UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (A & SA)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019
FIRST SESSION 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

ACTIVITIES DURATION/ DEADLINE

TIMELINE
Reporting of students for First 2 days 27th & 28th August 2018
Session 2018/2019 Academic Year
Orientation of First Year Students
Reporting of Continuing Students 5 days 29th Aug – 2nd Sep 2018
For First Semester 2018/2019 2 days 30th Aug -31st Aug 2018
Start of First Semester 2018/2019 13 Weeks 3rd Sept – 30th Nov 2018
Lectures
Setting and Internal moderation of 4 weeks from start 1st October 2018
Examinations of lectures
Continuous Assessment Test Weeks 4-6 24th Sept - 12th Oct 2018
(CAT) 1
Registration for courses and At least 4 weeks 5th November 2018
Examinations before start of
Examinations
Continuous Assessment Test Weeks 8-10 22nd Oct - 9th Nov 2018
(CAT) 2
Issuance of examination cards 2 weeks before start 19th November 2018
of Examinations
External moderation of 5 weeks before start 29th October 2018
examinations of Examinations
Submission of moderated 3 weeks before start 12th November 2018
examinations to the Exam office of examinations
Start of examinations 3 weeks 3rd December 2018
End of examinations 21st December 2018
Start of marking of examination 6 weeks 21st December 2018
scripts for First Semester
End of marking of examination 1st February 2018
scripts
SECOND SESSION 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR
Reporting of and Registration ALL 5 days 2nd -4th January 2019
Students for Second Session
2018/2019 Academic year

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 Start of Second Semester 2016/2017 13 Weeks 7th January – 5th April 2019
Lectures
Setting and Internal moderation of 4 weeks from 4th February 2019
Examinations beginning of lectures
Continuous Assessment Test (CAT) 1 Weeks 4-6 28th Jan-15th Feb 2019
Registration for courses and At least 4 weeks before 11th March 2019
Examinations start of Examinations
Continuous Assessment Test (CAT) 2 Weeks 8-10 25th Feb-15th March 2019
Issuance of examination cards 2 weeks before start of 25th March 2019
Examinations
External moderation of examinations 5 weeks before start of 4th March 2019
Examinations
Submission of moderated 3 weeks before the start 18th March 2019
examinations to the Exam office of Examinations
Start of examinations 3 weeks. 8th April 2019
End of examinations 26th April 2019
Attachment & Teaching Practice 13 Weeks 6th May-2nd August 2019
Start of marking of examination 6 weeks 26th April 2019
scripts for Second Semester
End of marking of examination scripts 7th June 2019
THIRD SESSION 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

ACTIVITIES DURATION/ DEADLINE

TIMELINE
Reporting of and Registration ALL 2 days 2nd -3rd May 2019
Students for Third Session 2018/2019
Academic year
Start of Second Semester 2016/2017 12 Weeks 6th May – 26th July 2019
Lectures
Setting and Internal moderation of 4 weeks from 4th June 2019
Examinations beginning of lectures
Continuous Assessment Test (CAT) 1 Weeks 4-6 27th May-14th June 2019
Registration for courses and At least 4 weeks before 1st July 2019
Examinations start of Examinations
Continuous Assessment Test (CAT) 2 Weeks 8-10 24th June -12th July 2019
Issuance of examination cards 2 weeks before start of 12th July 2019
Examinations
External moderation of examinations 5 weeks before start of 24th June 2019
Examinations
Submission of moderated 3 weeks before the start 8th July 2019
examinations to the Exam office of Examinations

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 Start of examinations 2 weeks 29th July 2019
End of examinations 9th August 2019
Start of marking of examination 2 weeks 12th August 2019
scripts for Second Semester
End of marking of examination scripts 23rd August 2019
External Examiners visitation 1 week after end of 2nd - 8th September 2019
Marking
School Boards of Examiners Meeting 1 week after 16th -20th September 2019
Externalization
Release of Provisional Examination 1 week after School 23rd - 30th September 2019
results by Deans Board
Release of Special/Supplementary Two weeks before the 27th September 2019
Examination Timetable start of examinations
Supplementary/ Special examinations 2 After release of 14th - 25th October 2019
2018/2019 Academic
year results
Marking of Supplementary/ Special 2 weeks 21st Oct-1st Nov 2019
examinations
School board Meetings to Discuss 2 days 31st Oct - 1st Nov 2019
Supplementary/ Special examinations
Results
Special senate to meeting 1 week 4th -7th November 2019
Supplementary/ Special examinations
Results
Special Senate to Consider Graduation 2 weeks 11th – 22nd Nov 2019
list
Graduation Day Last Friday of 29th November 2019
November

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 COHORTS FOR 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

SESSION ONE (Monday 3rd September – Friday 21st December 2018)

A. All ENGINEERING STUDENTS

 All engineering students (Semester 1)

2018 and 2017 intake (Year 1 Semester 1)

2016 intake (Year 2 Semester 1)

2015 intake (Year 3 Semester 1)

2014 intake (Year 4 Semester 1)

2013 intake (Year 5 Semester 1)

B. OTHER GROUPS APART FROM ENGINEERING

2017 Intake

 All groups (Year 2 Semester 1)

2016 Intake

 All groups except TED, HSC and EAS (Year 3 Semester 1)

 TED, HSC and EAS (Year 2 Semester 2)

2015 Intake

 All groups (Year 3 Semester 2)

SESSION TWO ( Mon 7th January- Friday 27th April 2019)

A. All ENGINEERING STUDENTS

 All engineering students (Semester 2)

2018 and 2017 intake (Year 1 Semester 2)

2016 intake (Year 2 Semester 2)

2015 intake (Year 3 Semester 2)

2014 intake (Year 4 Semester 2)

2013 intake (Year 5 Semester 2)

B. OTHER GROUPS APART FROM ENGINEERING

2017 Intake

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  All groups (Year 2 Semester 2)

2016 Intake

 All groups except TED, HSC and EAS (Year 3 Semester 2)

 TED, HSC and EAS (Year 3 Semester 1)

2015 Intake

 All groups (Year 4 Semester 1)

SESSION THREE (Monday 6th May –Friday 9th August 2019)

2016 Intake

 TED, HSC and EAS (Year 3 Semester 2)

2015 Intake

 All groups (Year 4 Semester 2)

C. TEACHING PRACTICE/WORKSHOP PRACTICE/ATTACHMENT

(Monday 6th May –Friday 9th August 2019)

 Teaching Practice

SCE, EDS, EDA, SNE, SPE (2016 Intake)

 Industrial Attachment

All other groups in 2016 intake except TED, HSC and EAS as applicable to the
programs

Third and Fourth year Engineering (2015 and 2014 intake)

Second year EAS, TED and HSC (2017 Intake)

 Workshop Practice

Second years Engineering (2016 Intake)

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