---
title: "Academic Calendar"
artifact: "highlights"
resource_person: "Prof. Archna Prasad"
resource_person_role: "Faculty member at M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women; educator in faculty development and institutional excellence"
vertical: "policy"
module: "Higher Education: The System in India"
lesson: "Academic Calendar"
lesson_key: "academic-calendar"
source: "GuruSetu original"
source_channel: "GuruSetu"
---
# Academic Calendar: Highlights

**Resource person:** Prof. Archna Prasad - Faculty member at M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women; educator in faculty development and institutional excellence

1. Use one calendar for teaching days, assessments, deadlines, meetings, holidays, and campus activities.
2. Choose the calendar structure that fits the programme and local context.
3. Protect enough instructional time and make dates easy for every stakeholder to understand.
4. Include students, faculty, examination and programme heads, administrators, and quality staff in planning.
5. Check previous calendars, recurring bottlenecks, regulatory timelines, and feedback before fixing new dates.
6. Plan for cultural and religious observances, accessibility needs, and local constraints.
7. Publish in accessible, mobile-friendly formats. Record and explain every significant change.
8. Use deviations and corrective actions as evidence for the next planning cycle.