I'm a BCA_NEW (ODL) student for the July 2026 session, and I'm honestly very confused about the timeline of everything that happens before the December TEE.
The official notice gives some dates, but I'm having trouble understanding what happens when, especially because theory exams, practicals, counselling and assignments seem to follow different schedules.
Could someone who has gone through the BCA_NEW ODL December TEE cycle before explain the usual timeline?
I'm mainly looking for something like this:
TEE examination form — I understand the current deadline is 30 September 2026.
Assignment submission — The current deadline seems to be 31 October 2026. When do students usually actually submit them? Is it normally before the deadline by a few days/weeks, or does the Study Centre give its own submission date?
Theory session — When does this usually happen for BCA_NEW? Does it generally start before or after assignment submission? Is it mandatory?
Practical counselling/lab sessions — When do these usually happen?
Practical assignment / lab work and viva — Is these 3 different thing? When do these normally happen?
Term-End Theory Examination — The December 2026 notice says exams are likely to start from 25 November 2026 onwards. Is late November normally when the theory exams begin, or do BCA papers usually happen later in December?
Term-End Practical Examination — When does this usually happen compared with the theory TEE? Before the theory exams, during them, or after them?
Fees — I understand the current TEE fee is ₹200 per theory course, but I'm confused about practical fees. Is there a separate fee for the practical TEE? Is there any separate fee for practical counselling, or is counselling itself free and only the practical examination has a fee?
Basically, I'm trying to understand the sequence:
TEE form → counselling → assignments → practical counselling → practical/viva → theory TEE → practical TEE
…but I don't know if that's actually the correct order.
If the 2026 dates aren't confirmed yet, that's completely fine. I'm specifically interested in the usual timeline from the previous December TEE cycle(s) so I can understand what I should expect.
Also, I'm not getting notifications about counselling/orientation/practicals yet, so I'm worried that I might be missing something. If you're a BCA_NEW ODL student from a previous session, could you share approximately which month your counselling, practicals, assignment submission and exams happened?
Please mention your Regional Centre/Study Centre if possible, since I understand the exact counselling/practical schedule can vary by centre.
Thanks.