2021 Academic Calendar – Open Distance Learning
| ACTIVITY | DATES |
| SEMESTER ONE | |
| Registration | January – February 2021 |
| Open for Application for Exemption | January – February 2021 |
| Research Proposal Presentation (Final Year Students) | 20th – 22nd January 2021 |
| Publication of December 2020 Semester Results | End of January 2021 |
| Assignments to be sent to Students on Student Account | End of January 2021 |
| Student Union (Election Day) | 18th February 2021 |
| Proposal Presentation (Final Year Students) | 26th February 2021 |
| Close for Application for Exemption | 28th February 2021 |
| Proposal Presentation (Final Year Students) | 25th -26th March 2021 |
| Residential School/Classes | April 2021 |
| Good Friday (Holiday) | 2nd April 2021 |
| Easter Saturday (Holiday) | 3rd April 2021 |
| Easter Monday (Holiday) | 5th April 2021 |
| Research Symposium | 8th – 9th April 2021 |
| Report Presentation (Final Year Students) | 29th – 30th April 2021 |
| Examination Registration | May 2021 |
| Africa Freedom Day ( Holiday) | 25th May 2021 |
| Report Presentation (Final Year Students) | 27th – 28th May 2021 |
| Late Examination Registration | 2 weeks before the Examination |
| Tentative Examination Begins | Mid-June 2021 |
| Report Presentation (Final Year Students) | 24th – 25th June 2021 |
| Tentative Examination Ends | End of June 2021 |
| Heroes’ Day (Holiday) | 5th July 2021 |
| Unity Day (Holiday) | 6th July 2021 |
| Compilation of Research Results (Final Year Students) | July 2021 |
| SEMESTER TWO | |
| Publication of January- June 2021 Semester Results | 4 weeks after last paper |
| Open for Applications for Exemption | July – August 2021 |
| Second Semester Registration | July 2021 |
| Assignments to be sent to Students on AIMS | End of July 2021 |
| Publication of Research Results (Final Year Students) | 1st – 15th August 2021 |
| Farmer’s Day (Holiday) | 2nd August 2021 |
| Close for Applications for Exemption | 31st August 2021 |
| Residential School/Classes | September 2021 |
| Publication of Research Works Online (Final Year Students) | 1st – 30th September 2021 |
| National Day of Prayer (Holiday) | 18th October 2021 |
| Independence day (Holiday) | 24th October 2021 |
| Tentative Graduation | November 2021 |
| Examination Registration | November 2021 |
| Late Examination Registration | 2 weeks before Examination |
| Tentative Examination Begins | Mid- December 2021 |
| Christmas (Holiday) | 25th December 2021 |
| Tentative Examination Ends | End of December 2021 |
| Tentative Publication of Results | Mid-January 2022 |
NOTE: THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE UNIVERSITY DATES AND ACTIVITIES