Academic Year
| Winter Semester (WS) |
October 1st – March 31st |
| Summer Semester (SS) |
April 1st – September 30th |
| Christmas holidays |
December 24th to January 6th |
Nomination and Application
| Nomination deadline |
Winter semester / entire year |
April 1 st |
| |
Summer semester |
October 1st |
| Application deadline |
Winter semester / entire year |
May 1st |
| |
Summer semester |
November 1st |
| Decision time |
|
Students will receive notice within 4 weeks after the application deadline. |
| Transcript of records |
|
A transcript of records (academic transcript) will be issued no later than 5 weeks after the end of the period of exams at KIT upon the student’s request. |
| Re-enrollment for the next semester (Rückmeldung) |
for the next summer semester |
approx. January 15th – February 15th |
| |
for the next winter semester |
approx. July 1 st – August 15 |
Lectures and Exams
Academic Year 2020-21
| Lecture period |
Winter semester |
October 19th, 2020 – February 13th, 2021 |
| |
Summer semester |
April 12th, 2021 – July 24th, 2021 |
| Exam period |
Winter semester |
February 2021 – March/April 2021 |
| |
Summer semester |
July 2021 – September/October 2021 |
| Orientation week |
Winter semester |
September 21st, 2020 – September 27 th, 2020 |
| |
Summer semester |
March 15 th, 2021 – March 21 st, 2021 |
| Pre-semester German language course |
Winter semester |
September 28 th, 2020 – October 16 th, 2020 |
| |
Summer semester |
March 22 nd , 2021 – April 9th |
Academic Year 2021-22
| Lecture period |
Winter semester |
October 18th, 2021 – February 12th, 2022 |
| |
Summer semester |
April 19th, 2022 – July 30th, 2022 |
| Exam period |
Winter semester |
February 2022 – March/April 2022 |
| |
Summer semester |
July 2022 – September/October 2022 |
| Orientation week |
Winter semester |
October 4th, 2021 – October 10th, 2021 |
| |
Summer semester |
March 20th, 2022 – March 27 th, 2022 |
| Pre-semester German language course |
Winter semester |
September 13th, 2021 – October 1st, 2021 |
| |
Summer semester |
March 28th, 2022 – April 14th, 2022 |
Future academic calendars: http://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/697.php