Massachusetts state law regarding student absence due to religious beliefs has been adopted by the Institute as follows:

Any student who is unable to attend classes or participate in any examination, study, or work requirement on a particular day because of his or her religious beliefs is excused from any such activity. The student will be given the opportunity to make up the work that was missed, provided that the makeup work does not create an unreasonable burden upon MIT. The Institute will not level fees or charges of any kind when allowing the student to make up missed work. In addition, no adverse or prejudicial effects will result because students have made use of these provisions.

The following partial listing — prepared in conjunction with the MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life — is provided for your information.

Academic Year 2023-2024

2023

September 6 Wednesday Janmashtami
  15-17 Fri (sundown)-Sun (sundown) Rosh Hashanah
  24-25 Sun (sundown)-Mon (sundown) Yom Kippur
  29-Oct 1 Fri (sundown)-Sun (sundown) Sukkot begins
October  6-8 Fri (sundown)-Sun (sundown) Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Tarah
  15-16 Sun (sundown)-Mon (sundown) Birth of the Bab
  16-17 Mon (sundown)-Tue (sundown) Birth of Baha'u'llah
  24 Tuesday Durgapuja
November 1 Wednesday All Saints' Day
  4 Saturday Lhabab Duchen
  12 Sunday Diwali
  23 Thursday National Day of Mourning
December 8 Friday Bodhi Day
  8 Friday Immaculate Conception

2024

March 10 Sun (sundown) Ramadan begins
  19-20 Tue (sundown)-Wed (sundown) Naw Ruz
  29/31 Friday/Sunday Good Friday/Easter (Western)
April 9 Tue (sundown) Ramadan ends
  9-10 Tue (sundown)-Wed (sundown) Eid-al-Fitr
  17 Wednesday Rama Navami
  19-20 Fri (sundown)-Sat (sundown) First day of Ridvan
  22-24 Mon (sundown)-Wed (sundown) Passover begins
  27-28 Sat (sundown)-Sun (sundown) Ninth day of Ridvan
  28-30 Sun (sundown)-Tues (sundown) Passover ends
May April 30-1 Tues (sundown)-Wed (sundown) Twelfth day of Ridvan
  3/5 Friday/Sunday Good Friday/Easter (Orthodox)
  9 Thursday Ascension Thursday 
  22 Thursday Vesak
  22-23 Wed (sundown)-Thurs (sundown) Declaration of the Bab
  27-28 Mon (sundown)-Tue (sundown)

Ascension of Baha'u'llah

June 11-13 Tue (sundown)-Thu (sundown) Shavuot

Academic Year 2024-2025

2024

October  2-4 Wed (sundown)-Fri (sundown) Rosh Hashanah
  8 Tuesday First Day of Durgapuja
  11-12 Fri (sundown)-Sat (sundown) Yom Kippur
  16-18 Wed (sundown)-Fri (sundown) Sukkot begins
  23-25 Wed (sundown)-Fri (sundown)

Shemini Atzeret/Simchat

Torah

November 1 Friday All Saints' Day
  1 Friday Diwali
  1-2 Fri (sundown)-Sat (sundown) Birth of the Bab
  2-3 Sat (sundown)-Sun (sundown) Birth of Baha'u'llah
  22 Friday Lhabab Duchen
  28 Thursday National Day of Mourning
December 8 Sunday Bodhi Day
  8 Sunday Immaculate Conception

2025

February 28 Fri (sundown) Ramadan begins
March 19-20 Wed (sundown)-Thu (sundown) Naw Ruz
  29 Sat (sundown) Ramadan ends
  29-30 Sat (sundown)-Sun (sundown) Eid-al-Fitr
April 6 Sunday Rama Navami
  12-14 Sat (sundown)-Mon(sundown) Passover begins
  18-20 Fri (sundown)-Sun (sundown) Passover ends
  18/20 Friday/Sunday Good Friday/Easter (Western & Orthodox)
  19-20 Sat (sundown)-Sun (sundown) First day of Ridvan
  27-28 Sun (sundown)-Mon (sundown) Ninth day of Ridvan
May April 30-1 Wed (sundown)-Thu (sundown) Twelfth day of Ridvan
  12 Monday Vesak
  22-23 Thu (sundown)-Fri (sundown) Declaration of the Bab
  27-28 Tue (sundown)-Wed (sundown Ascension of Baha'u'llah
  29 Thursday Ascension Thursday
June 1-3 Sun (sundown)-Tue (sundown) Shavuot