My RTC - Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar

FALL SEMESTER (AUGUST-DECEMBER 2018)
25 Jul, Wed	New Faculty & Program Leaders Report to college at 9:30 am
25-27 Jul, Wed-Fri	New Faculty Orientation
26-28 Jul, Thu-Sat	Leadership Workshop for members of Student Government and Resident Assistants; they will also assist to prepare for orientation of incoming first year students. Supplementary Examinations for Semester II, IV, VI & VIII
28 Jul, Sat	All returning faculty report to the college at 9:30 AM; Opening meeting
28 Jul-01 Aug, Sat-Wed	Semester planning by faculty
30 Jul, Mon	Semester I students (Regular) report for registration; Resident students check into their residences (9-12 AM); Orientation starts after lunch.
30 Jul-01 Aug, Mon-Wed	Orientation for Freshmen
01 Aug, Wed	Returning resident students report to Residence Halls; Orientation for CE students
02 Aug, Thu	Classes begin for all students. Results of Supplementary Exams declared.
02-07 Aug, Thu-Tue	Residence Hall, dining, and tuition fees due
15 Aug, Wed	RTC Club Fair
20 Aug, Mon	Elections of First Year Representatives
22 Aug, Wed	Prize Award Day
05 Sep, Wed	Blood donation organized by Student Government
21 Sep, Fri	Last Day of Thimphu Tshechu (Holiday)
23 Sep, Sun	Blessed Rainy Day (Holiday)
27 Sep –01 Oct, Thu-Mon	Mid-term Exams
19 Oct, Fri	Dasain (Holiday)
31 Oct, Wed	Descending Day of Lord Buddha (Holiday)
01 Nov, Thu	Coronation Day (Holiday)
11 Nov, Sun	Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo (Holiday)
24 Nov-01 Dec, Sat-Sat	Semester-end (Final) Examinations
02 Dec, Sun	Residence Halls/dining hall close after lunch; students leave for vacation (All students are expected to leave their residence halls during the winter break)
06 Dec, Thu	All SE grades submitted.
07 Dec, Fri	Meetings of the Program Board of Examiners
08 Dec, Sat	Declaration of the results; Semester review and closing dinner

1. The College follows a semester system with 15 weeks of teaching, a week for examinations, and a week for evaluation and results (for faculty only). This will mean an approximate term length of 16 weeks for students and 17 weeks for faculty. There will be a winter vacation of 11 weeks and a summer vacation of three weeks

2. Faculty members report to the college at least a week before the reopening day for planning and orientation in each semester and will be asked to stay up to two weeks after official closure for any planned staff development activities. The actual dates for such activities and the vacation will be communicated to the faculty at the start of every academic session.