Chennai Mathematical Institute
Semester Schedule & Holidays


Academic Calendar 2025–2026

August–November 2025
July 22 Convocation
July 31 Admissions for BSc/MScM/MScCS/PhD
August 1 Admissions for MSc Data Science
August 4 Instruction starts
August 22 Deadline for course registration
September 29–October 4 Mid-sem exams
November 24–28 End-sem exams (I BSc)
November 24–December 3 End-sem exams (all other batches)
January–May 2026
January 5 Instruction starts
January 23 Deadline for course registration
March 2–7 Mid-sem exams
April 27–May 1 End-sem exams(I BSc, I MScDS)
April 27–May 6 End-sem exams (all other batches)
May 2/May 7 Summer vacation begins

Important Notes

CMI follows a semester system. The BSc. programme has six semesters and the MSc. programme has four semesters. The duration of the odd semester is August to November and the even semester is from January to April. May, June, July and December are vacation period.

There are no mid-semester breaks.

All students are expected to report on the reopening day of each semester.

List of Holidays 2026

January 1 Thursday New Years Day
January 14 Wednesday Pongal
January 26 Monday Republic Day
April 3 Friday Good Friday
April 14 Tuesday Tamil New Year/Dr.Ambedkar Jayanthi
May 1 Friday May Day
May 28 Thursday Bakrid
June 26 Friday Muharram
September 14 Monday Ganesh Chaturthi
October 2 Friday Gandhi Jayanthi
October 19 Monday Ayudha Puja
December 25 Friday Christmas