ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2023 WITH TENTATIVE DATE
| Activity | January Session | August Session |
| Advertisement for AcSIR PhD admission | Rolling advertisement by AcSIR | Rolling advertisement by AcSIR |
| Advertisement for Institutional- JRF admission | September 1st week | April 1st week |
| Expert selection for setting question paper for I-JRF | 15th September | 17th April |
| Last date of submission of application for I-JRF admission | 1st week of October | 1st week of May |
| Screening of filled-in application form for I-JRF | 16th October | 16th May |
| Advertisement for dissertation/internship program at IASST | 5th October (for winter session) | 5th April (for summer session) |
| Last date of submission of the application for dissertation/internship program | 26th October (for winter session) | 26th April (for summer session) |
| Question paper moderation for I-JRF | 1st week of November | 1st Week of June |
| Selection of short-term trainee/interns | 9th November (for winter session) | 9nd May (for summer session) |
| Declaration of result for dissertation/ internship program | 17th November | 17th May |
| Selection interview for AcSIR PhD admission | November/December (dates to be informed by AcSIR) | June/July (dates to be informed by AcSIR) |
| Entrance exam for I-JRF | 3rd week of November | 3rd week of June |
| Entrance result declaration for I-JRF | 20th November | 20th June |
| Personal interview for I-JRF | 1st Week of December | 1st week of July |
| Final result Declaration for I-JRF | 11th December | 10th July |
| Preparation of Draft advertisement for I-PDF | – | 3rd July |
| Result Declaration for AcSIR PhD admission | December last week (as per AcSIR guidelines) | July last week (as per AcSIR guidelines) |
| Joining of Trainee/interns | 1st week of December/January | 1st week of June/ July |
| Joining of I-JRF | 1st-10th January | 1st-10th August |
| Publication of advertisement for I-PDF | – | 17th July |
| Screening of application for I-PDF | – | 8th August |
| Registration/Joining for AcSIR PhD admission | By 2nd Monday-Tuesday of January | By 2nd Monday, Tuesday of August |
| Session begins for AcSIR PhD admission | 2nd Friday of January | 2nd Friday of August |
| Orientation programme | 30th January | 30th August |
| Selection committee finalisation for I-PDF | – | 18th August |
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DAC finalization for AcSIR course work |
27th January (after completing of course 1,2 & 3) | 23rd August (after completing of course 1,2 & 3) |
| Comprehensive exam for AcSIR course work | 19th January
After completing 2 years (may be organize with 2nd DAC) |
17th August
After completing 2 years (may be organize with 2nd DAC) |
| Personal interview/presentation for I-PDF | – | 5th September |
| Result Declaration for I-PDF | – | 12th September |
| Mid Semester Exams for AcSIR course work | 6th to 10th March | 11th to 13th October |
| Assignment submission | 29th March | 27th October |
| Session Ends for AcSIR course work | By 4th May | By 1st December |
| End Semester Exams for AcSIR course work | 8th to 12th May | 5th to 7th December |
| Last date for submission of answer sheets of AcSIR Course work by Faculty | 23rd May | 18th December |
| Grades Finalisation for AcSIR course work | 9th June | 2nd January |
| Publication of Grades for AcSIR course work | 16th June | 9th January |
| Societal Program (Course 4) for AcSIR course work | After successfully completing course 1, 2 & 3 | After successfully completing course 1,2 & 3 |
| Joining of I-PDF | – | 2nd October to 10th October |
| DAC meeting for AcSIR course work | ||
| I DAC | Before the end of student’s IIIrd Semester | Before the end of student’s IIIrd Semester |
| II DAC | With Comprehensive exam | With Comprehensive exam |
| III DAC | Before the end of students VIth Semester | Before the end of students VIth Semester |
| IV DAC | After completing of course IV and before submission of thesis. | After completing of course IV and before submission of thesis. |
| Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting | i. February- dates to be finalized by the competent authority.
ii. August- dates to be finalized by the competent authority |
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| Academic Advisory Committee Meeting | Minimum twice a year depending on the requirement and as per the decision of the competent authority. | |
Abbrev.: I-JRF- Institutional-JRF; I-PDF- Institutional Postdoctoral Fellow, AcSIR- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, DAC- Doctoral Advisory Committee.
Note: (i) This table is only indicative and the exact dates would be notified separately with the permission of the competent authority.
(ii) Timelines for AcSIR Ph D programme is as per AcSIR guidelines and the exact dates would be notified separately by AcSIR before the beginning of each semester.
(iii) In case any date mentioned above is declared as holiday, the next working day will be considered for the assigned task.