Examinations
Whether written exams, term papers or oral examinations – on this page you will find everything you need to know about examinations at the University of Mannheim. A special feature of the University of Mannheim is that written exams at the end of each semester are organized by exam coordinators and take place in central examination periods.
Depending on the group of people you belong to, this means that you will have to keep different to-dos, important dates, and other information in mind to take examinations and complete them successfully. The legal basis governing examinations at the university applies to all groups of people. You will find the rules and regulations governing examinations at the university at the bottom of this page.
Group of persons
Important Dates and Deadlines
You can view your exam dates in Portal2 from the first week of the semester. Click on “studying" > “list of all examinations”.
| spring 2026 |
fall 2025/ | |
| Early registration period | 2 March 26 – 12 March 26 | 17 September 25 – 1 October 25 |
| General registration period | 8 April 26 – 22 April 26 | 20 October 25 – 3 November 25 |
| Deadline for examinations which are not written exams | tbd | 1 December 2025 |
| Deadline for late registrations / changes in registration | 3 days before the exam | 3 days before the exam date |
| Application for compensation for disadvantages | Until the end of the registration period | Until the end of the registration period |
| No overlaps regular examination dates | For all registrations within the general registration period | For all registrations within the general registration period |
| No overlaps alternate examination dates | tbd | 9 January 26 |
| Regular examination dates | 30 May 26 – 13 June 26 | 8 December – 20 December 2025 |
| Alternate examination dates | 29 August 26 – 5 September 26 | 31 January 26 – 7 February 2026 |
| Deadline for submitting grades for regular examination dates | tbd | 9 January 26 |
| Deadline for submitting grades for alternate examination dates | tbd | 11 March 26 |
Rules and regulations
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