Schedule

Calendar and session dates

Mon 16 Nov 2026 to Tue 30 Mar 2027.

We meet for 45 sessions between Mon 16 Nov and Tue 30 Mar 2027. The dates on this page are approximate, because the exact day depends on the timetable of your section.

Key dates

Event	Date
Commencement of the Even Semester	Mon 16 Nov 2026
Last instructional day before the winter break	Sat 9 Jan 2027
Winter break	Mon 11 Jan to Mon 25 Jan 2027
Midterm examinations commence	Wed 27 Jan 2027
Midterm week, no classes	Wed 27 Jan to Sat 30 Jan 2027
Classes resume	Mon 1 Feb 2027
Last instruction day	Tue 30 Mar 2027
End semester examinations commence	Wed 31 Mar 2027

Instruction weeks

Week	Begins	Class days	Sessions planned	Note
01	Mon 16 Nov 2026	6	1 to 3
02	Mon 23 Nov 2026	5	4 to 5
03	Mon 30 Nov 2026	6	6 to 8
04	Mon 7 Dec 2026	5	9 to 11
05	Mon 14 Dec 2026	6	12 to 14
06	Mon 21 Dec 2026	4	15 to 16
07	Mon 28 Dec 2026	4	17 to 18
08	Mon 4 Jan 2027	6	19 to 21
09	Mon 25 Jan 2027	0		Midterm week, no classes
10	Mon 1 Feb 2027	6	22 to 24
11	Mon 8 Feb 2027	5	25 to 27
12	Mon 15 Feb 2027	6	28 to 30
13	Mon 22 Feb 2027	5	31 to 33
14	Mon 1 Mar 2027	6	34 to 36
15	Mon 8 Mar 2027	4	37 to 38
16	Mon 15 Mar 2027	6	39 to 42
17	Mon 22 Mar 2027	4	43 to 44
18	Mon 29 Mar 2027	2	45
Total		86	45

Sessions and assessments

No	Approximate date	Topic	Unit
01	Tue 17 Nov	Overview of software process models	1, 2
02	Thu 19 Nov	Overview of Agile	1
03	Sat 21 Nov	Scrum roles and artifacts: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development Team, Manager in Scrum, Product Backlog	1
04	Tue 24 Nov	Scrum process flow: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Scrum meetings, demos	1
05	Thu 26 Nov	How a sprint works: planning, daily scrum, updating the Sprint Backlog, burndown chart, review, retrospective	1
06	Mon 30 Nov	Scrum metrics: velocity, burndown, defects carried over	1
07	Wed 2 Dec	XP, Lean, and Kanban compared	1
08	Fri 4 Dec	Test driven development and pair programming	1
Quiz 1. 5 Marks. Sat 05 Dec to Fri 11 Dec 2026. Sessions 1 to 8
09	Mon 7 Dec	Working with AI assistants well AI	1
10	Wed 9 Dec	Unit testing as an engineering practice: test design, test doubles, coverage as a signal, and tests as the oracle for human and AI written code	3
11	Fri 11 Dec	Requirements engineering tasks within Agile: initiation, elicitation, negotiation, validation	1, 2
12	Tue 15 Dec	User personas and story mapping	1
13	Thu 17 Dec	Writing user stories	1
14	Sat 19 Dec	Acceptance criteria and Definition of Done, linked to acceptance tests	1
15	Tue 22 Dec	Estimating, prioritizing, and release planning	1
16	Thu 24 Dec	AI assistants and agents AI	1
17	Tue 29 Dec	Requirements modeling: analysis model, scenario based methods, use cases	2
Review 0: User Story Board. 10 Marks. Thu 31 Dec to Thu 07 Jan 2027
18	Thu 31 Dec	Activity diagrams, class diagrams, and data models	2
19	Tue 5 Jan	Sequence diagrams and other UML models	2
20	Thu 7 Jan	Tutorial: requirements modeling and UML problem solving	2
21	Sat 9 Jan	Midterm revision	1, 2, 3
Midterm. 20 Marks. From Wed 27 Jan 2027. Sessions 1 to 21
22	Mon 1 Feb	Introduction to design engineering	2
23	Wed 3 Feb	Design concepts and models	2
24	Fri 5 Feb	Architectural styles	2
25	Mon 8 Feb	Architectural patterns and architectural design	2
26	Tue 9 Feb	Refining the architecture into components	2
27	Thu 11 Feb	Generating and critiquing designs and models with AI assistance AI	2
28	Mon 15 Feb	Tutorial: design problem solving	2
29	Wed 17 Feb	User interface design: golden rules	2
30	Fri 19 Feb	User interface analysis and design steps	2
Review 1: Sprint 1 Review. 15 Marks. Mon 22 Feb to Fri 26 Feb 2027
31	Mon 22 Feb	Integration testing	3
32	Wed 24 Feb	Validation and system testing	3
33	Fri 26 Feb	Regression testing and test automation	3
Quiz 2. 5 Marks. Mon 01 Mar to Wed 03 Mar 2027. Sessions 22 to 33
34	Mon 1 Mar	Non functional testing: performance, security, usability, accessibility	3
35	Wed 3 Mar	Code review and static analysis	3
36	Fri 5 Mar	Verifying AI generated code AI	3
37	Mon 8 Mar	Introduction to DevOps: culture and practices	3
38	Thu 11 Mar	Version control workflow and branching	3
39	Mon 15 Mar	Continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines	3
40	Wed 17 Mar	Deployment and containers	3
41	Fri 19 Mar	Observability and DevOps metrics	3
42	Sat 20 Mar	Security, licensing, and privacy risks of AI generated code AI	3
Review 2: Sprint 2 Review, Retrospective, and Release. 15 Marks. Tue 23 Mar to Tue 30 Mar 2027
43	Tue 23 Mar	Tutorial: testing and DevOps problem solving	3
44	Thu 25 Mar	Accountability, disclosure, and case studies AI	3
45	Tue 30 Mar	Course review and wrap up
End Semester Examination. 30 Marks. From Wed 31 Mar 2027

Holidays and working Saturdays

Holidays

Date	Occasion
Fri 25 Dec 2026	Christmas
Fri 1 Jan 2027	New Year
Fri 15 Jan 2027	Pongal
Sat 16 Jan 2027	Uzhavar Thirunal
Sat 23 Jan 2027	Thaipoosam
Tue 26 Jan 2027	Republic Day
Wed 10 Mar 2027	Ramzan
Fri 26 Mar 2027	Good Friday
Sat 28 Nov, Sat 12 Dec, Sat 26 Dec, Sat 2 Jan, Sat 13 Feb, Sat 27 Feb, Sat 13 Mar, Sat 27 Mar	Saturday holidays

Working Saturdays

Date	Timetable followed
Sat 21 Nov 2026	Monday
Sat 5 Dec 2026	Tuesday
Sat 19 Dec 2026	Wednesday
Sat 9 Jan 2027	Thursday
Sat 30 Jan 2027	Friday
Sat 6 Feb 2027	Monday
Sat 20 Feb 2027	Tuesday
Sat 6 Mar 2027	Wednesday
Sat 20 Mar 2027	Thursday

Campus events (Pongal celebration on 8 and 9 Jan, Anokha on 4 to 6 Feb, Amritotsavam on 4 and 5 Mar, Maha Sivarathri on 6 Mar, Institution Day on 12 Mar, Ugadi celebration on 19 and 20 Mar, and Holi celebration on 22 Mar) are full working days.