INDIANINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGYBOMBAY

ACADEMICCALENDAR20152016
Postgraduate&UndergraduateProgrammes
(A)SCHEDULEOFCOURSEINSTRUCTIONANDEXAMINATIONS
ISemester
StudentGroup

OrientationDates

Reporting&Registration
Dates

Instruction
begins

PGNewEntrants
(Ph.D.,M.Tech.,
M.Des.,M.Phil.,M.Mgt.

16thJuly,2015(Thursday)to
18thJuly,2015(Saturday).
IncludingTeachingAssistant
andR&D/IRCCOrientation.

16thJuly,2015(Thursday)

20thJuly,2015

UGNewEntrants
admittedthroughJAM

18thJuly,2015(Saturday),19th
July,2015(Sunday)

18thJuly,2015(Saturday)

20thJuly,2015
(Monday)

UGNewEntrants
admittedthroughJEE
andUCEED

23rdJuly,2015(Thursday),
25thJuly,2015(Saturday)

23rdJuly,2015(Thursday)

27thJuly,2015
(Monday)

PG&UG.Students
AlreadyonRoll

N.A.

16thJuly2015(Thursday)
to17thJuly2015(Friday)

20thJuly,2015

(Monday)

(Monday)

Lastdateforlateregistrationwithfine

27thJuly,2015(Monday)

Lastdateforlateregistrationwithfine(UGJEEand

3rdAugust,2015(Monday)

Lastdateforcourseadjustment

29thJuly,2015(Wednesday)

24thAugust,2015(Monday)

25thAugust,2015(Tuesday)
to
27thAugust,2015(Thursday)

2ndSeptember,2015(Wednesday)
to
4thSeptember,2015(Friday)

MidsemesterExamination

7thSeptember,2015(Monday)

Reexaminationforfirsthalfsemestercourses
ifapplicableandgradesubmission

UCEEDEntrants)

Lastdatefordroppingoffirsthalfsemestercourses

AwardofDXgradesforfirsthalfsemester
courses

Coursefeedbackforfirsthalfsemestercourses

to
12thSeptember,2015(Saturday)
16thSeptember,2015(Wednesday)
to
21stSeptember,2015(Monday)

Lastdatefordroppingoffullsemestercourses

Lastdatefordroppingofsecondhalfsemester
courses

PaymentofSpringSemesterfees

AwardofDXgradeinfullsemestercoursesandsecond
halfsemestercourses

28thSeptember,2015(Monday)

26thOctober,2015(Monday)

From28thSeptember,2015(Monday)
to
21stDecember,2015(Monday)

27thOctober,2015(Tuesday)
to
30thOctober,2015(Friday)

CourseFeedback

6thNovember,2015(Friday)
to
8thNovember,2015(Sunday)

Lastdayofinstructions

6thNovember,2015(Friday)

Semesterendexamination

9thNovember,2015(Monday)
to
21stNovember,2015(Saturday)

CreditSeminarPresentationsandcompensatorydaysfor
holidays(ifany)duringSemesterendExamination.

23rdNovember,2015(Monday)

Lastdateforshowingevaluatedanswerscriptsand
otherperformancerecord.

27thNovember,2015(Friday)

28thNovember,2015(Saturday)

Wintervacation

to
27thNovember,2015(Friday)

to
29thDecember,2015(Tuesday)
:

2ndDecember,2015(Wednesday)

ApplicationforReexamination(medicalorother
reasons,subjecttoapproval)

7thDecember,2015(Monday)
to
11thDecember,2015(Friday)

ConductingofReexaminationbyAcademic
Officeandsubmissionofgradesforre
examination

21stDecember,2015(Monday)
to
26thDecember,2015(Saturday)

PaymentofSpringSemesterfeewithfine

21stDecember,2015(Monday)
to
29thDecember,2015(Tuesday)

Lastdateforsubmissionofgrades

IISemester
StudentGroup

OrientationDates

Reporting&
RegistrationDates

InstructionBegins

PGNewEntrants

30thDecember,2015

30thDecember,2015

4thJanuary,2016

(Ph.D.)

(Wednesday)to
1stJanuary,2016
(Friday)including
TeachingAssistantand
R&D/IRCCOrientation

(Wednesday)

(Monday)

PG&UGStudents
AlreadyonRoll.

N.A

30thDecember,2015
(Wednesday)to1st
January,2016(Friday)

4thJanuary,2016
(Monday)

Lastdateforlateregistrationwithfine

11thJanuary,2016(Monday)

Lastdateforcourseadjustment

13thJanuary,2016(Wednesday)

Lastdatefordroppingoffirsthalfsemester
courses

8thFebruary,2016(Monday)

AwardofDXgradeforfirsthalfsemestercourses

9thFebruary,2016(Tuesday)
to
11thFebruary,2016(Thursday)

CourseFeedbackforfirsthalfsemestercourses

17thFebruary,2016(Wednesday)
to
19thFebruary,2016(Friday)

MidsemesterExamination

22ndFebruary,2016(Friday)
to
27thFebruary,2016(Saturday)

2thMarch,2016(Wednesday)
to
7thMarch,2016(Monday)

Reexamforfirsthalfsemestercoursesif
applicableandgradesubmission

Lastdatefordroppingoffullsemestercourses

4thMarch,2016(Friday)

Lastdatefordroppingofsecondhalfsemestercourses

23rdMarch,2016(Wednesday)

PaymentofAutumnSemester(20162017)fees

6thMay, 2016(Friday)
to
12thJuly,2016(Tuesday)

AwardofDXgradeinfullsemesterandsecondhalf
semestercourses

5thApril,2016(Tuesday)
to
8thApril,2016(Friday)

CourseFeedback

15thApril,2016(Friday)
to
17thApril,2016(Sunday)

LastdayofInstructions

15thApril,2016(Friday)

Semesterendexamination

16thApril,2016(Saturday)
to
30thApril,2016(Saturday)

CreditSeminarPresentationsandcompensatorydaysfor
holidays(ifany)duringSemesterendExamination

2thMay,2016(Monday)
to
4thMay,2016(Wednesday)

Lastdateforshowingevaluatedanswerscriptsandother
performancerecord.

3thMay,2016(Tuesday)

Summervacationbegins(forstudents)

4thMay,2016(Wednesday)

Lastdateforsubmissionofgrades

6thMay,2016(Friday)

Applicationforreexamination(medicalorother
reasons,subjecttoapproval)

10thMay,2016(Tuesday)
to
13thMay,2016(Friday)

LastdatefortransfertotheAcademic
RehabilitationProgramme(ARP)/Academic
Probation(AP)

6thJuly,2016(Wednesday)

ConductingofReexaminationbyAcademic
Officeandsubmissionofgradesforre
examination

4thJuly,2016(Monday)

PaymentofAutumnSemesterfeewithfine

to
8thJuly,2016(Friday)
:

13thJuly,2016(Wednesday)
to
20thJuly,2016(Wednesday)

SummerTerm

LastdateforRegistration

9thMay,2016(Monday)

Summerterminstructionbegins

10thMay,2016(Tuesday)

Lastdateofinstructions

27thJune,2016(Monday)

TermendFinalExamination

28thJune,2016(Tuesday)
to
1stJuly,2016(Friday)

Lastdateforshowingevaluatedanswerscripts
andotherperformancerecord

4thJuly,2016(Monday)

LastdateforsubmissionofgradesforSummer
courses

5thJuly,2016(Tuesday)

NotesPertaining

toAcademicActivitiesforAcademicYear
2015
2016
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.

ManyAcademic Units organize an Orientation Programme for TeachingAssistants and an

R&DOrientation for new Postgraduate/ Undergraduate entrants.An Institute level orientation is
also often organized for these purposes. Attendance and participation in the orientation
p rogramme is mandatory for Teaching Assistants. Absencefrom it will make the Teaching
Assistant liable for a financial penalty in the scholarship/financial support. All academic units/
Instructors of Institute Core Courses are expected to organize the orientation in aformat which
theyfindappropriate,toenablethebestuseoftheservicesofTeachingAssistants.

NI.2.

Saturdays may be used to conduct Midsemester and Semesterend Examinations. An effort is

normallymadetoexcludeSundaysandpublicholidaysformandatedacademicactivities,including
examinations.

NI.3.

Registrationforhalfsemestercoursesshouldalsobecompletedatthebeginningofthesemester.

NI.4.

While adjusting the courses (including dropping of courses), students should ensure that the
prescribedload,asapprovedforeachprogramme,ismaintained.

NI.5.

ReexaminationsshallbeconductedbytheAcademicOfficeforstudentsincourses,wheretheyare
awardedII/FFGrades.

NI.6.

Dates for payment of fees by New Entrants will be informed to the candidates while offering
admissionand will also be put on IITB website. These dates could be different for various
programmes offered by theInstitute.

NI.7.

Students (PG/UG) other than the NewEntrants can deposit their semester fees as per schedule
displayedbytheAcademicOfficebeforetheendofexaminationfortheearliersemester.

NI.8.

ThedatesforSpring2016maybereadjustedafterholidaysareknown.

NI.9.

There will not beany instruction (lectures / tutorials/lab sessions) in the afternoons of the
Convocation Day, Teachers Day, National Education Day, Foundation Day (on the day it is
celebrated).Ascheduleforcompensationofmissedclasses(ifany)onthenearestSaturdayswill
beannouncedbytheAcademicOfficeafterapprovalbytheInstituteTimeTableCoordinator.

NI.10.

AscheduleofadjustmentsintheInstituteTimeTablewillbeannounced,ifneeded,toprovide38
41 instruction hours in each 6credit course and to approximately balance the number of
instructionhoursinthetwohalvesofasemester.

(B)SCHEDULEOFDISSERTATION/PROJECTPRESENTATIONS&
PH.D.ANNUALPROGRESSSEMINARS
A)Undergraduate ProjectWork
Programme

Registration

Report
Submission

Presentation/
Assessment

Grade
Submissionto
Academic
Office

B.Tech
Istage

13th17thJuly,
2015

9thNovember,
2015(Monday)
to20thNovember,
2015(Friday)

23rdNovember,
2015(Monday)to
27thNovember,
2015(Friday)

2ndDecember,2015

B.Tech
IIstage

30thDecember,

15thApril,2016
(Friday)to28th
April,2016
(Thursday)

2ndMay,2016
(Monday)to4th
May,2016
(Wednesday)8

6thMay,2016
(Friday)

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

13th17thJuly,2015

9thNovember,
2015(Monday)
to20thNovember,
2015(Friday)

23rdNovember,
2015(Monday)to
27thNovember,
2015(Friday)

2ndDecember,2015

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

30thDecember,

15thApril,2016
(Friday)to28th
April,2016
(Thursday)

2ndMay,2016
(Monday)to4th
May,2016
(Wednesday)

6thMay,2016
(Friday)

2015(Wednesday)
to1stJanuary,
2016(Friday)

2015(Wednesday)
to1stJanuary,
2016(Friday)

(Wednesday)

(Wednesday)

B)Masters/DualDegreeDissertations
Programme

Registration

Report
Submission

Presentation/
Assessment

Grade
Submissionto
Academic
Office

M.Tech./M.Phil
(Fulltime:2014
Entry,Parttime/
RA:2013Entry,
DualDegree
B.Tech+M.Tech.
(Prog.Duration:
2011to2016)
IStage

Completedin
January,2015

31stAugust,2015
(Monday)to
16thOctober,
2015(Friday)

7thSeptember,
2015(Monday)to
30thOctober,2015
(Friday)

2ndNovember,2015
(Monday)

Programme

Registration

Report
Submission

Presentation/
Assessment

Grade
Submissionto
Academic
Office

M.Tech./M.Phil
Parttime3year
Prog./RA:2013
Entry,M.Tech./
M.Phil.Fulltime
2yearProg.:2014
Entry,Dual
DegreeB.Tech+
M.Tech.(Prog.
Duration:2011to
2016)
IIStage

Automaticwith
gradesubmission
ofIStage.

21stApril,2016
(Thursday)to28th
June,2016
(Tuesday)

28thApril,2016
(Thursday)to5th
July,2016
(Tuesday)

6thJuly,2016

M.Tech./M.Phil
(Fulltime2015
entry,Parttime/
RA2014entry),
DualDegree
B.Tech.+M.Tech.
(Prog.Duration:
2012to2017)
I&IIStage

30thDecember,
2015
(Wednesday)to
1stJanuary,2016
(Friday)

NextAcademic
Session

NextAcademic
Session

NextAcademic
Session

M.Des.
2014EntryBatch
ProjectII

Registrationalong
withthegrade
reportfortheI
stageevaluation

By14thNovember,
2015(Saturday)

By28thNovember,
2015(Saturday)

4 thDecember,2015

M.Des.
2014EntryBatch
ProjectIII

Registrationalong
withthe grade
report for theII
stageevaluation

20thApril,2016
(Wednesday)to
28thJune,2016
(Tuesday).Actual
dayswithinthis
durationtobe
announcedbyIDC
forsubstageI&II
ofProjectIII.

28thApril,2016
(Thursday)to5th
July,2016
(Tuesday).Actual
dayswithinthis
durationtobe
announcedbyIDC
forsubstageI&II
ofProjectIII.

6thJuly,2016

M.Des.
2015EntryBatch
ProjectI

30thDecember,
2015(Wednesday)
to1stJanuary,
2016(Friday)

M.Mgt.
2014EntryBatch
offulltime
students
ProjectFinalStage

30thDecember,
2015
(Wednesday)to
1stJanuary,2016
(Friday)

(Wednesday)

(Friday)

(Wednesday)

13thJuly,2016
(Wednesday)

By24thJune,2016
(Friday)

By1stJuly,2016
(Friday)

6thJuly,2016
(Wednesday)

C)Ph.D.AnnualProgressSeminars/Examinations
(forResearchScholarsotherthanCSIR/UGCfellows):
Programmes

Registration

Report
Submission

Presentation/
Assessment

Submissionof
assessmentreport
byRPCtothe
AcademicOffice

Lastdayfor
Presentation+
Completionof
AnnualProgress
Seminars/
Examinationsfor
thoseadmittedin
theAutumn
Semester

N.A.

6thJuly,2015
(Monday)
to
21stAugust,2015
(Friday)

13thJuly,2015
(Monday)
to
28thAugust,2015
(Friday)

31stAugust,2015
(Monday)

Lastdayfor
Presentation+
Completionof
AnnualProgress
Seminars/
Examinationsfor
thoseadmittedin
theSpringSem.

N.A.

14thDecember,
2015(Monday)
to
22ndJanuary,2016
(Friday)

21stDecember,
2015(Monday)
to
29thJanuary,2016
(Friday)

1stFebruary,2016
(Monday)

NotespertainingtoDissertation/ProjectWorkandPh.DAnnualProgressSeminars/
Examinations:

NIII.1.

For Ph.D. Students with CSIR/UGC fellowship, and students supported by other similar
agencies, the dates of their Annual Progress Seminar should be fixed by considering
requirementsofthefundingagencyandthisfixedschedulebefollowedstrictly.

NIII.2.

FortheevaluationsofMasters'/DualDegreeDissertations,theevaluationscheduleinagiven
academic unit should bespread overa largeenoughsegment ofthe permissiblewindow, to
allowforpossibilitiesofadjustmentoftheevaluationdate(s)foranindividualstudent,asalso
to prevent overloading the faculty involved in evaluation with too many evaluations on a
singleday.

NIII.3.

Forproject/dissertation/creditseminarrelatedpresentations,report/dissertationshould
besubmittedatleast7dayspriortothedateofpresentation/assessment.

(C)SPECIALACADEMICEVENTS

53rdConvocationoftheInstitute

8thAugust,2015(Saturday)

TeachersDay

5thSeptember,2015(Saturday)

NationalEducationDay

10thNovember,2015(Tuesday)

AlumniDay

27th December,2015(Sunday)

FoundationDay

10thMarch,2016(Thursday)

(D)SPECIALACADEMICMEETINGS/ACTIVITIES

SenateMeetingforConvocation

29thJuly,2015(Wednesday)

SenateMeetings

28thOct2015,25thNov2015,4thFeb2016,
14thApr2016.

UGPCMeetings/PGPCMeetings

19thAug2015,26thAug2015,23rdSept
2015,14thOct2015,21stOct2015,20thJan
2016,27thJan2016,17thFeb2016,24thFeb
2016,16thMar2016,23thMar2016.

Review of MidSemester performance of

undergraduate students in corecourses by
DUGCs& report of academically weak
studentstotheDepartmentalAcademicMentor
Programmes

22ndSeptember,2015(Tuesday)

Lastdateforsendinglistofcoursesbythe
Departments(includingnewcourses)tobe
offeredinSpringSemester(January2015)with
nameofInstructor&SlotNo.

29thOc t ob er ,2015(Thursday)

AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC&
PGAPEC

During8thDecember,2015(Tuesday)
to
11thDecember,2015(Friday)

LastdatefortransfertoAcademicRehabilitation
Programme(ARP)/AcademicProbation(AP)

28thDecember,2015(Monday)

Academic Performance review by UGAPEC&

PGAPEC:onlyforreexaminationcases

During23rdDecember,2015(Wednesday)
to
28thDecember,2015(Monday)

Listtofacultyadvisersformonitoringweak
students

28thDecember,2015(Monday)

 Review of MidSemester performance of

undergraduatestudentsincorecoursesby
DUGCsandreportofacademicallyweak
studentstotheDepartmentalAcademicMentor
Programmes

2ndMarch,2016(Wednesday)

Lastdatefor sending listofcourses(including

newcourses) tobe offered in Autumn
Semester (July 2016)with name ofInstructor
& Slot No.(for Academic Year20162017)

25thMarch,2016(Friday)

AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC&
PGAPEC

Duringtheperiod13th May,2016(Friday)
to
19thMay,2016(Thursday)

AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC&
PGAPECafterReexamination

During20thJune,2016(Monday)
to
24thJune,2016(Friday)

Listtofacultyadvisersformonitoringofweak
students

6thJuly,2016(Wednesday)

AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC&
PGAPECforsummerterm

6th,7th July,2016(Wednesday,Thursday)