Description
Fresher orientation programme
for the AY2016-17
Commencement of Fall
semester for all Programmes
Independence Day
CAT-I
Vinayakar Chathurthi
Bakrid
CAT-II
Ayutha pooja
Deepavali holidays
SET Conference
FAT Lab component (NonCAL)
Period
1 July 2016 - 10th July 2016
Remarks
No Instruction days
No Instruction day
No Instruction days
No Instruction day
Instructional Day with
RH* option for eligible
No Instruction days
No Instruction day
No Instruction days
st
Commencement of FAT
(Theory component)
Commencement of Winter
2016-17 Semester
Instructional days
Instructional days; To be
conducted during the last
lab class(es)
Total of 73 instructional
days
Schedule to be announced
later
First Instructional day
Note:
1. Any Instructional day declared as No instruction day will be compensated by making a
subsequent Saturday as instructional day.
*
2. RH : Restricted Holiday - Eligible students may claim attendance exemption from
his/her Dean.
$
3.
: Duration of FAT and Winter vacation can be determined only after the completion of
Fall 2016-17 course registration scheduled during June 2016.
4. Students who fail in their Soft skills course will have their classes conducted on few
selected Saturdays.
Best wishes.
V S Kanchana Bhaaskaran
Dean (Academics)
VIT Chennai