Office of Academics

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Academic Calendar: Year 2020

S. AY 2019-20 Summer AY 2020-21
Activity
No. Semester II 2020 Semester I
1. Registration of New PG students 1 Jan 20 - 17 Jul 20
2. Vacation Ends - - 20 Jul 20
3. Registration of New UG Students - - 21 Jul 20
4. Registration of Old Students 2 Jan 20 8 May 20 23 Jul 20
Commencement of Classes
5. 3 Jan 20 8 May 20 24 Jul 20
Instructors to declare Institute’s Attendance Policy
6. Conversion of I/E Grades 9 Jan 20 - 30 Jul 20
7. Late Registration and Add / Drop of Courses 10Jan 20 12 May 20 31Jul 20
8. Foundation day Celebration - - 2 Aug 20
9. Finalization of Course Roll List 13 Jan 20 13 May 20 3 Aug 20
10. Gymkhana Welcome - - 7 Aug 20
11. Gymkhana Holiday in lieu of Technical Festival 24 Jan 20
12. Technical Festival (Nimble, Idea Spark and related events) 24-26 Jan 20 17-19 Sep 20
13. Instructor to issue 1st warning against low attendance 27 Jan 20 18 May 20 17 Aug 20
14. Student Feedback 1 on courses 30 Jan 20 20 Aug 20
15. Fractal 1 /2 Withdrawal/ Add 3 Feb 20 - 25 Aug 20
16. First Minor Examination 6-8 Feb 20 29 May 20 27-29 Aug 20
17. Last date of course withdrawal request 14 Feb 20 - 7 Sep 20
18. Last date of showing First Mid Semester Examination Marks 20Feb 20 - 11 Sep 20
19. Cultural Festival (Ignus, and related events) 21-24 Feb 20 - -
20. Literary Festival - 20-21 Sep 20
21. Semester Break 21-25 Feb 20 - 17-21 Sep 20
22. Class Committee Meeting 27 Feb 20 - 23 Sep 20
23. Instructor to issue 2nd warning against low attendance 5 Mar 20 8 June 20 25 Sep 20
24. Student Feedback 2 on courses 13 Mar 20 30 Sep 20
25. Fractal 2/ 3 Withdrawal / Add 16 Mar 20 - 5 Oct 20
26. Second Minor Examination 18-20 Mar 20 19 June 20 7-9 Oct 20
27. Courses to be offered in next semester/summer by Departments 23 Mar 20 - 12 Oct 20
28. Time Table Committee Meeting for Next Semester 27 Mar 20 - 16 Oct 20
29. Gymkhana Election 28 Mar 20 -
30. Last date of showing Second Minor Semester Examination Marks 01 Apr 20 - 21 Oct 20
31. Instructor to issue 3rd warning against low attendance 2 Apr 20 22 June 20 22 Oct 20
32. Online submission of pre-final attendance 3 Apr 20 - 23 Oct 20
33. Varchas - Sports Festival 4-5 Apr 20 - - -
34. Pre-Registration for next semester 7-9 Apr 20 - 26-28 Oct 20
35. Gymkhana Farewell (After regular classes) 13 Apr 20 - -
36. UG/ PG Project Evaluation 18 Apr 20 - 7 Nov 20
37. Student Feedback 3 on courses 20 Apr 20 - 09 Nov 20
38. Fractal 3 Withdrawal 23 Apr 20 - 12 Nov 20
Last Day of classes/ Display of Pre-major Evaluation/ Attendance
39. 24 Apr 20 - 13 Nov 20
submission

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40. Major Examination/End Semester Exam 10 Jul 20 16-21 Nov 20
May 20
41. Make-up/Supplementary week for major Examination 12-19 May 20 - 01-12 Dec 20
42. Moderation Committee Meeting 6 May 20 - 25 Nov 20
Last Date for Submission/display of Grades for Courses, Projects
43. 8 May 20 - 27 Nov 20
and Thesis
44. Vacation Begins 8 May 20 - 27 Nov 20
45. Grades to Reach Office of Academics 13 May 20 - 3 Dec 20
46. Verification of Grades, Generation of Grade Card 21 May 20 - 10 Dec 20
47. Vacation ends 20 Jul 20 - 31 Dec 20

Notes:
1. If the Government of India announces any additional Holiday on a working day, then one of the
Saturday(s)/Sunday(s) will be observed as a working day

2. Lectures on the following days will be held with the schedule of the days mentioned against them:
a. AY 2019-20 Semester II
(a) Saturday, 18 Jan 20: Thursday’s Time Table will be followed.
(b) Saturday, 07 Mar 20: Friday’s Time Table will be followed.
(c) Saturday,11 Apr 20: Friday’s Time Table will be followed.
b. Summer 2020
Nil
c. AY 2020-21 Semester I
(a) Saturday, 22 Aug 20: Thursday’s Time Table will be followed.
(b) Saturday, 05 Sep 20: Friday’s Time Table will be followed.
(c) Tuesday, 29 Sep 20: Friday’s Time Table will be followed.

3. If the requisite number of lectures cannot be scheduled, the instructors may, in consultation with the
students in their respective courses, decide on a schedule of extra classes. A regular course has engagement
of 14 lectures (one lecture of 50 minutes) per one credit.

4. There will be no extra classes on Gazetted Holidays.

5. Saturdays and Sundays falling within the examination period will be used for scheduling examinations.
Under extraordinary circumstances, examinations of some of the courses may be scheduled on the days
preceding the mid-semester/end semester examinations.

6. Summary of the total number of teaching days is given in the table below:
S. No. Days Distribution of Weekdays
Academic Year 2019- Summer 20 Academic Year 20-21
20 Semester II Semester I
1. Mondays 14 07 15
2. Tuesdays 14 09 15
3. Wednesdays 15 09 14
4. Thursdays 14+1 Saturday 08 13 + 1 Saturday
5. Fridays 12+2 Saturday 09 12+ 1 Saturday+ 1 Tuesday
Total nos. of Teaching 72 42 72
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7. List of holidays
Gazetted Holidays in Calendar Year 20
S. No. Date Day Holiday
1. 26 Jan20 Sunday Republic Day
2. 21 Feb20 Friday Maha Shivaratri
3. 10 Mar20 Tuesday Holi
4. 6 Apr20 Monday Mahavir Jayanti
5. 10 Apr20 Friday Good Friday
6. 7 May 20 Thursday Buddha Purnima
7. 25 May 20 Monday Idu’l Fitr*
8. 1 Aug20 Saturday ID-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)*
9. 12 Aug20 Wednesday Janmasthmi
10. 15 Aug20 Saturday Independence Day
11. 30 Aug20 Sunday Muharram*
12. 2 Oct20 Friday Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
13. 25 Oct20 Sunday Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)
14. 30 Oct20 Friday Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (birthday of Prophet
Mohammad)
15. 14 Nov20 Saturday Diwali (Deepavali)
16. 30 Nov20 Monday Guru Nanak’s Birthday
17. 25 Dec20 Friday Christmas Day
*May be changed, subject to any further order of Central/State Government, if any