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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