Academic Calendar
IFMR GSB (Graduate School of Business)
SIAS (School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences)
UG Batch 2025-29:
- Arrival and Hostel Check-in: 14-15 July 2025
- Registration, Inauguration, and Orientation: 16-19 July 2025
UG Batches 2024-28, 2023-27, 2022-26:
- Arrival and Hostel Check-in: 5-6 July 2025
| Start Date | End Date | Exams |
| 21 July 2025 | 19 September 2025 | 23-26 September 2025 |
| Break : 27 September – 5 October 2025 | ||
| 6 October 2025 | 19 December 2025 | 21-24 December 2026 |
| Break : 25 December 2025 – 18 January 2026 | ||
| 19 January 2026 | 2 April 2026 | 7-10 April 2026 |
| Break: 11 April – 6 July 2026 | ||
Supplementary Exams (Not applicable for new entrants)
- 29 September – 3 October 2025
- 12-16 January 2026
- 14-17 April 2026
BBA/ Integrated MBA Batch 2025-28:
- Arrival and Hostel Check-in: 3 July 2025
- Registration: 4 July 2025
- Inauguration (Enkainia): 4 July 2025
- Ice Breaker: 5 July 2025
- Classes Start: 7 July 2025
BBA/ Integrated MBA Batch 2024-27 and 2023-26::
- Arrival and Hostel Check-in: 3 July 2025
- Awards Ceremony for AY 2024-25: 4 July 2025
- Ice Breaker: 5 July 2025
- Classes Start: 7 July 2025
| Start Date | End Date | Exams |
| 7 July 2025 | 12 September 2025 | End-Term Exams – 15–20 September 2025 |
| Term Break: 21 September 2025 | ||
| 22 September 2025 | 5 December 2025 | End-Term Exams – 8-13 December 2025 |
| Term Break*: 20 December 2025 – 4 January 2026 | ||
| 5 January 2026 | 13 March 2026 | End-Term Exams – 16-25 March 2026 |
| Summer Break: 26 March – 30 June 2026 | ||
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Summer Internships for the batch of 2025-28 and 2024-27 Any 4 to 6 continuous weeks during the summer break |
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* Only for batches 2025-28 and 2024-27
Supplementary Exams
- 19 July, 2 August, and 30 August 2025
- 13 September and 14 September 2025
- 1 November, 15 November, and 28 November 2025
IFMR Graduate School of Business MBA Programme
MBA Batch 2025-27:- Arrival, Hostel Check-in and Registration: 1-2 July 2025
- Inauguration and Orientation (Prarambh): 3 July 2025
- Orientation Programme Workshops: 4-7 July
- Pre-Preparatory Assessment: 5 July 2025
- Out bound activity: 06 July 2025
- Preparatory programme: 8-12 July 2025
- Post Preparatory Assessment: 12 July 2025
- Classes Start: 14 July 2025
- Arrival and Hostel Check-in: 1-2 July 2025
- SIP Presentations: 3-5 July 2025
- Classes Start: 7 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 | 13 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 | 13 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 |