JoSAA Announces IIT Orientation And Class Start Dates For New Batch; Check Full Schedule Here

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has announced the academic calendar for the 2025–26 batch in all 23 IITs, tracing a three-stage sequence that involves physical reporting, orientation, and classes starting.

Depending on the institute, students have to report to their campuses between July 20 and August 4, with IIT Bombay and IIT Gandhinagar opening campuses earliest on July 20 while IIT Tirupati and IIT Indore have the latest reporting date of August 4.

Orientation programs, which are usually accompanied by parents, will immediately succeed reporting and are intended to facilitate students' adjustment to their new surroundings via campus tours, academic orientation, and cultural activities.

While most IITs will initiate their academic sessions between July 28 and August 4, IIT Gandhinagar stands out by extending its foundation programme until mid-August, with formal classes commencing on August 18.

Important Dates

IIT Bhilai

Reporting & Registration: 23 July 2025 (Wednesday)

Orientation: 23 – 27 July 2025

Classes Begin: 28 July 2025 (Monday)

IIT BHU (Varanasi)

Hostel Reporting: 22 – 24 July 2025

Physical Registration: 24 July 2025

IIT Bhubaneswar

Hostel Reporting: 26 – 29 July 2025

Registration: 30 July 2025, 9:30 AM

Parent Interaction: 30 July 2025 (11:00 AM & 3:00 PM)

Orientation: 31 July 2025

Classes Begin: 1 August 2025

IIT Bombay

Arrival: 20 July 2025

Orientation: 21 – 26 July 2025

Classes Begin: 28 July 2025

IIT Delhi

Reporting: 21 July 2025

Orientation: 22 – 30 July 2025

Classes Begin: 31 July 2025

IIT Dharwad

Document Verification: 29 – 30 July 2025

Orientation: 30 July – 3 August 2025

Classes Begin: 4 August 2025

IIT Gandhinagar

Registration: 20 July 2025

Foundation Programme: 21 July – 15 August 2025

Classes Begin: 18 August 2025

IIT Goa

Orientation: 1 August 2025 (10:30 AM)

Biometric/Doc Verification: 4 August 2025

Classes Begin: 5 August 2025

IIT Guwahati

Reporting: 20 July 2025

Registration & Induction: 20 – 27 July 2025

IIT Hyderabad

Reporting & Registration: 23 July 2025

Orientation: 24 – 26 July 2025

Parent Interaction: 24 July 2025

Classes Begin: 28 July 2025

IIT Indore

Reporting: 24 July 2025

Orientation & Parent Interaction: 25 July 2025

Registration & Document Verification: 25 July 2025

Life Skills Sessions: 26 July – 3 August 2025

Classes Begin: 4 August 2025

IIT ISM Dhanbad

Online Registration: 23 – 28 July 2025

Physical Reporting: 24 July 2025

Orientation: 25 July 2025

Document Verification: 26 July 2025

Campus Tour: 27 July 2025

Classes Begin: 28 July 2025

IIT Jammu

Reporting: 27 July 2025

Orientation: 28 July 2025

IIT Jodhpur

Physical Reporting: 28 – 29 July 2025

Orientation: 28 July 2025

Classes Begin: 31 July 2025

IIT Kanpur

Reporting: 21 July 2025

Orientation: 22 – 30 July 2025

Academic Registration: 28 July 2025

Classes Begin: 31 July 2025

IIT Kharagpur

Reporting & Verification: 22 – 23 July 2025

Admission Formalities: 24 July 2025

Induction Program: 25 – 28 July 2025

Classes Begin: 29 July 2025

IIT Madras

Document Verification & Admission: 24 – 25 July 2025

Institute Orientation: 26 July 2025

Department Orientation: 27 July 2025

Classes Begin: 31 July 2025

IIT Mandi

Orientation: 28 July 2025

Class Commencement: To be announced

IIT Palakkad

Reporting: 25 July 2025

Registration & Welcome: 26 July 2025

Orientation: 27 – 29 July 2025

Classes Begin: 30 July 2025

IIT Patna

Reporting & Registration: 31 July 2025

Orientation: 1 – 3 August 2025

Classes Begin: 4 August 2025

IIT Roorkee

Fee Payment: 18 – 23 July 2025 (Tentative)

Online Registration: 24 – 25 July 2025

Physical Registration: 25 July 2025

Orientation: 26 July 2025

Classes Begin: 28 July 2025

IIT Ropar

Registration: 25 July 2025

Orientation: 27 July 2025

Classes Begin: 30 July 2025

IIT Tirupati

Reporting: 28 July 2025 (latest by 9 AM)

In-person Registration: 28 July 2025

Orientation: 28 July 2025

Classes Begin: 4 August 2025

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