Academic Calendar, deadlines
Useful Information, academic calendar
Updated: 30.07.2025.

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HOW TO MANAGE YOUR STUDIES AT ELTE BTK?
IMPORTANT TO KNOW (List of deadlines)
(‘Administrative deadline’ refers to departments or lecturers.)
The academic calendar for semester 2024/25/2 (download in PDF).
Autumn semester 2025/2026
(‘Administrative deadline’ refers to departments or lecturers.)
The academic calendar for semester 2025/26/1 (download in PDF).
AUGUST |
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7. |
Thursday |
800 |
First day of submitting a request for PIEC (personalized instruction for exceptional cases) for 2025/26/1 via Neptun. (To make a request, you must register for your courses at least 24 hours in advance.) |
29. |
Friday |
1600 2000 |
Last day of pre-course registration period. First day of ranking course registration period. More information here. |
SEPTEMBER |
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2. |
Tuesday |
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First day of Orientation Week for Freshmen. |
4. |
Thursday |
1700 |
Last day of ranking course registration period. More information here. |
5. |
Friday |
800 |
First day of ‘first-come, first-served’ course registration period. More information here. Last day of Orientation Week for Freshmen. |
7. |
Sunday |
2000 |
Last day of registration period for autumn semester 2025/26 (via Neptun). More information here. |
8. |
Monday |
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First day of study period in 2025/26/1 |
12. |
Friday |
1600
1600 |
Last day of ‘first-come, first-served’ course registration period. More information here.
Last day of submitting a request for PIEC (personalized instruction for exceptional cases) for 2025/26/1 via Neptun. (To make a request, you must register for your courses at least 24 hours in advance.) |
20. |
Saturday |
1700 |
Last day to submit tuition fee-related instalment payment; equity or credit based* tutiton fee requests for 2025/26/1 via Neptun (*for student who have exceeded the official term). The deadline is peremptory. More information here. |
TBA |
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Last day to submit requests for the Educational Committee. In the case of those requests made for the 2025/26/1 semester, that could only be submitted after 07.07.2025. For more detailed information, please see 26 May in the Academic Calendar. |
OCTOBER |
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1. |
Wednesday |
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First day of the application period at ELTE Faculty of Humanities for self-paying full-time BA/MA students for the 2026/2027 academic year at https://apply.elte.hu/. (Period 1 with Early Bird discount.) |
18. |
Saturday |
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Working day in exchange for 24 October (No tuition.) |
23. |
Thursday |
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National holiday (commemoration of the revolution in 1956) (No tuition.) |
24. |
Friday |
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Rest day (No tuition.) |
27. |
Monday |
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First day of autumn break (No tuition.) |
NOVEMBER |
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1. |
Saturday |
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Last day of autumn break (No tuition.) |
6. |
Thursday |
TBA |
Online Open Day (For prospective BA/MA students) |
30. |
Thursday |
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Last day of the application period at ELTE Faculty of Humanities for self-paying full-time BA/MA students for the 2026/2027 academic year at https://apply.elte.hu/. (Period 1 with Early Bird discount.) |
DECEMBER |
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13. |
Saturday |
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Last day of study period in autumn semester 2025/26 / Working day |
15. |
Monday |
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First day of exam period in autumn semester 2025/26 |
2026 |
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JANUARY |
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31. |
Saturday |
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Last day of exam period in autumn semester 2025/26 |
Spring semester 2025/2026
(‘Administrative deadline’ refers to departments or lecturers.)
FEBRUARY |
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1. |
Sunday |
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First day of the application period at ELTE Faculty of Humanities for self-paying full-time BA/MA students for the 2026/2027 academic year at https://apply.elte.hu/. (Period 2 with Early Bird discount.) |
8. |
Sunday |
2000 |
Last day of registration period for spring semester 2025/26 (via Neptun). More information here. |
9. |
Monday |
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First day of study period in 2025/26/2 |
MARCH |
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30. |
Monday |
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Last day of the application period at ELTE Faculty of Humanities for self-paying full-time BA/MA students for the 2026/2027 academic year at https://apply.elte.hu/. (Period 2 with Early Bird discount.) |
APRIL |
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1. |
Wednesday |
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First day of spring break (No tuition.)
First day of the application period at ELTE Faculty of Humanities for self-paying full-time BA/MA students for the 2026/2027 academic year at https://apply.elte.hu/. (Period 3.) |
7. |
Tuesday |
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Last day of spring break (No tuition.) |
MAY |
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1. |
Friday |
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Labour Day (No tuition.) |
8. |
Friday |
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Pázmány Day (No tuition.) |
16. |
Saturday |
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Last day of study period in 2025/26/2 |
18. |
Monday |
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First day of exam period in 2025/26/2 |
31. |
Sunday |
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Last day of the application period at ELTE Faculty of Humanities for self-paying full-time BA/MA students for the 2026/2027 academic year at https://apply.elte.hu/. (Period 3.) |
JUNE |
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JULY |
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4. |
Saturday |
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Last day of exam period in 2025/26/2 |
Please, besides reading the list of deadlines, follow the announcements, and read your messages in Neptun carefully.
With any other practical issues, please contact your international coordinator at the Department of International Affairs.
Office hours at the Office of Educational Affairs and the Department of International Affairs:
Monday: 13:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 9:00 - 12:00; 13:00 - 16:00