2026 - 2027 BITS Higher Education Academic important dates

2026 - 2027 BITS Higher Education Academic important dates

2026 - 2027 key academic dates and deadlines for students studying programs at the BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy.

These dates apply students studying RMIT delivered courses as part of the following BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academic 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)
  • BP094 Bachelor of Computer Science

You can also find course-related dates in Enrolment Online:

  1. Log in to Enrolment Online
  2. Select Manage Study
  3. Select Records & Progress
  4. Select Calendar.
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The class census date The deadline to drop a class without receiving a withdrawn grade (calculated at 20% of the term duration).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 drop 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 2026 important dates

Date Event or deadline
1-3 August Orientation and Enrolment for commencing students
5 August Semester 1 classes begin
15 August Independence Day public holiday (All campuses) (Saturday)
25 August Last day to add classes for Semester 1
26 August Milad-un-Nabi (All campuses) (Wednesday)
28 August Raksha Bandhan public holiday (Rakhi) (All campuses) (Friday)
1 September Semester 1 census date
4 September Janmashtami public holiday (All campuses) (Friday)
14 September Ganesh Chaturthi public holiday (All campuses) (Monday)
25 September Friday before AFL Grand Final public holiday* (Friday)
2 October Gandhi Jayanti (All campuses) (Friday)
5-10 October BITS mid-semester exams (Monday - Saturday)
20 October Dussehra public holiday (All campuses) (Tuesday)
3 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday* (Tuesday)
6 November Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty for Semester 1
7 November Deepavali public holiday (All campuses) (Saturday)
24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti public holiday (All campuses) (Tuesday)
27 November Semester 1 classes end
1 December Semester 1 assessment period begins
16 December Semester 1 assessment period ends
16 December Melbourne Graduation Parade and Ceremony (Wednesday)
19 December Goa Liberation Day public holiday (Goa Campus) (Saturday)
20 December Semester break begins (Sunday)
25 December Christmas Day public holiday (Friday)
25 December 2026 - 1 January 2027 RMIT university closedown* (Friday - Friday)
26 December Boxing Day public holiday (Saturday)
28 December Boxing Day public holiday* (Monday)
1 January New Year's Day public holiday (Friday)
3 January Semester break ends (Sunday)
6 January Semester 1 results release date

* Australia only public holidays. Australian based support services will not be available on these dates.

Semester 1 2026 week 1-19

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

Date Event or deadline
6 January Registration for all students
7 January Semester 2 classes begin
15 January Makar Sankranti public holiday (All campuses) (Friday)
26 January Australia Day public holiday* (Tuesday)
26 January Republic Day public holiday (All campuses) (Tuesday)
27 January Last day to add classes for Semester 2
3 February Semester 2 census date
11 February Vasant Panchami & Founder’s Day (Pilani campus) (Thursday) 
6 March Maha Shivaratri public holiday (All campuses) (Saturday)
8 March Labour Day public holiday* (Monday)
8-15 March BITS mid-semester exams (Monday - Monday)
10 March Idul Fitr Holiday public holiday (All campuses) (Wednesday) (TBC - Observance of this holiday is subject to the sighting of the Moon)
22 March Holi public holiday (All campuses) (Monday)
26 March Good Friday public holiday (Friday)
27 March Saturday before Easter Sunday public holiday* (Saturday)
28 March Easter Sunday public holiday* (Sunday)
29 March Easter Monday public holiday* (Monday)
30 March Easter Tuesday RMIT holiday* (Tuesday)
7 April Ugadi public holiday (Hyderabad campus) (Wednesday)
9 April Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty for Semester 2
14 April Ambedkar Jayanti public holiday (All campuses) (Wednesday)
15 April Ram Navami public holiday (All campuses) (Thursday) (TBC)
19 April Mahavir Jayanti public holiday (All campuses) (Monday)
25 April ANZAC Day public holiday* (Sunday)
29 April Semester 2 classes end
3 May Semester 2 assessment period begins
17 May Id-ul-zuha public holiday (All campuses) (Monday) (TBC - observance of this holiday is subject to the sighting of the Moon)
18 May Semester 2 assessment period ends (Tuesday)
20 May Buddha Purnima public holiday (All campuses) (Thursday)
14 June King's Birthday public holiday* (Monday)
15 June Semester 2 results release date
16 June Muharram public holiday (All campuses) (Wednesday)

* Australia only public holidays. Australian based support services will not be available on these dates.

Semester 2 2027 weeks 1-19

Week Dates
Week 1 4-10 January
Week 2 11-17 January
Week 3 18-24 January
Week 4 25-31 January
Week 5 1-7 February
Week 6 8-14 February
Week 7 15-21 February
Week 8 22-28 February
Week 9 1-7 March
Mid-semester exam period 8-14 March
Week 10 15-21 March
Week 11 22-28 March
Week 12 29 March - 4 April
Week 13 5-11 April
Week 14 12-18 April
Week 15 19-25 April
Week 16 26 April - 2 May
Week 17 3-9 May
Week 18 10-16 May
Week 19 17-23 May
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