UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, (UNIBEN) RELEASES ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC SESSION

This is to inform students of the University of Benin (UNIBENN) and the entire University community that the Senate at its meeting held on Monday 2nd August, 2021 approved the 2020/2021 Session Academic Calendar as follows:

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.