You basically have one semester breaks one break only after the winter semester. They are called as Inter semester and Summer semester respectively for students who choose to take classes during their breaks.
NO Fall break:
Winter Break : May 1 to July 8
- The fall final exams get over by 3rd of December and from next day onwards Winter Semester starts.
- Your vacation starts from 1st of May till 10th of July.
- Your fall again starts from 8th of July and goes till 3rd of December and the cycle continues.
Now, these are some of the notable holidays during the Fall and Winter semester. If you had arranged your slots in a smart way, then you could take a day or two off and get like a whole week vacation.
Fall Semester:
- 15th August 2016 (Monday) – Independance Day
- 5th September 2016 (Monday) – Vinayakar Chathurthi
- 13th September 2016 (Tuesday) – Bakrid (Optional holiday)
- 10th October 2016 (Monday) – Ayutha Puja
- 27th – 31st October 2016 (Thursday – Monday) – Diwali vacation
Winter Semester:
- 15th January 2016 (Friday) – Pongal
- 16th January 2016 (Saturday) – Thiruvalluvar day
- 26th January 2016 (Tuesday) – Republic day
- 24th March 2016 (Thursday) – Holi
- 25th March 2016 (Friday) – Good Friday
- 8th April 2016 (Friday) – Telugu New year
- 14th April 2016 (Thursday) – Tamil New Year
- 1st May 2016 (Sunday) – May day