2025-2026 BITS Higher Education Academy important dates

2025-2026 key academic dates and deadlines for students studying programs via the BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy.

These dates apply to students studying RMIT delivered courses as part of the following BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy programs:

BH070 Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)
BH073 Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) (Honours)
BH075 Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) (Honours)
BH077 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours)
BH120 Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) (Honours)

If you are a current student, please log in to Enrolment Online and select the View my calendar link to access your course-related important dates as listed below.

Date	Definition
The last day to add classes	The deadline to enrol in a class without college approval (calculated at 15% of the term duration).
The class census date	The deadline to drop a class without receiving a withdrawn grade (calculated at 20% of the term duration).
The last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty	The deadline to drop a course without receiving a fully graded grade (0–100) (calculated at 66% of the term duration).
The result release date	The date on which course results become available to you (can be anywhere between 7 and 28 days after the last day of the term).

Semester 1 important dates

Date	Event or deadline
4-5 August 2025	Orientation and enrolment for commencing students
6 August	Semester 1 classes begins
9 August	Raksha Bandhan public holiday (Rakhi) (All campuses) (Saturday)
15 August	Independence Day public holiday (All campuses) (Friday)
16 August	Janmashtami public holiday (All campuses) (Saturday)
27 August	Ganesh Chaturthi public holiday (All campuses) (Wednesday)
27 August	Last day to add classes for Semester 1
2 September	Semester 1 census date
6 September	Milad-un-Nab (All campuses) (Saturday)
26 September	Friday before the AFL Grand Final (*Australia) (Friday)
2 October	Gandhi Jayant (All campuses) (Thursday)
2 October	Dussehra public holiday (All campuses) (Thursday)
13-18 October	BITS mid-semester exams**
20 October	Deepavali public holiday (All campuses) (Monday)
4 November	Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (*Australia) (Tuesday)
5 November	Guru Nanak Jayanti public holiday (All campuses) (Wednesday)
7 November	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty for Semester 1
2 December	Semester 1 classes end
5 December	Semester 1 assessment period begins
18 December	Semester 1 assessment period ends
19 December	Goa Liberation Day (Goa campus) (Friday)
20 December	Semester break begins (Saturday)
25 December	Christmas Day public holiday (All campuses) (Thursday)
26 December	Boxing Day public holiday (*Australia) (Friday)
1 January 2026	New Year's Day public holiday (*Australia) (Thursday)
5 January	Semester 1 break ends
8 January	Semester 1 result release date

*Australia-based administrative services will not be available on Australian public holidays.

**This is a non-teaching week for RMIT courses.

Semester 1 weeks 1-19

Week	Dates
Week 1	4-10 August
Week 2	11-17 August
Week 3	18-24 August
Week 4	25-31 August
Week 5	1-7 September
Week 6	8-14 September
Week 7	15-21 September
Week 8	22-28 September
Week 9	29 September - 5 October
Week 10	6-12 October
Mid-semester exam period	13-19 October
Week 11	20-26 October
Week 12	27 October - 2 November
Week 13	3-9 November
Week 14	10-16 November
Week 15	17-23 November
Week 16	24-30 November
Week 17	1-7 December
Week 18	8-14 December
Week 19	15-21 December

Semester 2 important dates

Date	Event or deadline
5 January 2026	Registration for all students
7 January	Semester 2 classes begin
14 January	Makar Sakranti public holiday (All campuses) (Wednesday)
23 January	Vasant Panchami & Founder’s Day (Pilani campus) (Friday)
26 January	Australia Day (*Australia) (Monday)
26 January	Republic Day public holiday (All campuses) (Monday)
27 January	Last day to add classes for Semester 2
2 February	Semester 2 census date
15 February	Maha Shivratri public holiday (All campuses) (Sunday)
3 March	Holi public holiday (All campuses) (Tuesday)
9 March	Labour Day public holiday (*Australia) (Monday)
9-14 March	BITS mid-semester exams**
19 March	Ugadi public holiday (Hyderabad campus) (Thursday)
21 March	Idul Fitr Holiday public holiday (All campuses) (Saturday) (TBC - observance of this holiday is subject to the sighting of the Moon)
26 March	Ram Navami public holiday (All campuses) (Thursday)
31 March	Mahavir Jayant public holiday (All campuses) (Tuesday)
3 April	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty for Semester 2
3 April	Good Friday public holiday (All campuses) (Friday)
4 April	Saturday before Easter Sunday public holiday (*Australia) (Saturday)
5 April	Easter Sunday public holiday (*Australia) (Sunday)
6 April	Easter Monday public holiday (*Australia) (Monday)
7 April	RMIT Closed (*Australia) (Tuesday)
14 April	Ambedkar Jayantinpublic holiday (All campuses) (Tuesday)
25 April	ANZAC Day public holiday (*Australia) (Saturday)
29 April	Semester 2 classes end
1 May	Buddha Purnima public holiday (All campuses) (Friday)
2 May	Semester 2 assessment period begins
16 May	Semester 2 assessment period ends
8 June	King's Birthday public holiday (*Australia) (Monday)
15 June	Semester 2 results release date

*Australia-based administrative services will not be available on Australian and Victorian public holidays.

**This is a non-teaching week for RMIT courses.

Semester 2 weeks 1-18

Week	Dates
Week 1	5-11 January
Week 2	12-18 January
Week 3	19-25 January
Week 4	26 January - 1 February
Week 5	2-8 February
Week 6	9-15 February
Week 7	16-22 February
Week 8	23 February - 1 March
Week 9	2-8 March
Mid-semester exam period	9-15 March
Week 10	16-22 March
Week 11	23-29 March
Week 12	30 March - 5 April
Week 13	6-12 April
Week 14	13-19 April
Week 15	20-26 April
Week 16	27 April - 3 May
Week 17	4-10 May
Week 18	11-17 May

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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