IFMR GSB (Graduate School of Business)

SIAS (School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences)

IFMR Graduate School of Business
MBA Programme

MBA Batch 2025-27:

  • Arrival and Hostel Check-in: 1-2 July 2025
  • Registration: 3 July 2025
  • Inauguration (Prarambh): 3 July 2025
  • Pre Preparatory Assessment: 4 July 2025
  • Preparatory programme: 4-12 July 2025
  • Post Preparatory Assessment: 12 July 2025
  • Classes Start: 14 July 2025

MBA Batch 2024-26:

  • Arrival and Hostel Check-in: 1-2 July 2025
  • SIP Presentations: 3-5 July 2025
  • Classes Start: 14 July 2025

MBA Batch 2025-27:

Start Date End Date Exams
14 July 2025 26 September 2025 Mid-Term Exams – 18-23 August 2025
Term 1 – End-Term Exams – 27 September – 4 October 2025
6 October 2025 23 December 2025 Mid-Term Exams – 10-17 November 2025
Term 2 – End-Term Exams – 15 – 23 December 2025
2 January 2026 21 March 2026 Mid-Term Exams – 9-16 February 2026
Capstone Business Simulation End Term Exam – 21 March 2026 (Full day)
Term 3 – End Term Exams – 23-31 March 2026
Summer Break – 01 April 2026 – 30 June 2026

MBA Batch 2024-26:

Start Date End Date Exams
7 July 2025 20 September 2025 Mid-Term Exams – 11-18 August 2025
Term 4 – End-Term Exams – 22-30 September 2025
3 October 2025 16 December 2025 Mid Term Exams – 10-17 November 2025
Term 5 – End-Term Exams – 15-23 December 2025
2 January 2026 21 March 2026 Mid Term Exams – 9-16 February 2026
Term 6 – End-Term Exams – 23-31 March 2026

* Note : There will be no Diwali break. The week of 20–25 October, 2025 will be Quiz Week, during which quizzes for most courses will be conducted. Therefore, students are advised not to leave campus

Holidays

AY 2025/26 – Holidays
Independence Day 15 August 2025
Ganesh Chaturthi 27 August 2025
Ayudha Pooja 1 October 2025
Gandhi Jayanthi 2 October 2025
Diwali 21 October 2025
Christmas 25 December 2025
New Years Day 1 January 2026
Pongal 14 January 2026
Republic Day 26 January 2026
Holi 4 March 2026
Telugu New Year 20 March 2026
Eid al-Fitr 21 March 2026
Good Friday 3 April 2026