
UNIBEN Proposed Academic Calendar and events for 2019/2020
FIRST SEMESTER 2020/2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
02/08/2021 – 04/08/2021 – Virtual Orientation for Fresh Students
06/08/2021 – Virtual Matriculation Exercise for fresh Students
08/08/2021 – Fresh Students come into Halls of Residence
09/08/2021 – Online clearance/registration for fresh students
15/08/2021 – Old Students come into halls of residence
16/08/2021 – 03/09/2021 – Registration of Courses and payment of School Charges begins and closes on Friday 3rd September 2021 (Three weeks)
23/08/2021 – First Semester Lectures begin for all Students
29/10/2021 – First Semester Lectures end for all Students
01/11/2021 – 05/11/2021 – Revision (5 days)
08/11/2021 – Examinations begin in Faculties of Education, Pharmacy, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Engineering
13/11/2021 – CED Examinations
15/11/2021 – 27/11/2021 – Other Faculty Examinations (two weeks)
29/11/2021 – 03/12/2021 – General Studies Examinations
04/12/2021 – Students go on First Semester/Christmas Break
13/12/2021 – 17/12/2021 – School/Faculties/Institute/Departments/Boards of Studies meet to consider 2020/2021 First Semester Results
SECOND SEMESTER 2020/2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
02/01/2022 – Students return to Halls of Residence
03/01/2022 – Second Semester Lectures begin
04/03/2022 – Second Semester Ends
07/03/2022 – 11/03/2022 – Revision (5 days)
12/03/2022 – CED Examinations
14/03/2022 – Examinations begin in Faculties of Education, Pharmacy, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Engineering
21/03/2022 – 02/04/2022 – Other Faculty Examinations
04/04/2022 – 08/04/2022 – General Studies Examinations
09/04/2022 – Students go on, end of 2020/2021 Academic Session
25/04/2022 – 29/05/2022 – Schools/Faculties/Institutes/Departments/Board of Studies meet to consider 2020/2021 Sessional Results
09/05/2022 – 13/05/2022 – Business Committee of Senate meet to consider Results of Lower
- Level and Penultimate year for 2020/2021 Academic Session
16/05/2022 – 20/05/2022 – Senate meet to consider Sessional Results for final year for 2020/2021 Academic session.
Deadline on Registration and Payment of School Charges for 2020/2021 Session
06/09/2021 – 10/09/2021 – Late Registration and payment of School Charges with penalty fee of N10,000
13/09/2021 – 17/09/2021 – Final registration with penalty fee of N20,000.00
18/09/2021 – Registration Portal close for 2020/2021 Session
NOTE: Any student who fails to register at the close of the registration deadline will be deemed to have voluntarily withdrawn from the University.