2024-2025 BITS Higher Education Academy important dates

2024-2025 BITS Higher Education Academy important dates

2024-2025 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.

  • Last day to add classes – the deadline to enrol in a class without college approval (calculated at 15% of the term duration)
  • Class census date – the deadline to drop a class without receiving a withdrawn grade (calculated at 20% of the term duration)
  • Academic penalty date – the deadline to drop a course without receiving a full graded grade (0–100) (calculated at 66% of the term duration)
  • Result release date – the date 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
6 August 2024 Semester 1 begins (Tuesday)
6 August Registration for course enrolment for commencing and returning students (Tuesday)
7 August Semester 1 classes begin (Wednesday)
15 August Independence Day public holiday (National) (Thursday)
19 August  Raksha Bandhan public holiday (Rakhi) (Monday)
26 August  Janmashtami public holiday (National) (Monday)
27 August Last day to add classes for Semester 1 (Tuesday)
2 September Census date for Semester 1 (Monday)
7 September Ganesh Chaturthi public holiday (Hyderabad, Goa, Pilani) (Saturday)

16 September

 Eid e Milad public holiday (National) (Monday)
27 September AFL Grand Final Friday public holiday (AUS)* (Friday)
2 October Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday public holiday (National) (Wednesday)
3-9 October BITS mid-semester exams/RMIT non-teaching week (Thursday - Wednesday)
12 October Dussehra public holiday (National) (Saturday)
31 October - 1 November Diwali public holiday (National) (Thursday - Friday)
1 November Academic penalty date for Semester 1 (Friday)
2 November Goverdhan Puja public holiday (All campuses) (Saturday)
5 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (AUS)* (Tuesday)
15 November Gurunanak's Birthday public holiday (National) (Friday)
29 November Semester 1 classes end (Friday)
2 December Semester 1 assessment start date (Monday)
15 December Semester 1 assessment end date (Sunday)
19 December  Liberation Day public holiday (Goa) (Thursday)
25 December Christmas Day public holiday (National and Australia) (Wednesday)
26 December Boxing Day public holiday (AUS)* (Thursday)
1 January 2025 New Year's Day public holiday (AUS)* (Wednesday)
2-6 January Semester 1 2024 deferred assessment period (Thursday - Monday)

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

Semester 1 weeks 1-19

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

Semester 2 important dates

Date Event or deadline
6 January 2025 Result release date for Semester 1 (Monday)
6 January Semester 2 begins (Monday)
6 January Registration for course enrolment for all students (Monday)
7 January Semester 2 classes begin (Tuesday)
14 January Makar Sakranti public holiday (National) (Tuesday)
26 January Republic Day public holiday (National) (Sunday)
26 January Australia Day (AUS)* (Sunday)
27 January Australia Day public holiday (AUS)* (Monday)
27 January Last day to add classes for Semester 2 (Monday)
2 February Vasant Panchami, Founder's Day public holiday (Pilani) (Sunday)

2 February

 Census date for Semester 2 (Sunday)
26 February Maha Shivaratri public holiday (National) (Wednesday)
3-8 March BITS mid-semester exams/RMIT non-teaching week (Monday - Saturday)
10 March Labour Day public holiday (AUS)* (Monday)
14 March Holi public holiday (National) (Friday)
30 March Ugadi public holiday (Hyderabad) (Sunday)
31 March Idul Fitr Holiday public holiday (National) (Monday). Observance of this holiday is subject to the sighting of the Moon.
4 April Academic penalty date for Semester 2 (Friday)
6 April Ram Navami public holiday (National) (Sunday)
10 April Mahavir Jayanti public holiday (National) (Thursday)
14 April Ambedkar Jayantinpublic holiday (National) (Monday)
18 April Good Friday public holiday (National and Australia) (Friday)
19 April Easter Saturday public holiday (AUS)* (Saturday)
20 April Easter Sunday public holiday (AUS)* (Sunday)
21 April Easter Monday public holiday (AUS)* (Monday)
22 April Easter Tuesday RMIT holiday (AUS)* (Tuesday)
25 April  ANZAC Day public holiday (AUS)* (Friday)
29 April Semester 2 classes end (Tuesday)
1 May Semester 2 assessment period begins
12 May Buddha Purnima public holiday (National) (Monday)
17 May Semester 2 assessment period ends (Saturday)
7 June Idul Zuha public holiday (National) (Saturday) Observance of this holiday is subject to the sighting of the Moon.
9 June King's Birthday public holiday (AUS)* (Monday)
16 June Result release date for semester 2 (Monday)
6 July Muharram public holiday (National) (Sunday)
21 July Bonalu public holiday (Telangana) (Wednesday)
TBC Semester 2 deferred assessment period (date will be known once 2025-2026 calendar is confirmed)

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

Semester 1 weeks 1-19

Week Dates
Week 1 6-12 January
Week 2 13-19 January
Week 3 20-26 January
Week 4 27 January - 2 February
Week 5 3-9 February
Week 6 10-16 February
Week 7 17-23 February
Week 8 24 February - 2 March
Week 9 3-9 March
Week 10 10-16 March
Week 11 17-23 March
Week 12 24-30 March
Week 13 31 March - 6 April
Week 14 7-13 April
Week 15 14-20 April
Week 16 21-27 April
Week 17 28 April - 4 May
Week 18 5-11 May
Week 19 12-18 May
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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 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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