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
Summer semester 2019: 01.04.2019 - 30.09.2019
- Lecture period: 23.04.2019 - 27.07.2019
- Lecture-free periods (semester break): 01.04.2019 - 22.04.2019 and 28.07.2019 - 30.09.2019
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
Winter semester 2019/20: 01.10.2019 - 31.03.2020
- Lecture period: 14.10.2019 - 07.02.2020
- Lecture-free periods (semester break): 01.10.2019 - 13.10.2019 and 08.02.2020 - 31.03.2020
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
Summer semester 2020: 01.04.2020 - 30.09.2020
- Lecture period: 20.04.2020 - 24.07.2020
- Lecture-free periods (semester break): 01.04.2020 - 19.04.2020 and 25.07.2020 - 30.09.2020
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
Winter semester 2020/21: 01.10.2020 - 31.03.2021
- Lecture period: 12.10.2020 – 05.02.2021
- Lecture-free period (semester break): 01.10.2020 – 11.10.2020 and 06.02.2021 – 31.03.2021
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
Summer semester 2021: 01.04.2021 - 30.09.2021
- 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.
Periods and Deadlines
Application for Bachelor's
Please refer to the specific programs for information on application deadlines.
Application for Master's
Please refer to the specific programs for information on application deadlines
Application for Studienkolleg (preparatory study)
- for summer semester 2020: 15.11.2019 - 15.01.2020
- for winter semester 2020/21: 15.05.2020 – 15.07.2020
- for summer semester 2021: 15.11.2020 – 15.01.2021
Enrollment as Auditor
- for winter semester 2019/20: 21.10.2019 - 25.10.2019
- for summer semester 2020: 27.04.2020 - 04.05.2020
- for winter semester 2020/21: 19.10.2020 – 23.10.2020
- für summer semester 2021: 19.04.2021 – 23.04.2021
Application for exchange students (Incoming, e.g. Erasmus or TUMExchange)
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 2018/2019: 15.03.2018 – 15.05.2018
- for summer semester 2019: 15.09.2018 – 31.10.2018
- for winter semester 2019/2020: 15.03.2019 – 15.05.2019
- for summer semester 2020: 15.09.2019 – 31.10.2019
- for winter semester 2020/2021: 15.03.2020 - 15.05.2020
- for summer semester 2021: 15.09.2020 – 31.10.2020
Leave of Absence
- for winter semester 2019/2020: until 14.10.2019
- for summer semester 2020: until 20.04.2020
- for winter semester 2020/21: until 12.10.2020
- for summer semester 2021: until 12.04.2021
Enrollment
- for winter semester 2019/20: until 15.11.2019
- for summer semester 2020: until 22.05.2020
- for winter semester 2020/21: until 13.11.2020
- for summer semester 2021: until 14.05.2021
Payment of fees for continued enrollment
- for summer semester: until 15.02.
- for winter semester: until 15.08.
Payment of fees for first-time enrollment
- 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
Student Body General Meetings (Fachschaftsvollversammlungen)
winter semester 2019/2020:
- Munich: 30.10.2019, 9.45 a.m. - 11.15 a.m.
- Garching: 30.10.2019, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
- Weihenstephan: 30.10.2019 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
summer semester 2020:
- Munich: 06.05.2020, 9.45 a.m. - 11.15 a.m.
- Garching: 06.05.2020, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
- Weihenstephan: 06.05.2020, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
winter semester 2020/21:
- Munich: 28.10.2020, 9.45 a.m. - 11.15 a.m.
- Garching: 28.10.2020, 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
- Weihenstephan: 28.10.2020, 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.
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.
Student General Meetings (Studentische Vollversammlungen)
winter semester 2019/2020:
- Munich: 12.11.2019, 9.45 a.m.- 11.15 a.m., Audimax
- Garching: 12.11.2019, 10.00 a.m.- 12.00 p.m., MW0001
- Weihenstephan: 12.11.2019 10.00 a.m.- 12.00 p.m., HS12
summer semester 2020:
- Munich: 19.05.2020, 9.45 a.m.- 11.15 a.m., Audimax
- Garching: 19.05.2020, 10.00 a.m.- 12.00 p.m., MW0001
- Weihenstephan: 19.05.2020, 10.00 a.m.- 12.00 p.m., HS12
winter semester 2020/2021:
- Munich: 10.11.2020, 9.45 a.m.- 11.15 a.m., Audimax
- Garching: 10.11.2020, 10.00 a.m.- 11.30 a.m., MW0001
- Weihenstephan: 10.11.2020, 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: 19.01.2021, 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
Lecture-free days and holidays in 2019
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
New Year's Day: 01.01.2019
Twelfth Day: 06.01.2019
Easter Vacation: 18.04.2019 – 22.04.2019
Good Friday: 19.04.2019
Easter Monday: 22.04.2019
May Day: 01.05.2019
Ascension Day: 30.05.2019
Whitsun Vacation: 08.06.2019 – 11.06.2019
Whit Monday: 10.06.2019
Feast of Corpus Christi: 20.06.2019
Assumption Day: 15.08.2019
German Reunification Day: 03.10.2019
All Saints' Day: 01.11.2019
Dies Academicus: 05.12.2019, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The suspension of lectures on this day applies only to members of the university who participate in the central event. No examinations will be administered on this day.
1st Christmas Day: 25.12.2019
2nd Christmas Day: 26.12.2019
Christmas Vacation: 24.12.2019 - 06.01.2020
Lecture-free days and holidays in 2020
Please note: Examinations may also be administered on lecture-free days or during the holidays.
New Year's Day: 01.01.2020
Twelfth Day: 06.01.2020
Easter Vacation: 09.04.2020 – 13.04.2020
Good Friday: 10.04.2020
Easter Monday: 13.04.2020
May Day: 01.05.2020
Ascension Day: 21.05.2020
Whitsun Vacation: 30.05.2020 – 01.06.2020
Whit Monday: 01.06.2020
Feast of Corpus Christi: 11.06.2020
Assumption Day: 15.08.2020
German Reunification Day: 03.10.2020
All Saints' Day: 01.11.2020
Dies Academicus: 03.12.2020. To enable all members of our TUM family to attend, no lectures will be held on this day.
1st Christmas Day: 25.12.2020
2nd Christmas Day: 26.12.2020
Christmas Vacation: 24.12.2020 - 06.01.2021
For staff members: off-duty days
2019:
Shrove Tuesday: 05.03.2019 (from 12.00 p.m.)
Christmas Eve: 24.12.2019
New Year's Eve: 31.12.2019
2020:
Shrove Tuesday: 25.02.2020 (from 12.00 p.m.)
Dies academicus: 03.12.2020 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.). To enable all members of our TUM family to attend the Dies academicus, they are exempt from duty.
Christmas Eve: 24.12.2019
New Year's Eve: 31.12.2019
2021:
Shrove Tuesday: 16.02.2021 (from 12.00 p.m.)
Christmas Eve: 24.12.2019
New Year's Eve: 31.12.2019
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.