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1 | P a g eOffice of Registrar - Academic Year 2026 %u2013 2027Academic Calendar 2026-2027 Weeks From To DescriptionFALL SEMESTER10-Aug-26 14-Aug-26 Clinical Faculty (RAKCOMS) should report by 10th August17-Aug-26 21-Aug-26All Faculty and Academic Administrators report by 17th August MD year 5 students will start20th Aug 2026 - Convocation BDS1 24-Aug-26 28-Aug-2624th Aug - Regular Teaching Starts for Existing Students - All Programs 26th & 27th Aug - Freshmen registration and Orientation for All programs (Including Masters)2 31-Aug-26 4-Sep-26 31st Aug - Year 1 Regular Teaching Starts 3 7-Sep-26 11-Sep-26Teaching Week End Rotation exam for MD Year 5 Suggested week for Placement Test (English)4 14-Sep-26 18-Sep-26Teaching Week Suggested week for Placement Test (Arabic) 17th Sep - International Day of University Sport (IDUS)5 21-Sep-26 25-Sep-2625th Sep - World Pharmacists Day 25th Sep - Last day for Add / Drop 25th Sep - Last day for withdrawal from Fall semester Teaching Week6 28-Sep-26 2-Oct-26 Teaching Week7 5-Oct-26 9-Oct-26Teaching Week End Rotation exam for MD Year 5 Mental Health Day Breast Cancer Awareness Day (Pink October)8 12-Oct-26 16-Oct-26 12th Oct %u2013 15th Oct - Fresher's Week, Sports CompetitionTeaching Week9 19-Oct-26 23-Oct-26 Midterm Exam for (Fall Semester & Annual Courses) / Master Programs 23rd Oct - Book Fair10 26-Oct-26 30-Oct-26 Teaching Week Allocated week for resit midterm examinations for MD students11 2-Nov-26 6-Nov-263rd Nov - Flag Day 4th Nov - Career Fair (Afternoon) End Rotation exam for MD Year 512 9-Nov-26 13-Nov-26 Teaching Week13 16-Nov-26 20-Nov-26Teaching Week 16th / 20th Nov - Last day for Submission of CA marks and attendance for Fall 20th Nov-Submission of End Semester question papers14 23-Nov-26 27-Nov-26 25th Nov - The 55th UAE National Day Celebration 15 30-Nov-26 4-Dec-261st & 2nd Dec UAE National DayEnd Rotation exam for MD Year 5 Revision / Makeup ExamEnd Semester Exam for Fall Semester Courses for all programs16 7-Dec-26 11-Dec-26 Continuous Assessment for MD Year 5 Final Exams for Fall Semester courses17 14-Dec-26 18-Dec-26 Final Exams for Fall Semester courses Continuous Assessment for MD Year 521-Dec-26 25-Dec-26 Winter Break for Students CEDAR - Faculty Development Week28-Dec-26 1-Jan-27 Winter Break for Students Winter Break for Students, Faculty & Academic Administrators