{"id":8575,"date":"2025-09-29T14:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/?p=8575"},"modified":"2025-09-29T14:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:44:32","slug":"unicross-releases-2025-2026-first-semester-academic-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/unicross-releases-2025-2026-first-semester-academic-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICROSS Releases 2025\/2026 First Semester Academic Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has officially unveiled its academic calendar for the <strong>first semester of the 2025\/2026 academic session<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This schedule, which outlines everything from student registration to examinations and convocation, serves as the guiding framework for academic and social life on campus. 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By following it closely, students can avoid unnecessary stress and ensure smooth academic progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With dates now fixed, the countdown to lectures, assessments, and celebrations has officially begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also like to read: <a href=\"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/unicross-releases-2025-2026-admission-list-how-to-check-and-next-steps\/\">UNICROSS Releases 2025\/2026 Admission List: How to Check and Next Steps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has officially unveiled its academic calendar for the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[600],"tags":[5964,19580,19582,19581,19578,19583,19579],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UNICROSS Releases 2025\/2026 First Semester Academic Calendar - Examkits<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has released its 2025\/2026 first semester academic calendar. 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