INDIANINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGYBOMBAY

ACADEMICCALENDAR20122013
Postgraduate&UndergraduateProgrammes (A)ACADEMICACTIVITIES
AutumnSemester(I)
OrientationandRegistrationforNewStudentstobeadmittedinAutumnSemester20122013. StudentGroup PostgraduateNew Entrants(Ph.D., M.Tech.,M.Des., M.Phil.,M.Mgmt.) OrientationDates Reporting&Registration Instructionbegins Dates 19thJuly,2012 (Thursday)

13thJuly,2012(Friday)to 13thJuly,2012(Friday) 18thJuly,2012 (Wednesday).This includesTeaching AssistantOrientationand R&D/IRCCOrientation. 19thJuly,2012(Thursday), 19thJuly,2012(Thursday) 20thJuly,2012(Friday)

UndergraduateNew Entrantsadmitted throughJEE2012and JAM2012

23rdJuly,2012(Monday)

OrientationandRegistrationforStudentswhoarealreadyonroll. StudentGroup OrientationDates

th

RegistrationDates
th

Instructionbegins

AllPostgraduateand 13 July,2012(Friday)to 13 July,2012(Friday)to 19thJuly,2012 UndergraduateStudents 18thJuly,2012 18thJuly,2012 (Thursday) (Wednesday).This (Wednesday) includesTeaching AssistantOrientationand R&D/IRCCOrientation. : : : : 24thJuly,2012(Tuesday) 30thJuly,2012(Monday) 21stAugust,2012(Tuesday) 10thSeptember,2012(Monday) to 15thSeptember,2012(Saturday) 17thSeptember,2012(Monday) 21stSeptember,2012(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.

18thSeptember,2012(Tuesday) to 25thSeptember,2012(Tuesday) 1stOctober,2012(Monday) 25thOctober,2012(Thursday) From1stOctober,2012(Monday) to 21stDecember,2012(Friday) 24thDecember,2012(Monday) to 1stJanuary,2013(Tuesday) 9thNovember,2012(Friday)

: : :

PaymentofSpringSemesterfees

PaymentofSpringSemesterfeewithfine

Finalizationof'DropduetoInadequate
Attendance'Gradesandcommunicatingtothe AcademicSection

Lastdayofinstructions Semesterendexamination

: :

16thNovember,2012(Friday) 19thNovember,2012(Monday) to 30th November,2012(Friday) 4thDecember,2012(Monday)

Lastdatefordisplayofperformancerecords
/showingevaluatedanswerscriptsofall examinationsofacourse

Wintervacationbegins(forstudents) Lastdateforsubmissionofonlinegrades ConductingofReexaminationbythe

Instructor(s)andsubmissionofreexamination grades

: : :

3rdDecember,2012(Monday) 5th December,2012(Tuesday) During3rdDecember,2012(Monday) to 21st December,2012(Friday)

SpringSemester(II) OrientationandRegistrationforNewStudentstobeadmittedinSpringSemester20122013. StudentGroup NewEntrants(Ph.D. students) OrientationDates Reporting&Registration InstructionBegins Dates 2ndJanuary,2013 7thJanuary,2013 (Wednesday) (Monday)

2ndJanuary,2013
(Wednesday)to 4thJanuary,2013 (Friday)

OrientationandRegistrationforStudentswhoarealreadyonroll. StudentGroup AllPostgraduateand UndergraduateStudents OrientationDates RegistrationDates InstructionBegins 7thJanuary,2013 (Monday)

2ndJanuary,2013
(Wednesday)to 4thJanuary,2013 (Friday)

2ndJanuary,2013
(Wednesday)to 4thJanuary,2013 (Friday)

 Lastdateforlateregistrationwithfine Lastdateforcourseadjustment MidSemesterExamination

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10thJanuary,2013(Thursday) 14thJanuary,2013(Monday) 18thFebruary,2013(Monday) to 23rdFebruary,2013(Saturday) 25thFebruary,2013(Monday) 4thMarch,2013(Monday) 8thMarch,2013(Friday) 12thApril,2013(Friday)

Instructionbeginsforhalfsemestercourses Lastdateforcourseadjustmentforhalfsemester
courses Lastdatefordroppingofcourse

: : : :

Finalizationof'Drop duetoInadequate
Attendance'Gradesandcommunicatingtothe AcademicSection

Lastdayofinstructions Semesterendexamination

: :

17thApril,2013(Wednesday) 19thApril,2013(Friday) to 2ndMay,2013(Thursday) 8thMay,2013(Wednesday)

Lastdatefordisplayofperformancerecords/
showingevaluatedanswerscriptsofall examinationsofacourse

Lastdateforsubmissionofonlinegrades Summervacationbegins(forstudents) ConductingofReexaminationbythe

Instructor(s)andsubmissionofreexamination grades

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9thMay,2013(Thursday) 6thMay,2013(Monday) 6thMay,2013(Monday) to 14thJune,2013(Friday) 5thJuly,2013(Friday)

LastdatefortransfertotheAcademic
RehabilitationProgramme(ARP)/Academic Probation(AP)

PaymentofAutumnSemester(20132014)fees

10thMay, 2013(Friday) to 15thJuly,2013(Monday) 17thJuly,2013(Wednesday) to 24th July,2013(Wednesday)

PaymentofAutumnSemester(20132014)fee
withfine

SummerTerm(III)

LastdateforRegistration Summerterminstructionbegins Lastdateofinstructions TermEndFinalExamination LastdateforsubmissionofgradesforSummer

courses

: : : : :

10thMay,2013(Friday) 14thMay,2013(Tuesday) 1stJuly,2013(Monday) 2ndJuly,2013(Tuesday) to 5thJuly,2013(Friday) 8thJuly,2013(Monday)

No t es P ertaining t o Academic A c t ivi t ies f or Academic Y ear 20 12 2013 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 are conducted for students in courses, where they are awarded II/ FF Grades. TheInstructor(s)ofthecourseshallconductthereexaminationandsendthereexaminationgradeasper the prescribed schedule. The reexamination grade shallbe included in theAcademic Record of the student if and only if his/her overall performance warrants his continuation in the Academic Programme as decided by PGAPEC/ UGAPEC. In case his/her overallperformance does not warrant continuation, then the reexamination grade shall be noted but not included in the academic performancerecord. Studentswhoappear inthereexaminationshallhavetopaythe reexaminationfees, asperinstructionstobegivenbytheAcademicSectionfromtimetotime. 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

16th17thJuly,2012 Between12th 6thDecember,2012 November,2012 (Thursday) and30thNovember, 2012 27th December, 2012to1stJanuary, 2013 16th17thJuly,2012 Between18thApril, 10thMay,2013 2013and9th May, (Friday) 2013 Between12th 6thDecember,2012 November,2012and (Thursday) 30thNovember,2012

IIstage

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

Istage

IIstage

27thDecember,2012 Between18thApril, 10thMay,2013 to1stJanuary,2013 2013and9thMay, (Friday) 2013

Masters/DualDegreeDissertations
Programme Stage Registration Submission/ Presentation/ Assessmenttobe completed Between3rd September,2012 and31stOctober, 2012 Grademust reachthe Academic Sectionby 5thNovember,2012 (Monday)

M.Tech./M.Phil Parttime3year Prog./RA:2010 EntryBatch M.Tech./M.Phil. Fulltime2year Prog.:2011Entry Batch DualDegree (B.Tech+M.Tech.) Prog.Duration: 2008to2013

Istage

Forbothstages: January,2012

M.Tech./M.Phil Parttime3year Prog./RA:2010 EntryBatch M.Tech./M.Phil. Fulltime2year Prog.:2011Entry Batch DualDegree (B.Tech+M.Tech.) Prog.Duration: 2008to2013

II(thatis,Final stage)

Registrationfor Between30thApril, 5thJuly,2013 dissertation not 2013and28thJune, (Friday) requiredagainfor 2013 thesecondstage, unlessthereissome deviationfromthe normallyapproved schedule.

M.Tech./M.Phil.2 Istage yearProg.: 2012EntryBatch M.Tech./M.Phil Parttime3year Prog./RA:2011 EntryBatch DualDegree(B. Tech.+M.Tech.) Prog.Duration: 2009to2014 M.Des. 2011EntryBatch ProjectII

Forbothstages: January,2013

Between2nd September,2013 and31stOctober, 2013

4thNovember,2013 (Monday)

Registrationalong By1stDecember, withthegrade 2012 reportfortheIstage evaluation Registrationalong withthe grade report for theII stageevaluation (substageI&II) before28thJune, 2013

7 thDecember,2012 (Friday)

ProjectIII

5thJuly,2013 (Friday)

M.Des. 2012EntryBatch

ProjectI

31stDecember,2012 Duringthe2ndweek 16thJuly,2013 to3rdJanuary,2013 ofJuly,2013 (Tuesday) By28thJune,2013

M.Mgt. ProjectActivityFinal January,2013 2011EntryBatchof Stage fulltimestudents

5thJuly,2013
(Friday)

Ph.D.AnnualProgressSeminars/Examinations
(forResearchScholarsotherthanCSIR/UGCfellows) LastdayforPresentation+CompletionofAnnualProgress Seminars/ExaminationsforthoseadmittedintheAutumn Semester LastdayforPresentation+CompletionofAnnualProgress Seminars/ExaminationsforthoseadmittedintheSpringSem. 31stAugust,2012(Friday)

31stJanuary,2013(Thursday)

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 overa largeenoughsegment of the permissiblewindow, to allowfor possibilities of adjustment of the evaluation date(s) for an individual student, as also to prevent overloadingthefacultyinvolvedinevaluationwithtoomanyevaluationsonasingleday.

(C)SPECIALACADEMICEVENTS
50thConvocationoftheInstitute
: 3rdAugust,2012(Friday) and 5thAugust,2012(Sunday) 5thSeptember,2012(Wednesday) 11thNovember,2012(Sunday) 25th December,2012(Tuesday) 10thMarch,2013(Sunday)

TeachersDay NationalEducationDay AlumniDay FoundationDay(itmaybecelebratedonthe

followingworkingday)

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(D)SPECIALACADEMICMEETINGS/ACTIVITIES
SenateMeetingforConvocation SenateMeetings UGPCMeetings/PGPCMeetings : : : 25thJuly,2012(Wednesday) 12thSept2012,14thNov2012,9thJan2013, 13thMar2013 22ndAug2012,26thSept2012,17thOct2012, 31stOct2012,21stNov2012,16thJan2013, 23rdJan2013,20thFeb2013,27thFeb2013, 20thMar2013,27thMar2013,17thApr2013, 24thApr2013 25thSeptember,2012(Tuesday)

Review of MidSemester performance of

undergraduate students in corecourses by DUGCs& report of academically weak studentstotheDepartmentalAcademicMentor Programmes Lastdateforsendinglistofcoursesbythe Departments(includingnewcourses)tobe offeredinSpringSemester(January2013)with nameofInstructor&SlotNo. AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC& PGAPEC

1st November,2012(Thursday)

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LastdatefortransfertoAcademicRehabilitation
Programme(ARP)/AcademicProbation(AP) Listtofacultyadvisersformonitoringweak students

During11thDecember,2012(Monday) to 14thDecember,2012(Friday) 31stDecember,2012(Monday) 31stDecember,2012(Monday)

 Review of MidSemester performance of

undergraduatestudentsincorecoursesby DUGCsandreportofacademicallyweak studentstotheDepartmentalAcademicMentor Programmes Lastdatefor sending listofcourses(including newcourses) tobe offered in Autumn Semester (July 2013)with name ofInstructor & Slot No.(for Academic Year20132014) AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC& PGAPEC

6thMarch,2013(Wednesday)

29thMarch,2013(Friday)

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AcademicPerformancereviewbyUGAPEC&
PGAPECafterReexamination

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

Duringtheperiod17th May,2013(Friday) to 23rdMay,2013(Thursday) During24thJune,2013(Monday) to 28thJune,2013(Friday) 10thJuly,2013(Wednesday) 10th,11th July,2013(Wednesday,Thursday) During26thDecember,2012(Wednesday) to 31stDecember,2012(Monday)

(ThedatesforSpring2013mayhavetobereadjustedafterHolidaysareknown)

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