BITS PILANI, DUBAI CAMPUS

Dubai International Academic City, Dubai, UAE

1. ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR ON-CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
SOME IMPORTANT DATES
August-15 September-15 October-15 November-15 December-15 January-16 February-16
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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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March-16 April-16 May-16 June-16 July-16 August-16 September-16

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1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 31 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3
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FIRST SEMESTER 2015 - 2016 SECOND SEMESTER 2015 - 2016

Registration for Practice School-II August 6, 2015 Second Semester begins February 1, 2016
Practice School - II Begins August 6, 2015 Registration for Second Semester 2015-2016 /Practice School-II February 1, 2016
Independence Day (H) August 15, 2015 Practice School - II Begins February 1, 2016
Admission to Integrated First Degree Programme & Freshmen Orientation August 31, 2015 Class-work Begins February 2, 2016
First Semester begins September 1, 2015 Last day for substitution/addition of courses February 15, 2016
Registration for First Semester 2015-2016 September 1, 2015 Hostel Day February 20, 2016
Class-work begins September 2, 2015 Test - 1 March 6-8, 2016
Last day for substitution/addition of courses September 15, 2015 Last day for Test - 1 Answer scripts returning to the students March 13, 2016
Eid-Al-Adha (H)* September 22 - 24, 2015 Enginuity (Students Activities) March 15-17, 2016
Test - 1 October 4 - 6, 2015 Ph D Qualifying Exam Schedule March 27-30, 2016
Last day for Test - 1 Answer scripts returning to the students October 11, 2015 Artex (Students Activities) March 30-31, 2016
Sparks (Students Activities) October 21-22,2015 Last day for Mid Sem Thesis / Project review March 27-30, 2016
Al-Hijra - Islamic New Year day (H)* October 15, 2015 Last day for Mid Sem Grading April 3, 2016
Tuesday's Time table to be followed October 25, 2015 Last day for withdrawal from courses April 10, 2016
Ph D Qualifying Exam Schedule October 26-29, 2015 Jashn (Students Activities) April 19-21, 2016
Last day for Mid Sem Thesis / Project review October 26-29, 2015 Test - 2 April 26-28, 2016
Last day for Mid Sem Grading November 2, 2015 Last day for Test - 2 Answer scripts returning to the students May 2, 2016
Foundation Day /Ethnic Day November 5, 2015 Isra-Wal-Miraj - Prophet Mohammads (PBUH) Ascension (H)* May 4, 2016
Diwali (H) November 10, 2015 Annual Day May 8, 2016
Last day for withdrawal from courses November 11, 2015 PhD Qualifying Exam Schedule May 8-11, 2016
Thursday's Time table to be followed November 16, 2015 Diro's Tea Party May 19, 2016
Test - 2 November 17-19, 2015 Registration for Practice School-I May 22, 2016
BITS Sports Festival (BSF) November 22-26, 2015 Last day for Final evaluation of Project Courses May 24, 2016 Exams
Last day for Test - 2 Answer scripts returning to the students November 23, 2015 Last day for class-work May 25, 2016
UAE Martyr's Day November 30, 2015 Comprehensive Examination begins May 29, 2016
UAE National Day (H) December 2, 2015 Last day for Final evaluation of Thesis June 5, 2016 (H) Holidays
Technofest (Students Activities) December 13-14, 2015 Comprehensive Examination ends June 7, 2016
PhD Qualifying Exam Schedule December 20-23, 2015 Second Semester ends June 7, 2016 Note:
Last day for Final evaluation of Project Courses December 23, 2015 Registration for Summer Term June 9, 2016
Milad-Un-Nabi - Prophet Mohammads (PBUH) Birthday (H)* December 24, 2015 Practice School-I / Summer Term Begins June 9, 2016 The above schedule may be
Christmas (H) December 25, 2015 Summer vacation begins June 20, 2016 revised subject to
Last day for class-work December 28, 2015 Eid-Al-Fitr (H)* July 6-7, 2016 contingencies.
Comprehensive Examination begins December 30, 2015 Practice School-II ends July 10, 2016
New Year Day (H) January 1, 2016 Registration for Practice School-II for First Semester 2016-2017 August 1, 2016
Last day for Final evaluation of Thesis January 4, 2016 Practice School-I / Summer Term ends August 3, 2016 *Islamic holidays are subject to
Comprehensive Examination ends January 10, 2016 Summer vacation ends August 11, 2016 change according to the local
First Semester ends January 10, 2016 Independence Day (H) August 15, 2016 sighting of the new moon/
Practice School - II ends January 13, 2016 Admission to Integrated First Degree Programme & Freshmen Orientation August 17, 2016 declaration by the Ministry.
Recess January 13-27, 2016 First Semester begins August 18, 2016
Republic Day (H) January 26, 2016 Registration for First Semester 2016-2017 August 18, 2016 In case of any unexpected
Class-work begins August 21, 2016 holidays that will be
Note: Minimum 14 Sundays/Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays during the First and Second Semesters compensated on saturdays