INDIANINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGYBOMBAY

ACADEMICCALENDAR20132014
Postgraduate&UndergraduateProgrammes (A)ACADEMICACTIVITIES
AutumnSemester(I)
OrientationandRegistrationforNewStudentstobeadmittedinAutumnSemester20132014. StudentGroup PostgraduateNew Entrants(Ph.D., M.Tech.,M.Des., M.Phil.,M.Mgmt.) OrientationDates Reporting&Registration Instructionbegins Dates 18thJuly,2013 (Thursday)

12thJuly,2013(Friday)to 12thJuly,2013(Friday) 17thJuly,2013 (Wednesday).This includesTeaching AssistantOrientationand R&D/IRCCOrientation. 18thJuly,2013(Thursday), 18thJuly,2013(Thursday) 19thJuly,2013(Friday)

UndergraduateNew Entrantsadmitted throughJEE2013and JAM2013

22ndJuly,2013(Monday)

OrientationandRegistrationforStudentswhoarealreadyonroll. StudentGroup OrientationDates

th

RegistrationDates
th

Instructionbegins

AllPostgraduateand 12 July,2013(Friday)to 12 July,2013(Friday)to 18thJuly,2013 UndergraduateStudents 17thJuly,2013 17thJuly,2013 (Thursday) (Wednesday).This (Wednesday) includesTeaching AssistantOrientationand R&D/IRCCOrientation. : : : : 23rdJuly,2013(Tuesday) 29thJuly,2013(Monday) 20thAugust,2013(Tuesday) 10thSeptember,2013(Tuesday) to 16thSeptember,2013(Monday), 17thSeptember,2013(Tuesday) 20thSeptember,2013(Friday)

Lastdateforlateregistrationwithfine Lastdateforcourseadjustment
LastdatefordroppingofcoursesoffirstHalf semester

MidSemesterExamination

Instructionbeginsforsecondhalfsemester
courses Last date of courseadjustment forsecond halfsemestercourses

: :

 Reexaminationforfirsthalfsemestercoursesif
applicable,tobeconductedandgrades submittedtotheAcademicSection,duringthe followingwindow Lastdatefordroppingofcourses(Full Semester) Lastdatefordroppingofsecondhalfsemester courses.

17thSeptember,2013(Tuesday) to 24thSeptember,2013(Tuesday) 30thSeptember,2013(Monday) 24thOctober,2013(Thursday) From30thSeptember,2013(Monday) to 20thDecember,2013(Friday) 23rdDecember,2013(Monday) to 1stJanuary,2014(Tuesday) 8thNovember,2013(Friday)

: : :

PaymentofSpringSemesterfees

PaymentofSpringSemesterfeewithfine

Finalizationof'DropduetoInadequate
Attendance'Gradesandcommunicatingtothe AcademicSection

Lastdayofinstructions Semesterendexamination

: :

15thNovember,2013(Friday) 18thNovember,2013(Monday) to 29th November,2013(Friday)

Lastdatefordisplayofperformancerecords
/showingevaluatedanswerscriptsofall examinationsofacourse

3rdDecember,2013(Tuesday)

Wintervacationbegins(forstudents) Lastdateforsubmissionofonlinegrades ConductingofReexaminationbyAcademic

Officeandsubmissionofgradesforre examination

: : :

2ndDecember,2013(Monday)

8th December,2013(Sunday)
23rdDecember,2013(Monday) to 27thDecember,2013(Friday)

SpringSemester(II) OrientationandRegistrationforNewStudentstobeadmittedinSpringSemester20122013. StudentGroup NewEntrants(Ph.D. students) OrientationDates Reporting&Registration InstructionBegins Dates 1stJanuary,2014 6thJanuary,2014 (Wednesday) (Monday)

1stJanuary,2014
(Wednesday)to 3rdJanuary,2014 (Friday)

OrientationandRegistrationforStudentswhoarealreadyonroll. StudentGroup AllPostgraduateand UndergraduateStudents OrientationDates RegistrationDates InstructionBegins

1stJanuary,2014
(Wednesday)to 3rdJanuary,2014 (Friday)

1stJanuary,2014
(Wednesday)to 3rdJanuary,2014 (Friday)

6thJanuary,2014
(Monday)

 Lastdateforlateregistrationwithfine Lastdateforcourseadjustment
LastdatefordroppingofFirsthalfsemester courses MidSemesterExamination

: : : :

9thJanuary,2014(Thursday)
13thJanuary,2014(Monday) 10thFebruary,2014(Monday) 17thFebruary,2014(Monday) to 22ndFebruary,2014(Saturday) 24thFebruary,2014(Monday)

InstructionbeginsforSecondhalfsemester
courses LastdateforcourseadjustmentforSecondhalf semestercourses ReexamforFirsthalfsemestercourses

: : :

3rdMarch,2014(Monday) 25thFebruary,2014(Tuesday) to 4thMarch,2014(Tuesday) 7thMarch,2014(Friday) 26thMarch,2014(Wednesday)

Lastdatefordroppingofcourse(FullSemester)

Lastdatefordroppingof2ndHalfSemestercourse Finalizationof'Drop duetoInadequate

Attendance'Gradesandcommunicatingtothe AcademicSection :

11thApril,2014(Friday)

Lastdayofinstructions Semesterendexamination

: :

16thApril,2014(Wednesday) 18thApril,2014(Friday) to 1stMay,2014(Thursday)

Lastdatefordisplayofperformancerecords/
showingevaluatedanswerscriptsofall examinationsofacourse

7thMay,2014(Wednesday)

Lastdateforsubmissionofonlinegrades Summervacationbegins(forstudents) ConductingofReexaminationbyAcademic

Officeandsubmissionofgradesforre examination

: : :

8thMay,2014(Thursday)
5thMay,2014(Monday)

8thJuly,2014(Monday)
to 16thJuly,2014(Friday)

LastdatefortransfertotheAcademic
RehabilitationProgramme(ARP)/Academic Probation(AP)

4thJuly,2014(Friday)

PaymentofAutumnSemester(20142015)fees

9thMay, 2014(Friday) to 15thJuly,2014(Tuesday) 16thJuly,2014(Wednesday) to 23rdJuly,2014(Wednesday)

PaymentofAutumnSemester(20142015)fee
withfine

SummerTerm(III)

LastdateforRegistration Summerterminstructionbegins Lastdateofinstructions TermEndFinalExamination LastdateforsubmissionofgradesforSummer

courses

: : : :

9thMay,2014(Friday)
13thMay,2014(Tuesday)

30thJune,2014(Monday) 1stJuly,2014(Tuesday)
to 4thJuly,2014(Friday) 7thJuly,2014(Monday)

No t es P ertaining t o Academic A c t ivi t ies f or Academic Y ear 20 13 2014 NI.0. Attendance in classes is mandatory from the very beginning of the semester. Students who miss even asinglelecture from among the first three lectures of a course, are liable to have themselves deregisteredfromthecorrespondingcourse. NI.1. Many Academic Units organize an Orientation Programme for Teaching Assistants and an R&DOrientationfornewPostgraduate/Undergraduateentrants.AnInstitutelevelorientationisalsooften organizedfor thesepurposes. Attendance and participation in the orientation Programme is mandatory for TeachingAssistants.All academic units/ Instructors of Institute Core Courses are expected to organize the orientation in aformatwhichthey findappropriate,toenable the bestuse of the services of Teaching Assistants.AbsencefromtheorientationprogrammewillmaketheTeachingAssistantliableforafinancial penaltyinthescholarship/financialsupportbeingpaidthroughtheInstitute. NI.2. Saturdays are also used to conduct Midsemester and Semesterend Examinations. An effort is normallymadetoexcludeSundaysformandatedacademicactivities,includingexaminations. NI.3.Registrationforhalfsemestercoursesshouldalsobecompletedatthebeginningofthesemester. NI.4. While adjusting the courses (including dropping of courses), students should ensure that the prescribedload,asapprovedforeachprogramme,ismaintained. NI.5. Reexaminations s h a l l b e conducted b y t h e A c a d e m i c O f f i c e for students in courses, where they are awarded II/ FF Grades. NI.6. Dates for payment of fees by New Entrants will be informed to the candidates while offering admissionand willalso be put on IITB website. These dates could be different for various programmes offered by theInstitute. NI.7. Students (PG/UG) other than the New Entrants can deposit their semester fees as per schedule displayedbytheAcademicOfficebeforetheendofexaminationfortheearliersemester. NI.8.Feedbackfromthestudentss hallbecollectedinallcoursestowardstheendofeachsemester,for coursestaughtduringthatsemester.The timelinesshallbe announcedduringthesemester.

(B)CAL E ND A RDE T AI L S FO R D I S SE R T A T I O N/ P R O JECT W O RK& P hD A NN U AL P R OG RESS S E M IN A R/ E XAM I N A TI O N

Undergraduate ProjectWork
Programme Stage Registration Submission/ Presentation/ Assessmenttobe completed Grademust reachthe Academic Sectionby

B.Tech

Istage

15th16thJuly,2013 Between11th 5thDecember,2013 November,2013 (Thursday) and29thNovember, 2013 26th December, 2013to31st December,2013 15th16thJuly,2013 Between18thApril, 9thMay,2014 2013and8th May, (Friday) 2014 Between11th 5thDecember,2013 November,2013and (Thursday) 29thNovember,2013

IIstage

5Yr.M.Sc./ 2Yr.M.Sc

Istage

IIstage

26thDecember,2013 Between17thApril, 9thMay,2014 to31stDecember, 2014and8thMay, (Friday) 2013 2014

Masters/DualDegreeDissertations
Programme Stage Registration Submission/ Presentation/ Assessmenttobe completed Between2nd September,2013 and31stOctober, 2013 Grademust reachthe Academic Sectionby

M.Tech./M.Phil Parttime3year Prog./RA:2011 EntryBatch M.Tech./M.Phil. Fulltime2year Prog.:2012Entry Batch DualDegree (B.Tech+M.Tech.) Prog.Duration: 2009to2014

Istage

Forbothstages: January,2013

4thNovember,2013
(Monday)

M.Tech./M.Phil Parttime3year Prog./RA:2011 EntryBatch M.Tech./M.Phil. Fulltime2year Prog.:2012Entry Batch DualDegree (B.Tech+M.Tech.) Prog.Duration: 2009to2014

II(thatis,Final stage)

Registrationfor Between29thApril, 4thJuly,2014 dissertation not 2014and27thJune, (Friday) requiredagainfor 2014 thesecondstage, unlessthereissome deviationfromthe normallyapproved schedule.

M.Tech./M.Phil.2 Istage yearProg.: 2013EntryBatch M.Tech./M.Phil Parttime3year Prog./RA:2012 EntryBatch DualDegree(B. Tech.+M.Tech.) Prog.Duration: 2010to2015 M.Des. 2012EntryBatch ProjectII

Forbothstages: January,2014

Between1st September,2014 and30thOctober, 2014

3rdNovember,2014
(Monday)

Registrationalong By30thNovember, withthegrade 2013 reportfortheIstage evaluation Registrationalong withthe grade report for theII stageevaluation (substageI&II) before27thJune, 2014

6 thDecember,2013 (Friday)

ProjectIII

4thJuly,2014 (Friday)

M.Des. 2013EntryBatch

ProjectI

30thDecember,2013 Duringthe2ndweek 15thJuly,2014 to2ndJanuary,2014 ofJuly,2014 (Tuesday) By27thJune,2014

M.Mgt. ProjectActivityFinal January,2014 2012EntryBatchof Stage fulltimestudents

4thJuly,2014
(Friday)

Ph.D.AnnualProgressSeminars/Examinations
(forResearchScholarsotherthanCSIR/UGCfellows) LastdayforPresentation+CompletionofAnnualProgress Seminars/ExaminationsforthoseadmittedintheAutumn Semester LastdayforPresentation+CompletionofAnnualProgress Seminars/ExaminationsforthoseadmittedintheSpringSem. 30thAugust,2013(Friday)

31stJanuary,2014(Friday)

NotespertainingtoDissertation/ProjectWorkandPh.DAnnualProgressSeminars/Examinations: NIII.1.IncaseofCSIR/UGCfellows,asalsostudentssupportedbyothersimilaragencies,thedatesoftheir AnnualProgressSeminarshouldbefixedbyconsideringrequirementsofthefundingagencyandthisfixed schedulebefollowedstrictly. NIII.2. For the evaluations of Masters'/ Dual Degree Dissertations, the evaluation schedule in a given academic unit should be spread over a large enough segment of the permissible window, to allow for possibilitiesofadjustmentoftheevaluationdate(s)foranindividualstudent,asalsotopreventoverloading thefacultyinvolvedinevaluationwithtoomanyevaluationsonasingleday.

(C)SPECIALACADEMICEVENTS
51stConvocationoftheInstitute TeachersDay NationalEducationDay AlumniDay FoundationDay
: : : : :

10thAugust,2013(Saturday)
5thSeptember,2013(Thursday) 11thNovember,2013(Monday) 25th December,2013(Wednesday) 10thMarch,2014(Monday)

(D)SPECIALACADEMICMEETINGS/ACTIVITIES
SenateMeetingforConvocation SenateMeetings UGPCMeetings/PGPCMeetings : : : 24thJuly,2013(Wednesday) 11thSept2013,13thNov2013,8thJan2014, 12thMar2014 21stAug2013,25thSept2013,16thOct2013, 30thOct2013,20thNov2013,15thJan2014, 22ndJan2014,19thFeb2014,26thFeb2014, 19thMar2014,26thMar2014,16thApr2014, 23rdApr2014 24hSeptember,2013(Tuesday)

Review of MidSemester performance of

undergraduate students in corecourses by DUGCs& report of academically weak studentstotheDepartmentalAcademicMentor Programmes Lastdateforsendinglistofcoursesbythe Departments(includingnewcourses)tobe offeredinSpringSemester(January2014)with nameofInstructor&SlotNo. AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC& PGAPEC

31st Oc to be r ,2013(Thursday)

: : : :

LastdatefortransfertoAcademicRehabilitation
Programme(ARP)/AcademicProbation(AP) Listtofacultyadvisersformonitoringweak students Review of MidSemester performance of undergraduatestudentsincorecoursesby DUGCsandreportofacademicallyweak

During10thDecember,2013(Tuesday) to 13thDecember,2013(Friday) 30thDecember,2013(Monday) 30thDecember,2013(Monday)

5thMarch,2014(Wednesday)

studentstotheDepartmentalAcademicMentor Programmes Lastdatefor sending listofcourses(including newcourses) tobe offered in Autumn Semester (July 2014)with name ofInstructor & Slot No.(for Academic Year20142015) AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC& PGAPEC

28thMarch,2014(Friday)

: : : : :

AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC&
PGAPECafterReexamination

Listtofacultyadvisersformonitoringofweak
students AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC& PGAPECforsummerterm Academic Performance review by UGAPEC& PGAPEC:onlyforreexaminationcases

Duringtheperiod16th May,2014(Friday) to 22ndMay,2014(Thursday) During23rdJune,2014(Monday) to 27thJune,2014(Friday) 9thJuly,2014(Wednesday)

9th,10th July,2014(Wednesday,Thursday)
During25thDecember,2013(Wednesday) to 30thDecember,2013(Monday)

(ThedatesforSpring2014mayhavetobereadjustedafterHolidaysareknown)

No t es
Therewillnotbeanytheoryorlaboratoryinstruction(Classes)intheafternoonsoftheConvocationDays, TeachersDay,NationalEducationDay,FoundationDay(onthedayitiscelebrated).Theclasses/laboratory sessionsmissed,ifany,shouldbecompensatedbyextraclasses/sessions.