University of Calabar Releases 2025/2026 Academic Calendar – Full Dates Inside
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has officially released its 2025/2026 academic calendar, outlining every important date students need to keep track of for the new school year. From resumption days to exam weeks, this schedule will shape how both freshers and returning students navigate the semester.
If you plan wisely, you won’t be caught off guard when deadlines and events start rolling in.
First Semester: September 2025 – February 2026
September 2025
- Sept 19: New students arrive
- Sept 22: Screening & registration for freshers begin
- Sept 23: Returning students arrive
- Sept 24: Registration for returning students + inaugural lecture
- Sept 25: Lectures begin for all students
- Sept 29: Solemn Assembly
October 2025
- Oct 8: Inaugural lecture
- Oct 9 – Oct 10: Freshers’ orientation
- Oct 20 – Oct 24: Supplementary exams
- Oct 22: Inaugural lecture
- Oct 27 – Oct 31: Summer exams
November 2025
- Nov 3: Late registration begins
- Nov 5: Inaugural lecture
- Nov 10: Late registration closes
- Nov 17 – Nov 21: Continuous assessment
- Nov 19: Inaugural lecture
- Nov 24: Deadline to add/drop courses
- Nov 26: Inaugural lecture
December 2025
- Dec 3: Inaugural lecture
- Dec 5: Matriculation ceremony
- Dec 8 – Dec 12: Students’ Week
- Dec 17: Inaugural lecture
- Dec 19: Christmas break begins
January 2026
- Jan 9: All students return
- Jan 12 – Jan 16: Revision week
- Jan 19 – Jan 23: GSS exams
- Jan 21: Inaugural lecture
- Jan 26: Other course exams begin
February 2026
- Feb 19: Exams end
- Feb 20: Semester officially ends
Semester Duration: 16 weeks (12 weeks lectures + 4 weeks exams)
Second Semester: March 2026 – July 2026
March 2026
- Mar 13: All students return
- Mar 16: Registration for 500 Level (Stream B)
- Mar 18: Inaugural lecture
- Mar 23: Lectures begin for all + Convocation Week (Mar 23 – Mar 28)
April 2026
- Apr 8: Inaugural lecture
- Apr 20: Late registration begins for 500 Level (Stream B)
- Apr 22: Inaugural lecture
- Apr 27: Late registration ends for 500 Level (Stream B)
May 2026
- May 4 – May 8: Continuous assessment
- May 6: Inaugural lecture
- May 20: Inaugural lecture
- May 25: Add/drop courses close for 500 Level (Stream B)
June 2026
- Jun 3: Inaugural lecture
- Jun 8 – Jun 12: Revision week
- Jun 15 – Jun 19: GSS exams
- Jun 22: Exams for other courses begin
July 2026
- Jul 13: Exams end
- Jul 14: Long vacation begins
Semester Duration: 16 weeks (12 weeks lectures + 4 weeks exams)
Final Tip for Students
Keep this calendar pinned somewhere visible — maybe your hostel wall or your phone’s home screen. That way, no deadline or exam will sneak up on you.
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