HCC Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Events in November 2025

All Important Dates & Events (Full Year)

November 1: All Saints Day
November 2: All Souls Day
November 10: Even Semester Begins
November 11: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
November 12: Submission of Semester Plan
November 13: Submission of Teaching Plan
November 13: Certificate Course Even semester 2025-2026 (HRDC)
November 14:
November 14: FDP Schedule: Research Writing Made Simple: From Idea to Publication – Series I (B A Economics)
November 14: I Stand for Green Journey (RESCAPES)
November 14: 'Join Us' 'Lets Plant A Tree' (RESCAPES)
November 14: A five day International online FDP on "From Gradient Descent to Metaheuristics: Optimization Techniques in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Research in Diverse Fields of Science and Engineering " (B Voc Software Development)
November 17: Faculty development program (B Sc Computer Science)
November 17: Bible Day Celebration 2025 (Value Education)
November 17: Bible Day Celebration 2025 (Value Education)
November 17: Bible Day Celebration 2025 (Value Education)
November 17: A five day International online FDP on "From Gradient Descent to Metaheuristics: Optimization Techniques in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Research in Diverse Fields of Science and Engineering " (B Voc Software Development)
November 18: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 18: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 18: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 18: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 18: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 19: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 19: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 19: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 19: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 19: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 20: National Library Week Celebration (M.Lib.I.Sc. Library and Information Science)
November 20: Waste to Wealth Innovation (B Sc Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
November 20: International Conference (B Sc Psychology)
November 21: International Conference (B Sc Psychology)
November 21: Sports Day Conducted at Government ADW Middle School, Devimangalam, Tiruchirappalli (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC))
November 21: International Conference (B Sc Psychology)

1

All Saints Day

2

All Souls Day

10

Even Semester Begins

11

Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG

12

Submission of Semester Plan

13

Submission of Teaching Plan
Certificate Course Even semester 2025-2026 (HRDC)

14

FDP Schedule: Research Writing Made Simple: From Idea to Publication – Series I (B A Economics)
I Stand for Green Journey (RESCAPES)
'Join Us' 'Lets Plant A Tree' (RESCAPES)
A five day International online FDP on "From Gradient Descent to Metaheuristics: Optimization Techniques in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Research in Diverse Fields of Science and Engineering " (B Voc Software Development)

17

Faculty development program (B Sc Computer Science)
Bible Day Celebration 2025 (Value Education)
Bible Day Celebration 2025 (Value Education)
Bible Day Celebration 2025 (Value Education)
A five day International online FDP on "From Gradient Descent to Metaheuristics: Optimization Techniques in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Research in Diverse Fields of Science and Engineering " (B Voc Software Development)

18

BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)

19

30 Hour Value Added Course on IBPS & Competitive Exam Preparation (B A Economics)
Certificate programme in French (General Language)
National Library Week Celebration (M.Lib.I.Sc. Library and Information Science)
National one day workshop (M.A. Tamil)

20

National Library Week Celebration (M.Lib.I.Sc. Library and Information Science)
Waste to Wealth Innovation (B Sc Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
International Conference (B Sc Psychology)

21

International Conference (B Sc Psychology)
Sports Day Conducted at Government ADW Middle School, Devimangalam, Tiruchirappalli (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC))
International Conference (B Sc Psychology)

June 1, 2025: Governing Body Meeting
June 4, 2025: World Environment Day
June 7, 2025: Bakrid - Holiday
June 8, 2025: FDP for Newly Appointed Staff
June 9, 2025: FDP for Newly Appointed Staff
June 10, 2025: General Orientation for Staff
June 12, 2025: Schoolwise Staff Orientation, Department Staff Meeting, Staff Retreat and Staff Orientation
June 15, 2025: Hostel Admission for II & III UG Students
June 16, 2025: College Reopens for II, III UG & II PG Students, Hostel Admission for I UG Students, Certificate Course for II, III UG & II PG Students
June 17, 2025: College Reopens for I UG Students, Bridge Course Commences for I UG Students, Certificate Course for II, III UG & II PG Students
June 18, 2025: Bridge Course for I UG Students, Certificate Course for II, III UG & II PG Students
June 19, 2025: Bridge Course for I UG Students, Certificate Course for II, III UG & II PG Students
June 20, 2025: International Yoga Day, Bridge Course for I UG Students, Certificate Course for II, III UG & II PG Students
June 22, 2025: College Reopens for I PG Students, Bridge Course Ends for I UG Students
June 23, 2025: Department Orientation for I UG Students
June 24, 2025: Department Orientation for I UG Students
June 25, 2025: Department Orientation for I UG Students, Power Pause Day
June 26, 2025: Department Orientation for I UG Students
June 28, 2025: Retreat for Administrative Staff
July 2, 2025: Submission of Semester Plan
July 3, 2025: Holy Spirit Mass, Investiture Ceremony, Submission of Teaching Plan
July 4, 2025: Freshers Day
July 6, 2025: Muharram - Holiday
July 7, 2025: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
July 9, 2025: Wellness Wednesday
July 10, 2025:
July 15, 2025: Kamarajar Day
July 19, 2025: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
July 23, 2025:
July 25, 2025: Fit Food Friday
July 26, 2025: Annual Retreat for Students, HCC Research Colloquium
August 3, 2025: Power Pause Day
August 5, 2025:
August 6, 2025: Wellness Wednesday
August 8, 2025: Last Date for Submission of I Quiz Marks, Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG, Mother Foundress Day General Assembly
August 10, 2025: Mother Claudine Echernier - Foundress of the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod
August 11, 2025: I Internal Test - I
August 12, 2025: I Internal Test - I
August 13, 2025: I Internal Test - I
August 14, 2025: I Internal Test - I
August 15, 2025: Independence Day - Holiday
August 16, 2025: Krishna Jayanthi - Holiday
August 18, 2025: I Internal Test - I, Last Date for Payment of Semester Fee
August 19, 2025: I Internal Test - I
August 20, 2025: I Internal Test - I
August 21, 2025: Zero Emission Day
August 22, 2025: Fit Food Friday
August 25, 2025: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
August 25, 2025: Dream, Prepare, Achieve - Winning Strategies for Competitive Exams (B Sc Chemistry)
August 25, 2025: Diversity in Leadership: The Role of Women in Inclusive Management” (ICDLRWIM’25) (Commerce)
August 25, 2025: SWAN Club Program Sustainable Thinking (Social Work)
August 26, 2025: A Guest Lecture on Adaptations of Fiction into Films (English)
August 27, 2025: Vinayakar Chathurthi - Holiday
August 28, 2025: Power Pause Day
August 28, 2025: one Day Workshop on Idea to Investment Mastering startup Finance (Department of Business Administration)
August 29, 2025: National Sports Day, Annual Sports Day
August 29, 2025: 102 Sports Day (HOLY CROSS COLLEGE)
September 1, 2025: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, International Literacy Day
September 1, 2025: MOU (TAMIL)
September 2, 2025: Death Anniversary of Mother Sophie Foundress of Holy Cross College (Commerce)
September 3, 2025: Wellness Wednesday
September 4, 2025:
September 4, 2025: Teachers Day Celebrations - Staff Club (HOLY CROSS COLLEGE)
September 4, 2025: Teachers Day Celebrations (Holy Cross College (Autonomous))
September 5, 2025: Holy Cross Feast General Assembly, Teachers Day General Assembly
September 6, 2025: Milad-un-Nabi - Holiday
September 6, 2025: INTERNATIONAL FACULTY WORKSHOP (IQAC)
September 8, 2025: Death Anniversary of Mother Sophie, Foundress of Holy Cross College
September 8, 2025: A FIVE DAY INTERNATIONAL ONLINE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MATHEMATICS)
September 9, 2025: Parents - Teachers Meet, Parents Forum
September 9, 2025: Extension Programme on Community Desilting (History)
September 10, 2025: ACME'25 - Echoes of Data : The Literary AI-Reimagined (A National Level Intercollegiate Literary Fiesta) (English)
September 11, 2025: Desiliting for the Growth : Empowerment Rural Women Outreach Program (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC))
September 11, 2025: பாரதியாரின் சமத்துவப்பார்வை (Tamil)
September 11, 2025: AI and Indigeneous Knowledge (B Sc Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
September 12, 2025: HINDI DAY (HINDI)
September 12, 2025: Eat Right, Think Bright (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC))
September 12, 2025: BIZ-VIBES CLUB (DANCE COMPETITION) (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)
September 12, 2025: inaugural ceremoney (B Sc Chemistry)
September 13, 2025: HOLY CROSS FEAST (HOLY CROSS COLLEGE)
September 14, 2025: Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 15, 2025: Online Registration for Semester Exam Begins
September 15, 2025: DBA Unplugged: What they Do & How to be one (Computer Applications)
September 15, 2025: One Day workshop (Tamil)
September 16, 2025: SCIENTIST MEET 2025 (B Sc Chemistry)
September 16, 2025: Youth and Their Role in Women Empowerment (Value Education)
September 16, 2025: Healthy Habits Hunt for Non-Teaching Staff (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC))
September 17, 2025:
September 17, 2025: ANBENTRU KOTTU MURASE (TAMIL)
September 17, 2025: Sensitizing Stem Cells Donation (Social Work)
September 18, 2025: Intercollegiate competition (Computer Applications)
September 18, 2025: Graviton Club (PHYSICS)
September 18, 2025: மாபெரும் மருத்துவ முகாம் (Department of DMLT)
September 18, 2025: A Seminar on Bharatiya Bhasha - Digital Bharat: "Empower Indian Languages in Commerce and Technology" (Department of Commerce - Computer Applications)
September 18, 2025: Whispers of the Wing: Climate Stress in the Silent Lives of Butterflies (PG & Research Department of Zoology)
September 18, 2025: Nutrition Week Celebration "Joy of Tasting" (Biochemistry)
September 19, 2025: Expo on Coins and Tribes (History)
September 19, 2025: Awareness on Suicide Prevention: Awareness Run (Social Work)
September 22, 2025: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
September 22, 2025: Rural Camp 2025- Valediction (Social Work)
September 22, 2025: NSS DAY CELEBRATION - A one day State level workshop on "Wisdom in the Age of AI: The role of youth in Nation Building " (NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME)
September 22, 2025: Gender Sensitisation in Higher Education: Challenges and Strategies (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC))
September 22, 2025: SPORTS CLUB MEETING on YOGA AND FITNESS MANAGEMENT (Department of Commerce - Computer Applications)
September 22, 2025: NSS DAY CELEBRATION - A One Day State Level Workshop on Wisdom in the Age of AI: The Role of Youth in Nation Building (NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME)
September 22, 2025: HR club rogramm (business administration)
September 23, 2025: Students Forum
September 23, 2025: Empowering Women's Participation In Finance And Investment Growth (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC))
September 23, 2025: Gender Sensitisation in Higher Education: Challenges and Strategies (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC))
September 23, 2025: Digital Payments and Online Safety (Department of Commerce - Computer Applications)
September 23, 2025: International Sign Language (Rehabilitation Science)
September 23, 2025: ONE DAY SEMINAR (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)
September 23, 2025: ONE DAY SEMINAR (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)
September 24, 2025: Power Pause Day
September 24, 2025: WELLNESS CLUB MEETING ON MENTAL WELLNESS (Department of Commerce - Computer Applications)
September 24, 2025: Guest Lecture - Catechism (Value Education)
September 24, 2025: Presents an one Day training workshop on Psychological First Aid (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC) & Social Work)
September 25, 2025: International Conference- Archaeological Heritage of South Asia (History)
September 25, 2025: Counselling Session on Dealing with Social Media Addiction (Business Administration)
September 26, 2025:
September 26, 2025: CLUB ACTIVITICES (TL)
September 26, 2025: Vanoli Mandram Thodakka Vizha (Tamil)
September 26, 2025: A Two-Day International conference on AI AND THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM- INNOVATION IN LANGUAGE AND LITERARY STUDIES (English)
September 26, 2025: Ilakkiya Sangamam (Tamil)
September 26, 2025: Rural Camp- 2025 Valediction (Social Work)
September 26, 2025: Moral Dimensions of Love and Relationships in Young Adulthood (Biochemistry)
September 26, 2025: Ilanthalir Kalai Mandram Thodakka Vizha (Tamil)
September 26, 2025: CLUB ACTIVITICES (TAMIL)
September 27, 2025: HCC Research Colloquium, Last Date for Online Registration for Semester Exam
September 27, 2025: HCC Alumnae Career Connect 2025 (HRDC & Alumnae Association)
September 29, 2025: INTERCOLLEGIATE PHYSICS FEST HYPHY (PHYSICS)
September 30, 2025: General Health Camp (Medical Laboratory Technology)
September 30, 2025: PARENTS FORUM (All Departments)
September 30, 2025: PARENTS FORUM (SHIFT-2)
October 1, 2025: Last Date for Submission of Seminar Marks, Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG, Last Date for Submission of II Quiz Marks
October 2, 2025: Ayutha Pooja - Holiday
October 3, 2025: Gandhi Jayanthi - Holiday, Vijaya Dasami - Holiday
October 4, 2025: Holiday
October 5, 2025: Holiday
October 6, 2025: Internal Test - II
October 7, 2025: Internal Test - II
October 8, 2025: Internal Test - II
October 9, 2025: Internal Test - II
October 10, 2025: Internal Test - II
October 11, 2025: Internal Test - II
October 13, 2025: Internal Test - II
October 13, 2025: MENTAL WELLBEING MANDAM (TAMIL)
October 13, 2025: PASUMAI VALAR MANDAM (TAMIL)
October 13, 2025: ARAM VALAR MANDAM (TAMIL)
October 13, 2025: NON TEACHING STAFF WORKSHOP (TAMIL)
October 13, 2025: SCHOLAR WORKSHOP (TAMIL)
October 13, 2025: RJ Training (All Departments)
October 14, 2025: Zero Emission Day
October 14, 2025: Youth Awakening Day (Holy Cross College)
October 14, 2025: Youth Awakening Day (Department of Rescapes)
October 14, 2025: mental well being club (Tamil)
October 14, 2025: Non Teaching Work shop (Tamil)
October 15, 2025: Wellness Wednesday
October 15, 2025: Focused Group Discussion on Penngal Ezhuchi Kalam Kanavugal Niraiverum (WSC)
October 15, 2025: Focused Group Discussion on Penngal Ezhuchi Kalam Kanavugal Niraiverum (WSC)
October 15, 2025: Training and Demonstration on Napkin Usage and Menstrual Hygiene (WSC)
October 16, 2025: quiz club (Tamil)
October 16, 2025: Quiz Club (Tamil)
October 16, 2025: Thiran Valar Mandram (Tamil)
October 16, 2025: fit food friday (B Sc Chemistry)
October 16, 2025: FOOD FRIDAY (history)
October 16, 2025: Celebrate Her Voice International Girl Child Day Poster Event - Pachamalai (Wsc)
October 16, 2025: Commemoration of Inspiration Through Art Kalam Day Drawing Contest Pachamala (Wsc)
October 16, 2025: Commemoration of Kalam Day 2025 Honoring the Missile Man of India Pachamalai (WSC)
October 16, 2025: Commemoration of International Rural Womens Day Income Generation through Micro Farming for Tribal Women Pachamalai (WSC)
October 17, 2025: Last Working Day, Fit Food Friday
October 20, 2025: Deepavali - Holiday
October 24, 2025: Empore to Inspire A Motivation for the Faculty (Holy Cross College)
October 27, 2025: Odd Semester Examinations Begin
October 28, 2025: seee
October 29, 2025: Poojai
November 1, 2025: All Saints Day
November 2, 2025: All Souls Day
November 10, 2025: Even Semester Begins
November 11, 2025: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
November 12, 2025: Submission of Semester Plan
November 13, 2025: Submission of Teaching Plan
November 13, 2025: Certificate Course Even semester 2025-2026 (HRDC)
November 14, 2025:
November 14, 2025: A five day International online FDP on "From Gradient Descent to Metaheuristics: Optimization Techniques in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Research in Diverse Fields of Science and Engineering " (B Voc Software Development)
November 14, 2025: 'Join Us' 'Lets Plant A Tree' (RESCAPES)
November 14, 2025: I Stand for Green Journey (RESCAPES)
November 14, 2025: FDP Schedule: Research Writing Made Simple: From Idea to Publication – Series I (B A Economics)
November 17, 2025: Faculty development program (B Sc Computer Science)
November 17, 2025: Bible Day Celebration 2025 (Value Education)
November 17, 2025: Bible Day Celebration 2025 (Value Education)
November 17, 2025: Bible Day Celebration 2025 (Value Education)
November 17, 2025: A five day International online FDP on "From Gradient Descent to Metaheuristics: Optimization Techniques in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Research in Diverse Fields of Science and Engineering " (B Voc Software Development)
November 18, 2025: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 18, 2025: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 18, 2025: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 18, 2025: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 18, 2025: BIBLE DAY 2025 (Value Education)
November 19, 2025: Certificate programme in French (General Language)
November 19, 2025: National one day workshop (M.A. Tamil)
November 19, 2025: 30 Hour Value Added Course on IBPS & Competitive Exam Preparation (B A Economics)
November 19, 2025: National Library Week Celebration (M.Lib.I.Sc. Library and Information Science)
November 20, 2025: National Library Week Celebration (M.Lib.I.Sc. Library and Information Science)
November 20, 2025: Waste to Wealth Innovation (B Sc Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
November 20, 2025: International Conference (B Sc Psychology)
November 21, 2025: International Conference (B Sc Psychology)
November 21, 2025: International Conference (B Sc Psychology)
November 21, 2025: Sports Day Conducted at Government ADW Middle School, Devimangalam, Tiruchirappalli (Women's Studies Centre (funded by UGC))
December 1, 2025: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
December 2, 2025: AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES IN CHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOME SCIENCE IN AI ERA (ICCB - AI 2025) (M.Sc. Chemistry)
December 3, 2025: Wellness Wednesday
December 5, 2025: Bible Day
December 5, 2025: Bible Day Celebration (Value Education)
December 8, 2025: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
December 11, 2025: Power Pause Day
December 12, 2025:
December 13, 2025: Annual Alumnae Meet
December 15, 2025: Zero Emission Day
December 16, 2025: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
December 17, 2025: Fine Arts Inaugural
December 18, 2025: Fine Arts
December 19, 2025: Fine Arts Valediction
December 23, 2025: Christmas Celebration General Assembly
December 24, 2025: Christmas Vacation Begins
December 25, 2025: Christmas - Holiday
December 31, 2025: Vaikunta Ekadashi - Holiday
January 1, 2026: New Year - Holiday
January 5, 2026: College Re-opens after Christmas Vacation
January 7, 2026: Wellness Wednesday
January 9, 2026:
January 13, 2026: Pongal Celebration
January 14, 2026: Bogi - Holiday
January 15, 2026: Pongal - Holiday
January 16, 2026: Thiruvalluvar Dhinam - Holiday
January 17, 2026: Uzhavar Thirunal - Holiday
January 19, 2026: Internal Test - I, Submission of I Quiz Marks
January 20, 2026: Internal Test - I
January 21, 2026: Internal Test - I, Last Date for Payment of Semester Fee
January 22, 2026: Internal Test - I
January 23, 2026: Internal Test - I
January 24, 2026: Internal Test - I, HCC Research Colloquium
January 26, 2026: Republic Day - Holiday
January 27, 2026: Internal Test - I
January 28, 2026: Zero Emission Day
February 2, 2026: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG, Wellness Wednesday
February 5, 2026: Parents - Teachers Meet, Parent Forum
February 9, 2026: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG, Online Registration for Semester Exam Begins
February 11, 2026: Staff Forum
February 12, 2026: Ash Wednesday
February 13, 2026: Service Oriented Course Hour for I UG
February 14, 2026:
February 15, 2026: HCC Research Colloquium, Last Date for Online Registration for Semester Exam
February 16, 2026: Students Forum
February 18, 2026: Service Oriented Course Valediction, Power Pause Day
February 19, 2026:
March 1, 2026: Photo Session
March 2, 2026: Photo Session
March 4, 2026: Wellness Wednesday
March 7, 2026:
March 9, 2026: Submission of Seminar Marks
March 10, 2026: Submission of II Quiz Marks
March 11, 2026: Valediction
March 12, 2026: Thanks Giving Mass, Fit Food Friday
March 13, 2026: College Day
March 16, 2026: Internal Test - II
March 17, 2026: Internal Test - II
March 18, 2026: Internal Test - II
March 19, 2026: Telugu New Year - Holiday
March 20, 2026: Internal Test - II
March 23, 2026: Internal Test - II
March 24, 2026: Internal Test - II
March 25, 2026: Internal Test - II
March 26, 2026: Power Pause Day
March 27, 2026: Handing Over Ceremony, Zero Emission Day
March 28, 2026: Farewell, Last Working Day
April 2, 2026: Mahavir Jayanti - Holiday
April 5, 2026: Maundy Thursday
April 6, 2026: Good Friday - Holiday
April 8, 2026: Easter Sunday, Even Semester Examinations Begin
April 14, 2026: Tamil New Year - Holiday