UNICAL Releases Revised 2025/2026 Academic Calendar — Key Dates Every Student Should Know
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has officially released its revised academic calendar for the 2025/2026 session, providing students with a clear roadmap of the academic year. Far from being just a timetable, the calendar serves as the heartbeat of campus life, guiding students on lectures, examinations, breaks, and landmark events like matriculation and convocation.
First Semester: September 2025 – February 2026
The first semester begins with new students settling into campus life and ends with final examinations.
September 2025
- 24th – Inaugural Lecture
- 26th – Arrival of new students
- 29th – Screening and registration for new students
- 30th – Arrival of returning students
October 2025
- 2nd – Registration for returning students begins / Lectures commence for all students
- 6th – Solemn Assembly
- 8th & 22nd – Inaugural Lectures
- 27th – 31st – Supplementary Examinations
November 2025
- 3rd – 7th – Summer Examinations
- 5th & 19th & 26th – Inaugural Lectures
- 10th – Late registration begins
- 13th – 14th – Freshers’ Orientation
- 17th – Late registration closes
- 21st – Matriculation Ceremony
- 24th – 28th – Continuous Assessment
December 2025
- 1st – Add and drop courses close
- 3rd & 17th – Inaugural Lectures
- 8th – 12th – Students’ Week
- 19th – Christmas Break begins
January 2026
- 9th – Students return from Christmas Break
- 19th – 24th – Revision Week
- 21st – Inaugural Lecture
- 26th – 31st – GSS Examinations
February 2026
- 2nd – Commencement of other course examinations
- 26th – End of semester examinations / Semester officially closes
First Semester Summary
- 12 weeks of lectures
- 4 weeks of examinations
- Total: 16 weeks
Second Semester: March – July 2026
The second semester will usher in another cycle of learning, assessments, and the long-awaited convocation.
March 2026
- 18th – Inaugural Lecture
- 20th – Students return to campus
- 23rd – Registration for 500 Level (Stream B) begins
- 23rd – 28th – 38th Convocation Ceremony
- 30th – Lectures begin for all students
April 2026
- 8th & 22nd – Inaugural Lectures
- 27th – Late registration begins (500 Level Stream B)
May 2026
- 4th – Late registration ends (500 Level Stream B)
- 6th & 20th – Inaugural Lectures
- 11th – 16th – Continuous Assessment
June 2026
- 1st – Add and drop courses close (500 Level Stream B)
- 3rd – Inaugural Lecture
- 15th – 19th – Revision Week
- 22nd – 27th – GSS Examinations
- 29th – Other course examinations begin
July 2026
- 20th – Semester examinations conclude
- 21st – Long Vacation officially begins
Second Semester Summary
- 12 weeks of lectures
- 4 weeks of examinations
- Total: 16 weeks
Final Word
The University of Calabar has set its academic compass for the 2025/2026 session. From matriculation to convocation, every milestone has a date attached. Students are strongly advised to mark their calendars early — because in UNICAL, every date counts.
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