Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Academic Calendar – 2024

(2023-24-II, Summer Term 2024 & 2024-25-I Semesters)
EVENTS/ACTIVITIES SEMESTER 2023-24-II SUMMER TERM 2024 SEMESTER 2024-25-I
Registration

Jan 2, 2024 (Tue) May 11-13, 2024 July 26, 2024 (Fri)
All New PG Students (Sat-Mon) All New UG & PG Students
Submitting Course
options online
Jan 3, 2024 (Wed) July 27, 2024 (Sat)
Registration
All Continuing Students May 14-15, 2024 All Continuing Students
(Tue-Wed)
Course allotment

May 16, 2024 (Thu)

Fee Payment
Late Registration Jan 9, 2024 (Tue) May 20, 2024 (Mon) Aug 5, 2024 (Mon)
Release of FCH Jan 3, 2024 (Wed) May 16, 2024 (Thu) July 29, 2024 (Mon)
Classes Commence Jan 4, 2024 (Thu) May 17, 2024 (Fri) July 30, 2024 (Tue)
Jan 4 – 10, 2024 July 30 – Aug 6, 2024
Adding a Course --
(Thu-Wed) (Tue-Tue)
Dropping/De-registering
Feb 2, 2024 (Fri) June 6, 2024 (Thu) Aug 30, 2024 (Fri)
Modular Courses (1st Half)
Classes for the Modular
Feb 16, 2024 (Fri) June 13, 2024 (Thu) Sep 13, 2024 (Fri)
Courses (1st half) End
Classes for Modular Courses
Feb 26, 2024 (Mon) June 18, 2024 (Tue) Sep 23, 2024 (Mon)
(2nd half) Commence
Last date for document
Mar 4, 2024 (Mon) -- Oct 3, 2024 (Thu)
submission
Last date for showing Mid-
Mar 11, 2024 (Mon) June 22, 2024 (Sat) Oct 4, 2024 (Fri)
Semester answer scripts
Last date for Dropping/De-
registration of Regular
Mar 22, 2024 (Fri) June 28, 2024 (Fri) Oct 17, 2024 (Thu)
Courses and Modular Courses
(2nd half)
Classes End April 19, 2024 (Fri) July 12, 2024 (Fri) Nov 14, 2024 (Thu)
Academic Pre-registration
Apr 2 – 4, 2024 Oct 21 – 23, 2024
HSS Pre-registration --
(Tue-Thu) (Mon-Wed)
Apr 9 – 16, 2024 Oct 29 – Nov 5, 2024
Academic Pre-registration --
(Tue-Tue) (Tue-Tue)
Examinations and Grade Submission
Mid Semester
Examination/End Semester Feb 19-24, 2024 June 14-15, 2024 Sep 17 – 22, 2024
Examination for Modular (Mon-Sat) (Fri-Sat) (Tue-Sun)
Courses (1st half)
Last date for Modular Course
End Sem Grade Submission Mar 12, 2024 (Tue) June 24, 2024 (Mon) Oct 15, 2024 (Tue)
(1st half)
Apr 22 – May 1, 2024 July 15-16, 2024 Nov 17-26, 2024
End Semester Examination
(Mon-Wed) (Mon-Tue) (Sun-Tue)
Make-up Examination for all May 4-6, 2024 July 19, 2024 Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2024
modular and regular courses (Sat-Mon) (Fri) (Fri-Sun)
Last date for End Semester
May 6, 2024 (Mon) July 19, 2024 (Fri) Dec 1, 2024 (Sun)
Grade Submission
Last date for Make-up Grade
July 20, 2024
Submission and Conversion May 7, 2024 (Tue) Dec 2, 2024 (Mon)
(Sat)
of I Grades
Vacation
Mar 23 – 3 1, 2024 Oct 5 – 13, 2024
Mid Semester Recess --
(Sat-Sun) (Sat – Sun)
Nov 28, 2024 (Thu) –
May 3 – July 26, 2024
End Semester Recess -- Beginning of 2024-25-II
(Fri-Fri)
Semester
2023-24-II Semester:

64 teaching days with the following distribution of weekdays:

Mondays: 13
Tuesdays: 13
Wednesdays: 12
Thursdays: 13
Fridays: 13

Summer Term 2024:

38 teaching days with the following distribution of weekdays:

Mondays: 7
Tuesdays: 8
Wednesdays: 8
Thursdays: 7
Fridays: 8

2024-25-I Semester:

66 teaching days with the following distribution of weekdays:

Mondays: 13 (12 + 1 Saturday, September 7, 2024 – Monday schedule will follow)

Tuesdays: 14
Wednesdays: 13
Thursdays: 13 (12 + 1 Saturday, October 19, 2024 – Thursday schedule will follow)
Fridays: 13

Notes:

1) 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. The
requisite number of lectures in a full semester course is 39 lectures of 50 minutes each for 3-
lectures a week schedule.

2) There will be no extra classes on Gazetted Holidays.

3) No class, quiz, presentation or any other academic activity will be scheduled on February 18,
2024, April 20-21, 2024, July 13-14, 2024, September 15, 2024 and November 15-16, 2024.

4) 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.

5) All make-up examinations permitted by the SUGC/SPGC will be conducted by the concerned
instructors in -charge as per the schedule detailed in the Academic Calendar.

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 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Academic Calendar – 2024
(2023-24-II, Summer Term 2024 & 2024-25-I Semesters)
EVENTS/ACTIVITIES SEMESTER 2023-24-II SUMMER TERM 2024 SEMESTER 2024-25-I
Registration

Jan 2, 2024 (Tue) May 11-13, 2024 July 26, 2024 (Fri)
All New PG Students (Sat-Mon) All New UG & PG Students
Submitting Course
options online
Jan 3, 2024 (Wed) July 27, 2024 (Sat)
Registration
All Continuing Students May 14-15, 2024 All Continuing Students
(Tue-Wed)
Course allotment

May 16, 2024 (Thu)

Fee Payment
Late Registration Jan 9, 2024 (Tue) May 20, 2024 (Mon) Aug 5, 2024 (Mon)
Release of FCH Jan 3, 2024 (Wed) May 16, 2024 (Thu) July 29, 2024 (Mon)
Classes Commence Jan 4, 2024 (Thu) May 17, 2024 (Fri) July 30, 2024 (Tue)
Jan 4 – 10, 2024 July 30 – Aug 6, 2024
Adding a Course --
(Thu-Wed) (Tue-Tue)
Dropping/De-registering
Feb 2, 2024 (Fri) June 6, 2024 (Thu) Aug 30, 2024 (Fri)
Modular Courses (1st Half)
Classes for the Modular
Feb 16, 2024 (Fri) June 13, 2024 (Thu) Sep 13, 2024 (Fri)
Courses (1st half) End
Classes for Modular Courses
Feb 26, 2024 (Mon) June 18, 2024 (Tue) Sep 23, 2024 (Mon)
(2nd half) Commence
Last date for document
Mar 4, 2024 (Mon) -- Oct 3, 2024 (Thu)
submission
Last date for showing Mid-
Mar 11, 2024 (Mon) June 22, 2024 (Sat) Oct 4, 2024 (Fri)
Semester answer scripts
Last date for Dropping/De-
registration of Regular
Mar 22, 2024 (Fri) June 28, 2024 (Fri) Oct 17, 2024 (Thu)
Courses and Modular Courses
(2nd half)
Classes End April 19, 2024 (Fri) July 12, 2024 (Fri) Nov 14, 2024 (Thu)
Academic Pre-registration
Apr 2 – 4, 2024 Oct 21 – 23, 2024
HSS Pre-registration --
(Tue-Thu) (Mon-Wed)
Apr 9 – 16, 2024 Oct 29 – Nov 5, 2024
Academic Pre-registration --
(Tue-Tue) (Tue-Tue)
Examinations and Grade Submission
Mid Semester
Examination/End Semester Feb 19-24, 2024 June 14-15, 2024 Sep 17 – 22, 2024
Examination for Modular (Mon-Sat) (Fri-Sat) (Tue-Sun)
Courses (1st half)
Last date for Modular Course
End Sem Grade Submission Mar 12, 2024 (Tue) June 24, 2024 (Mon) Oct 15, 2024 (Tue)
(1st half)
Apr 22 – May 1, 2024 July 15-16, 2024 Nov 17-26, 2024
End Semester Examination
(Mon-Wed) (Mon-Tue) (Sun-Tue)
Make-up Examination for all May 4-6, 2024 July 19, 2024 Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2024
modular and regular courses (Sat-Mon) (Fri) (Fri-Sun)
Last date for End Semester
May 6, 2024 (Mon) July 19, 2024 (Fri) Dec 1, 2024 (Sun)
Grade Submission
Last date for Make-up Grade
July 20, 2024
Submission and Conversion May 7, 2024 (Tue) Dec 2, 2024 (Mon)
(Sat)
of I Grades
Vacation
Mar 23 – 3 1, 2024 Oct 5 – 13, 2024
Mid Semester Recess --
(Sat-Sun) (Sat – Sun)
Nov 28, 2024 (Thu) –
May 3 – July 26, 2024
End Semester Recess -- Beginning of 2024-25-II
(Fri-Fri)
Semester
2023-24-II Semester:

64 teaching days with the following distribution of weekdays:

Mondays: 13
Tuesdays: 13
Wednesdays: 12
Thursdays: 13
Fridays: 13

Summer Term 2024:

38 teaching days with the following distribution of weekdays:

Mondays: 7
Tuesdays: 8
Wednesdays: 8
Thursdays: 7
Fridays: 8

2024-25-I Semester:

66 teaching days with the following distribution of weekdays:

Mondays: 13 (12 + 1 Saturday, September 7, 2024 – Monday schedule will follow)

Tuesdays: 14
Wednesdays: 13
Thursdays: 13 (12 + 1 Saturday, October 19, 2024 – Thursday schedule will follow)
Fridays: 13

Notes:

1) 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. The
requisite number of lectures in a full semester course is 39 lectures of 50 minutes each for 3-
lectures a week schedule.

2) There will be no extra classes on Gazetted Holidays.

3) No class, quiz, presentation or any other academic activity will be scheduled on February 18,
2024, April 20-21, 2024, July 13-14, 2024, September 15, 2024 and November 15-16, 2024.

4) 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.

5) All make-up examinations permitted by the SUGC/SPGC will be conducted by the concerned
instructors in -charge as per the schedule detailed in the Academic Calendar.

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