2025-26 academic calendar for universities, colleges announced
Bengaluru: The Department of Higher Education has released the academic calendar for the 2025-26 academic year for public and private universities and affiliated colleges under its jurisdiction. The academic and coordination schedule for 2025-26 will commence in October 2024 and conclude by April 2025. Higher Education Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar has approved the calendar.
The coordination process for undergraduate and postgraduate non-professional degree programs under the universities will begin on October 25, with November 15 being the last date for colleges to submit applications. The coordination process will conclude by March 31, 2025.
For universities, government-aided colleges, and private colleges under the Higher Education Department (excluding technical education), admissions to the first semester of undergraduate courses will start on April 15, 2025. Classes for all semesters will be conducted from June 9 to September 26. Examinations and semester breaks are scheduled from September 29 to November 10, and colleges will reopen on November 12. The academic year will end on April 6, 2026.
For postgraduate programs, admissions to the first semester will begin on August 19, 2025. Classes will run from September 1 to December 19. Examinations and semester breaks are scheduled from December 23, 2025, to February 2, 2026, and colleges will reopen on March 3, 2026. The postgraduate academic year will conclude on August 10, 2026.
Key dates for CET and PGCET
The Common Entrance Test (CET) for professional undergraduate courses like B.E., B.Tech, and B.Arch will be conducted on April 18 and 19, 2025, with results announced on May 28. The first round of counseling is scheduled for June 25, the second round on July 10, and the final round on July 25, with classes set to commence on August 1.
For postgraduate programs like MBA, MCA, M.Tech, and M.Arch, the Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) will be held on June 30, 2025, and results will be declared on August 5. The first round of counseling will take place on August 26, and the second round on September 4.
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BJP, JD(S) leaders helped win Channapatna bypoll: D K Shivakumar
Ramangara (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday hinted at cracks and squabbling within the BJP and the JD(S), as he gave credit to the leaders of these parties for the defeat of JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy in the Channapatna assembly bypoll.
Congress candidate C P Yogeeshwara won in Channapatna bypoll with a margin of 25,413 votes against his nearest rival and NDA candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, as results were announced on Saturday.
The Congress party swept all the three assembly constituencies in Karnataka, namely Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon, which went for bypolls.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy is the son of Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy and grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. In September last year, JD(S) joined the NDA led by BJP.
“Many people from across the parties have helped us in this election (Channapatna). Congress had only 16,000 votes in the previous assembly election. It increased in the Lok Sabha election,” Shivakumar told reporters here.
According to him, many people from the JD(S) and the BJP supported the Congress. “If the BJP and the JD(S) leaders had not supported us directly or indirectly, we wouldn’t have got so many votes. I congratulate them,” Shivakumar, who is also the Congress state president, said.
He quipped that the JD(S), which had 19 seats in the Karnataka Assembly, has now reduced to 18.
Hailing the electorate, the Deputy CM said this was people’s verdict in favour of C P Yogeeshwara to develop Channapatna constituency.
There was no immediate reaction from the BJP or the JD(S) on it.
