BDS Session Dates 2025-26
| BDS1 | |||||
| 2025 | September | Monday | 15 | Start of academic year / Orientation | |
| Monday | 22 | Teaching starts | |||
| December | Friday | 5 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 8 | Start of revision and examination period | |||
| Friday | 19 | End of revision and examination period / end of Semester 1 | |||
| Monday | 22 |
Winter Vacation starts |
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| 2026 | January | Friday | 9 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Monday | 12 | Teaching starts | |||
| March | Friday | 27 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 30 | Spring Vacation starts | |||
| April | Friday | 17 | Spring Vacation ends | ||
| Monday | 20 | Revision | |||
| Monday | 27 | Start of examination period | |||
| May | Monday | 4 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Friday | 22 | End of examination period | |||
| Friday | 29 | End of Semester 2 | |||
| July | Monday | 13 | Fair Monday Holiday | ||
| August | Monday | 3 | Start of resit examination period | ||
| Friday | 21 | End of resit examination period | |||
| September | Friday | 11 | End of Academic Year | ||
| BDS2-4 | |||||
| 2025 | September | Monday | 22 | Teaching starts | |
| December | Friday | 19 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 22 | Winter Vacation starts | |||
| 2026 | January | Friday | 2 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Monday | 5 | Teaching starts | |||
| March | Friday | 27 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 30 | Spring Vacation starts | |||
| April | Friday | 17 | Spring Vacation ends | ||
| Monday | 20 | Revision/Teaching* | |||
| Monday | 27 | Start of examination period | |||
| May | Monday | 4 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Monday | 18 | Teaching resumes | |||
| Monday | 25 | Spring Bank Holiday | |||
| June | Friday | 12 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 15 | Summer Vacation starts | |||
| July | Monday | 13 | Fair Monday Holiday | ||
| Friday | 17 | Summer Vacation ends | |||
| Monday | 20 | Teaching resumes | |||
| August | Monday | 3 | Start of resit examination period | ||
| Friday | 21 | End of resit examination period | |||
| September | Friday | 11 | Teaching ends | ||
| *Some teaching in BDS4 | |||||
| BDS5 | |||||
| 2025 | September | Monday | 22 | Teaching starts | |
| December | Friday | 19 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 22 | Winter Vacation starts | |||
| 2026 | January | Friday | 2 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Monday | 5 | Teaching starts | |||
| April | Thursday | 2 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 6 | Spring Vacation starts | |||
| Friday | 13 | Spring Vacation ends | |||
| Monday | 20 | Teaching starts | |||
| May | Friday | 1 | Teaching ends | ||
| Monday | 4 | May Day Holiday | |||
| Tuesday | 5 | Revision week | |||
| Monday | 11 | OSCE Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 May 2026 | |||
| Monday | 18 | End of examination period | |||
| June | Monday | 22 | Start of Summer Graduation 2026 | ||