The University of Punjab has issued the academic calendar for the year 2020 & 2021. Due to the enforcement of the lockdown, the university had suspended the examinational activities and arranged the online classes for the students. Now education minister has directed to reopen all the educational institutes. Now the educational activities have been resumed so the university has proposed the new schedule for the examination. The students are advised to check the exam schedule of their discipline so that they can prepare accordingly for the exams. The academic calendar of the various disciplines as mentioned below.
| Disciplines | Classes | Exams |
| Associate Degree in Arts/Science | September to March | April |
| M.A, MSc, LLB, and AD Commerce | September to May | June |
| Odd Semesters (Various Disciplines) | October to January | February/March |
| Even Semesters (Various Disciplines) | April to August | September/October |
| Pharmacy, BSCS, BBA, MBA, M.Com | Sep/Oct to May | September/October |