UNN academic calendar for 2025/2026 academic session
By Olusegun Fapohunda Updated on
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) academic calendar for 2025/2026 helps students plan their studies with ease. This guide sets out the key semester dates, exam weeks, breaks, and special events for the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Students can see when to move into halls, when lectures run, and when exams hold, with clear notes for DVM, PharmD, BDS, MBBS and Sandwich contact. All dates here follow the official senate approved schedule.
Quick guide to key dates
Short points for fast checks:
- First semester starts with freshmen registration on Monday, 24 November 2025.
- Lectures for both new and old students start on Monday, 5 January 2026.
- First semester ends and students leave campus on Saturday, 2 May 2026.
- Convocation activities hold from Monday, 4 May to Sunday, 10 May 2026.
- Second semester registration opens on Monday, 11 May 2026.
- Second semester lectures start on Monday, 18 May 2026.
- End of session and students leave campus on Saturday, 19 September 2026.
- Final senate meeting on final year results holds on Wednesday, 25 November 2026.
How the UNN academic year is arranged
The 2025/2026 academic year has two main semesters and a Sandwich contact period:
- First semester: general students, DVM, PharmD, BDS, MBBS.
- Second semester: same groups, with some separate weeks for DVM and PharmD.
- Sandwich contact: a focused block of teaching, revision, and exams in 2026.
Each group has its own mix of lecture weeks, revision weeks, and examination weeks, as listed in the summary later in this guide.
First semester 2025/2026 session
November 2025
- Monday, 24 November – Registration portal opens for registration of freshmen.
- Wednesday, 26 November – Senate meeting.
December 2025
- Monday, 1 December – Arrival of freshmen into halls of residence.
- Monday, 8 December – Registration portal opens for online registration of old students.
- Tuesday, 9 December – Department-level orientations for freshmen.
- Wednesday, 10 December – Faculty-level orientations for freshmen.
- Thursday, 11 December – University-level orientation for freshmen.
- Monday, 15 December – 3rd MBBS examinations (Main) begin.
- Wednesday, 17 December – Senate meeting.
- Monday, 22 December – Christmas break begins.
January 2026
- Friday, 2 January – Christmas break ends.
- Friday, 2 January – Arrival of old students into halls of residence.
- Friday, 2 January – 3rd MBBS examinations (Main) end.
- Friday, 2 January – 4th MBBS examinations (Main) begin.
- Sunday, 4 January – Registration ends for old students.
- Monday, 5 January – Late registration begins for old students.
- Monday, 5 January – Lectures begin for both freshmen and old students.
- Monday, 5 January to Friday, 16 January – 3rd BDS Part B Exam.
- Monday, 12 January – First semester PharmD and DVM lectures begin.
- Friday, 16 January – 4th MBBS examinations (Main) end.
- Sunday, 18 January – Late registration ends for old students.
- Wednesday, 21 January – DVM resit exams begin.
- Wednesday, 28 January – Senate meeting.
- Friday, 30 January – Registration ends for freshmen.
- Saturday, 31 January – Matriculation.
February 2026
- Wednesday, 25 February – Senate meeting.
March 2026
- Monday, 16 March – 3rd MBBS examinations (resit) begin.
- Monday, 16 March to Friday, 27 March – 3rd BDS resit exam.
- Wednesday, 25 March – Senate meeting.
- Friday, 27 March – Lectures end.
- Friday, 27 March – 3rd MBBS examinations (Resit) end.
- Monday, 30 March – Revision begins.
April 2026
- Friday, 3 April – First semester DVM lectures end.
- Saturday, 4 April to Saturday, 11 April – Revision for DVM students.
- Tuesday, 7 April – 4th MBBS examinations (Resit) begin.
- Friday, 10 April – Revision ends.
- Monday, 13 April – Departmental examinations begin.
- Monday, 13 April – First semester DVM exams begin.
- Friday, 17 April – Departmental examinations end.
- Friday, 17 April – 4th MBBS examinations (Resit) end.
- Monday, 20 April – Examination for inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary courses begin.
- Monday, 27 April – First semester PharmD exams begin.
- Wednesday, 29 April – Senate meeting.
May 2026
- Friday, 1 May – Examination for inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary courses end.
- Saturday, 2 May – End of first semester / Students vacate campus.
- Saturday, 2 May – First semester DVM exams end.
- Monday, 4 May to Sunday, 10 May – Convocation activities.
Second semester 2025/2026 session
May 2026
- Monday, 11 May – Registration portal opens / Second semester registration begins.
- Monday, 18 May – Lectures begin.
- Monday, 18 May – Second semester DVM lectures begin.
- Friday, 22 May – First semester PharmD exams end.
- Sunday, 24 May – Registration ends.
- Monday, 25 May – Late registration begins.
- Wednesday, 27 May – Senate meeting.
- Sunday, 31 May – Late registration ends.
June 2026
- Monday, 1 June – DVM resit exams begin.
- Monday, 1 June – 5th BDS main exam begins.
- Monday, 8 June – Second semester PharmD lectures begin.
- Friday, 12 June – Last day for submission of first semester results to Departments.
- Monday, 15 June to Friday, 19 June – Departmental/Faculty Boards of Examiners meet to approve first semester results.
- Monday, 15 June to Friday, 26 June – 4th BDS Exam.
- Wednesday, 24 June – Senate meeting.
- Friday, 26 June – Last day for submission of first semester results to Registry (Examination).
- Monday, 29 June to Sunday, 5 July – Students’ Week: Lecture-free for SUG, Faculty and Departmental students’ activities.
July 2026
- Friday, 3 July – 5th BDS main exam end.
- Monday, 20 July – DVM final year exams begin.
- Wednesday, 29 July – Senate meeting.
August 2026
- Friday, 7 August – Second semester DVM lectures end.
- Saturday, 8 August to Sunday, 16 August – Revision for DVM students.
- Friday, 14 August – Lectures end.
- Monday, 17 August – Revision begins.
- Monday, 17 August – Second semester DVM exams begin.
- Wednesday, 26 August – Senate meeting.
- Friday, 28 August – Revision ends.
- Monday, 31 August – Departmental examinations begin.
September 2026
- Friday, 4 September – Departmental examinations end.
- Saturday, 5 September – Second semester DVM exams end.
- Monday, 7 September – Examination for inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary courses begin.
- Friday, 11 September – Second semester PharmD lectures end.
- Friday, 18 September – Examination for inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary courses end.
- Saturday, 19 September – End of session / Students vacate campus.
- Monday, 21 September – Second semester PharmD exams begin.
- Wednesday, 30 September – Senate meeting.
October 2026
- Monday, 5 October to Sunday, 11 October – Founder’s Day Ceremonies.
- Friday, 9 October – Last day for submission of second semester results to Departments and processing of final-year students’ results begin.
- Monday, 12 October to Friday, 16 October – Departmental/Faculty Board of Examiners meet to approve second semester results.
- Friday, 16 October – Second semester PharmD exams end.
- Friday, 23 October – Last day for submission of second semester results to the Registry (Examination).
- Wednesday, 28 October – Senate meeting.
- Friday, 30 October – Processing of final-year results ends in the Departments.
November 2026
- Monday, 2 November to Friday, 6 November – Checking of final-year students’ results by Heads of Department.
- Monday, 16 November to Friday, 20 November – Faculty Boards meet to consider and approve final-year students’ results.
- Wednesday, 25 November – Senate meeting to consider and approve final-year students’ results.
Events timetable for 2026 Sandwich contact
July 2026
- Saturday, 11 July – Resumption.
- Monday, 13 July – Registration begins.
- Monday, 20 July – Lectures begin.
- Friday, 31 July – Registration ends.
August 2026
- Friday, 28 August – Matriculation and orientation.
September 2026
- Monday, 7 September – Lectures end.
- Tuesday, 8 September to Saturday, 12 September – Revision.
- Monday, 14 September to Saturday, 26 September – Examinations.
- Saturday, 26 September – Contact ends / Students depart campus.
Summary of weeks for the 2025/2026 academic session
First semester
General students:
- Lectures: 12 weeks
- Revisions: 2 weeks
- Examinations: 3 weeks
- Total: 17 weeks
DVM:
- Lectures: 12 weeks
- Revisions: 1 week
- Examinations: 3 weeks
- Total: 16 weeks
PharmD:
- Lectures: 14 weeks
- Revisions: 1 week
- Examinations: 4 weeks
- Total: 19 weeks
Sandwich (contact):
- Lectures: 7 weeks
- Revisions: 1 week
- Examinations: 2 weeks
- Total: 10 weeks
Second semester
General students:
- Lectures: 12 weeks
- Revisions: 2 weeks
- Examinations: 3 weeks
- Total: 17 weeks
DVM:
- Lectures: 12 weeks
- Revisions: 1 week
- Examinations: 3 weeks
- Total: 16 weeks
PharmD:
- Lectures: 14 weeks
- Revisions: 1 week
- Examinations: 4 weeks
- Total: 19 weeks
Sandwich:
- Values for Sandwich are already set out in the Sandwich summary above and in the Sandwich contact timetable.
Session totals
- General: 34 weeks
- DVM: 32 weeks
- PharmD: 38 weeks
- Sandwich: 10 weeks
Closing note
With this clear outline of lectures, revision weeks, and exams, students can plan each step of the 2025/2026 academic year at University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in a calm and organised way, and keep on top of both study and personal plans.
