Nelson Mandela University academic calendar for 2025 academic has been published online.Check NMU academic calendar below.
NMU academic calendar contains key dates such application dates,Semester opening and closing dates, term dates,Registration dates and all the event dates.
Nelson Mandela University calendar is important because it serves as a reminder of important events for students, instructors, and staff during the academic year and semester
NMU ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2025
TEACHING CYCLES, RECESS PERIODS AND ASSESSMENT PERIODS
| Recess: | Wednesday, 01 January 2025 | to | Sunday, 05 January 2025 | 5 days | |||
| University Opens: | Monday, 06 January 2025 | ||||||
| 2024 Year-End Re-assessment Period | Friday, 16 January 2025 | to | Monday, 24 January 2025 | 7 days | |||
| First Year Welcoming Ceremony | Saturday, 01 February 2025 | ||||||
| First Year Student Success Programme | Monday, 03 February 2025 | to | Friday, 07 February 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 1 | Monday, 10 February 2025 | to | Friday, 28 March 2025 | 34 days | |||
| First teaching cycle recess | Saturday, 29 March 2025 | to | Sunday, 06 April 2025 | 9 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 2 | Monday, 07 April 2025 | to | Wednesday, 28 May 2025 | 34 days | |||
| Study Period | Thursday, 29 May 2025 | to | Saturday, 31 May 2025 | 3 days | |||
| Mid-Year Assessment Period | Monday, 02 June 2025 | to | Saturday, 21 June 2025 | 17 days | |||
| Second teaching cycle recess: | Sunday, 22 June 2025 | to | Sunday, 13 July 2025 | 22 days | |||
| Mid-Year Re-assessment Period | Monday, 14 July 2025 | to | Friday, 18 July 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 3 | Monday, 21 July 2025 | to | Friday, 05 September 2025 | 35 days | |||
| Third teaching cycle recess | Saturday, 06 September 2025 | to | Sunday, 14 September 2025 | 9 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 4 | Monday, 15 September 2025 | to | Friday, 31 October 2025 | 34 days | |||
| Study Period | Saturday, 01 November 2025 | to | Monday, 03 November 2025 | 3 days | |||
| Year-End Assessment Period | Tuesday, 04 November 2025 | to | Saturday, 22 November 2025 | 17 days | |||
| Fourth teaching cycle recess | Sunday, 23 November 2025 | to | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 | 39 days | |||
| University Closes: | Friday, 19 December 2025 | ||||||
| 2025 Year-End Re-assessment Period | Thursday, 15 January 2026 | to | Friday, 23 January 2026 | 7 days | |||
MEDICAL SCHOOL TEACHING CYCLES AND ASSESSMENT AND RECESS PERIODS
| MBChB I | |||||||
| Recess: | Monday, 01 January 2025 | to | Tuesday, 07 January 2025 | 7 days | |||
| University Opens: | Wednesday, 08 January 2025 | ||||||
| First Year Student Success Programme | Wednesday, 12 February 2025 | to | Friday, 14 February 2025 | 3 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 1 | Monday, 17 February 2025 | to | Friday, 28 March 2025 | 34 days | |||
| First teaching cycle student recess | Saturday, 29 March 2025 | to | Sunday, 06 April 2025 | 9 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 2 | Monday, 07 April 2025 | to | Friday, 06 June 2025 | 40 days | |||
| Second teaching cycle student recess: | Saturday, 07 June 2025 | to | Sunday, 06 July 2025 | 30 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 3 | Monday, 07 July 2025 | to | Sunday, 31 August 2025 | 41 days | |||
| Third teaching cycle student recess | Monday, 01 September 2025 | to | Sunday, 07 September 2025 | 7 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 4 | Monday, 08 September 2025 | to | Friday, 24 October 2025 | 35 days | |||
| Study Period | Saturday, 25 October 2025 | to | Sunday, 05 November 2025 | 9 days | |||
| Year-End Assessment Period | Monday, 03 November 2025 | to | Friday, 07 November 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Re-assessment Study Period | Saturday, 08 November 2025 | to | Monday, 17 November 2025 | 9 days | |||
| 2025 Year-End Re-assessment Period | Tuesday, 18 November 2025 | to | Saturday, 22 November 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Fourth teaching cycle recess | Sunday, 23 November 2025 | to | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 | 40 days | |||
| TEACHING CYCLES, RECESS PERIODS AND ASSESSMENT PERIODS | |||||||
| MBChB II & III | |||||||
| Recess: | Wednesday, 01 January 2025 | to | Tuesday, 07 January 2025 | 7 days | |||
| University Opens: | Wednesday, 08 January 2025 | ||||||
| Teaching Cycle 1 | Monday, 27 January 2025 | to | Monday, 31 March 2025 | 45 days | |||
| First teaching cycle student recess | Tuesday, 01 April 2025 | to | Sunday, 13 April 2025 | 13 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 2 | Monday, 14 April 2025 | to | Friday, 13 June 2025 | 41 days | |||
| Second teaching cycle student recess: | Saturday, 14 June 2025 | to | Sunday, 06 July 2025 | 23 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 3 | Monday, 07 July 2025 | to | Friday, 29 August 2025 | 39 days | |||
| Third teaching cycle student recess | Saturday, 30 August 2025 | to | Sunday, 07 September 2025 | 9 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 4 | Monday, 08 September 2025 | to | Friday, 07 November 2025 | 44 days | |||
| Study Period | Saturday, 08 November 2025 | to | Sunday, 16 November 2025 | 9 days | |||
| Year-End Assessment Period | Monday, 17 November 2025 | to | Friday, 21 November 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Re-assessment Study Period | Monday, 24 November 2025 | to | Friday, 28 November 2025 | 5 days | |||
| 2025 Year-End Re-assessment Period | Monday, 01 December 2025 | to | Friday, 05 December 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Fourth teaching cycle recess | Saturday, 06 December 2025 | to | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 | 25 days | |||
| TEACHING CYCLES, RECESS PERIODS AND ASSESMENT PERIODS: FOURTH YEAR | |||||||
| Recess: | Wednesday, 01 January 2025 | to | Thursday, 02 January 2025 | 2 days | |||
| University Opens: | Friday, 03 January 2025 | ||||||
| Teaching Cycle 1 & 2 | Monday, 13 January 2025 | to | Friday, 30 May 2025 | 94 days | |||
| Study Period | Sunday, 01 June 2025 | to | Tuesday, 03 June 2025 | 3 days | |||
| Mid-Year Assessment Period | Wednesday, 04 June 2025 | to | Thursday, 12 June 2025 | 7 days | |||
| Second teaching cycle student recess: | Friday, 13 June 2025 | to | Sunday, 06 July 2025 | 24 days | |||
| Teaching Cycle 3 & 4 | Monday, 07 July 2025 | to | Friday, 07 November 2025 | 87 days | |||
| Study Period | Monday, 10 November 2025 | to | Wednesday, 12 November 2025 | 3 days | |||
| Year-End Assessment Period | Thursday, 13 November 2025 | to | Friday, 21 November 2025 | 7 days | |||
| Study Period -Theory | Monday, 24 November 2025 | to | Friday, 28 November 2025 | 5 days | |||
| 2025 Year-End Re-assessment Period – Theory | Monday, 01 December 2025 | to | Friday, 05 December 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Study Period – Clinical remediation | Monday, 08 December 2025 | to | Friday, 12 December 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Fourth teaching cycle recess | Saturday, 13 December 2025 | to | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 | 19 days | |||
| 2025 Year-End Re-assessment Period – Clinical | Monday, 05 January 2026 | to | Friday, 09 January 2026 | 5 days | |||
BUSINESS SCHOOL TEACHING CYCLES AND ASSESSMENT AND RECESS PERIODS
| TEACHING CYCLES, RECESS PERIODS AND ASSESMENT PERIODS | |||||||
| Recess: | Wednesday, 01 January 2025 | to | Sunday, 05 January 2025 | 5 days | |||
| University Opens: | Monday, 06 January 2025 | ||||||
| Registration | Wednesday, 08 January 2025 | to | Saturday, 18 January 2025 | 10 days | |||
| First Trimester teaching cycle: | Friday, 24 January 2025 | to | Wednesday, 07 May 2025 | 67 days | |||
| First Trimester teaching cycle assessment period | Thursday, 08 May 2025 | to | Tuesday, 13 May 2025 | 4 days | |||
| Second Trimester teaching cycle: | Wednesday, 4 May 2025 | to | Friday, 01 August 2025 | 56 days | |||
| First Trimester teaching cycle re-assessment period | Tuesday, 17 June 2025 | to | Thursday, 19 June 2025 | 3 days | |||
| Second Trimester teaching cycle assessment period | Monday, 04 August 2025 | to | Friday, 08 August 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Second Trimester teaching cycle re-assessment period | Tuesday, 16 September 2025 | to | Friday, 19 September 2025 | 4 days | |||
| Third Trimester teaching cycle: | Monday, 11 August 2025 | to | Friday, 31 October 2025 | 55 days | |||
| Study Period | Saturday, 01 November 2025 | to | Sunday, 02 November 2025 | 2 days | |||
| Third Trimester teaching cycle assessment period | Monday, 03 November 2025 | to | Friday, 07 November 2025 | 5 days | |||
| Third Trimester teaching cycle re-assessment period | Wednesday, 14 January 2026 | to | Friday, 16 January 2026 | 3 days | |||
GRADUATION CEREMONIES
| Autumn graduation (George): | Thursday, 03 April 2025 | to | Friday, 04 April 2025 | 2days |
| Autumn graduation (Gqeberha): | Friday, 11 April 2025 | to | Friday, 25 April 2025 | 13 days |
| Summer graduation (Gqeberha): | Monday, 08 December 2025 | to | Thursday, 11 December 2025 | 4 days |
NOTE: The University reserves the right to amend the planned institutional dates.
PUBLIC AND UNIVERSITY HOLIDAYS
| First teaching cycle | Wednesday, 01 January 2025 | New Year’s Day |
| Friday, 21 March 2025 | Human Rights Day | |
| Friday, 18 April 2025 | Good Friday | |
| Monday, 21 April 2025 | Family Day | |
| Second teaching cycle | Sunday, 27 April 2025 | Freedom Day |
| Monday, 28 April 2025 | Public Holiday | |
| Thursday, 01 May 2025 | Worker’s Day | |
| Monday, 16 June 2025 | Youth Day | |
| Third teaching cycle | Saturday, 09 August 2025 | National Women’s Day |
| Fourth teaching cycle | Wednesday, 24 September 2025 | Heritage Day |
| Tuesday, 16 December 2025 | Day of Reconciliation | |
| Friday, 19 December 2025 | University Close | |
| Thursday, 25 December 2025 | Christmas Day | |
| Friday, 26 December 2025 | Day of Goodwill |
SCHOOL CALENDAR
| Term 1 | Wednesday, 15 January 2025 | Friday, 28 March 2025 |
| Term 1 Recess | Saturday, 29 March 2025 | Monday, 07 April 2025 |
| Term 2 | Tuesday, 08 April 2025 | Friday, 27 June 2025 |
| Term 2 Recess | Saturday, 28 June 2025 | Monday, 21 July 2025 |
| Term 3 | Tuesday, 22 July 2025 | Friday, 03 October 2025 |
| Term 3 Recess | Saturday, 04 October 2025 | Sunday, 12 October 2025 |
| Term 4 | Monday, 13 October 2025 | Wednesday, 10 December 2025 |
| Term 4 Recess | Thursday, 11 December 2025 | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 |