Dates and Deadlines
On this page you will find all relevant information about dates and deadlines at TUM: semester structure, semester breaks, important deadlines and more.
Semester Structure
- Lecture period: 02.11.2020 – 12.02.2021
- Lecture-free period (semester break): 01.10.2020 – 01.11.2020 and 13.02.2021 – 31.03.2021
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
- Lecture period: 12.04.2021 – 16.07.2021
- Lecture-free period (semester break): 01.04.2021 – 11.04.2021 and 17.07.2021 – 30.09.2021
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
- Lecture period: 18.10.2021 – 11.02.2022
- Lecture-free period (semester break): 01.10.2021 – 17.10.2021 and 12.02.2022 – 31.03.2022
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
- Lecture period: 25.04.2022 – 29.07.2022
- Lecture-free period (semester break): 01.04.2022 – 24.04.2022 and 30.07.2022 – 30.09.2022
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
Periods and Deadlines
Please refer to the specific programs for information on application deadlines.
Please refer to the specific programs for information on application deadlines
- for winter semester 2020/21: 15.05.2020 – 15.07.2020
- for summer semester 2021: 15.11.2020 – 15.01.2021
- for winter semester 2021/22: 15.05.2021 – 15.07.2021
- for summer semester 2022: 15.11.2021 – 15.01.2022
- Registration for the winter semester takes place from 15.09. – 15.10. The fee needs to be paid by 19.11.
- Registration for the summer semester takes place from 15.03. – 15.04. The fee needs to be paid by 14.05.
These deadlines apply to students who wish to spend up to 3 semesters at TUM as an exchange student from another university. Learn more about exchange programs
- for winter semester 2020/22: 15.03.2021 – 15.05.2021
- for summer semester 2022: 15.09.2021 – 31.10.2021
- for summer semester 2021: until 12.04.2021
- for winter semester 2021/22: until 18.10.2021
- for summer semester 2022: until 25.04.2022
- for summer semester 2021: until 14.05.2021
- for winter semester 2021/22: until 19.11.2021
- for summer semester 2022: until 27.05.2022
- for summer semester: until 15.02.
- for winter semester: until 15.08.
- for summer semester: until 15.03.
- for winter semester: until 15.09.
Learn more about semester fees
Please note: If you apply for a degree program with restricted admission (NC) via the Dialogue-Oriented Service Procedure, the payment of the semester fee has to be completed within 14 daysafter you receive the letter of admission.
Student Body General Meetings and Student General Meetings
Winter Semester 2020/21:
- Munich: 17.11.2020, 9.45 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.
- Garching: 17.11.2020, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
- Weihenstephan: 17.11.2020, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Summer Semester 2021:
- Munich: 28.04.2021, 9.45 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.
- Garching: 28.04.2021, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
- Weihenstephan: 28.04.2021, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Winter Semester 2021/22:
- Munich: 03.11.2021, 9.45 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.
- Garching: 03.11.2021, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
- Weihenstephan: 03.11.2021, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Summer Semester 2021:
- Munich: 11.05.2022, 9.45 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.
- Garching: 11.05.2022, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
- Weihenstephan: 11.05.2022, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
The locations will be announced by the student bodies. To enable all students to attend these meetings, no lectures or examinations will be held during the general meetings.
Winter Semester 2020/21:
- Munich: 02.12.2020, 9.45 a.m. – 11.15 a.m., Audimax
- Garching: 02.12.2020, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m., MW0001
- Weihenstephan: 02.12.2020, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m., HS12
Summer Semester 2021:
- Munich: 11.05.2021, 9.45 a.m. – 11.15 a.m., Audimax
- Garching: 11.05.2021, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m., MW0001
- Weihenstephan: 11.05.2021, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m., HS12
Winter Semester 2021/22:
- Munich: 16.11.2021, 9.45 a.m. – 11.15 a.m., Audimax
- Garching: 16.11.2021, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m., MW0001
- Weihenstephan: 16.11.2021, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m., HS12
Summer Semester 2022:
- Munich: 24.05.2022, 9.45 a.m. – 11.15 a.m., Audimax
- Garching: 24.05.2022, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m., MW0001
- Weihenstephan: 24.05.2022, 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m., HS12
To enable all students to attend these meetings, no lectures or examinations will be held during the general meetings.
Lecture-free days and holidays
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
New Year’s Day: 01.01.2021
Twelfth Day: 06.01.2021
Easter Vacation: 01.04.2021 – 05.04.2021
Good Friday: 02.04.2021
Easter Monday: 05.04.2021
May Day: 01.05.2021
Ascension Day: 13.05.2021
Whitsun Vacation: 22.05.2021 – 25.05.2021
Whit Monday: 24.05.2021
Feast of Corpus Christi: 03.06.2021
Assumption Day: 15.08.2021
German Reunification Day: 03.10.2021
All Saints’ Day: 01.11.2021
Dies Academicus: 02.12.2021. To enable all members of our TUM family to attend, no lectures will be held on this day.
1st Christmas Day: 25.12.2021
2nd Christmas Day: 26.12.2021
Christman Vacation: 24.12.2021 – 06.01.2022
2021:
Christmas Eve: 24.12.2021
New Year's Eve: 31.12.2021
Key Words
Please note: The dates provided here are not official. For the official dates and deadlines of the respective academic year please consult the circular of the specific year.
- Academic Year
The academic year begins on October 1st of a given year and ends on September 30th of the following year. - Semester
The winter semester begins on October 1st and ends on March 31st. The summer semester begins on April 1st and ends on September 30th. - Lecture Period
The lecture period falls within the semester. In the winter semester lectures take place from approximately mid-October to mid-February, in the summer semester from mid-April to mid-July. Courses and examinations may take place on Saturday or during lecture-free periods, as necessary. For more information on specific examination periods, please contact your school or faculty. Lecture Periods from 2017-2021.