Bila UiTM Cuti?

Bila UiTM Cuti? turns UiTM's dense academic calendar into a fast, glanceable answer to the one question every student keeps asking — "When's the next break?"

No tables. No PDFs. Just the answer.

The Problem

UiTM publishes academic calendars in long, detailed tables and downloadable PDFs. They're thorough, but they're not designed for quick mobile lookups.

Students end up asking the same questions over and over:

• When is the next semester break?
• Is there a mid-semester break coming up?
• When do exams actually end?
• How long is the semester holiday?

Most just ask friends or scroll through group chats instead of checking the official source — because the official source isn't built for quick answers.

What It Does

Next Break, Front and Centre

The moment you open the site, you see the next upcoming break and exactly how many days are left. No scrolling, no searching — the answer is right there.

Simplified Calendar View

The full academic calendar is restructured into a clean, visual layout. Lectures, breaks, exams, and semester holidays are clearly separated — no more squinting at dense table rows.

Break Types at a Glance

Different break types are clearly distinguished:

• Mid-semester break — the short breather mid-way through
• Special break — festive or public holiday periods
• Semester break — the long holiday between semesters
• Exam and revision periods — so you know what's coming before the break

Built for Phones

The interface is designed specifically for mobile. No pinch-to-zoom, no horizontal scrolling through oversized tables. Just clean, readable information that fits your screen.

Design Decisions

Answer first, details second. The layout prioritises holiday and break information over lecture dates because that's what students actually come looking for. Everything else is secondary.

Instant understanding. Users shouldn't need to interpret rows and columns. The interface is designed so you understand the answer in under two seconds.

Zero configuration. No login, no filters, no settings. Open the site and you have your answer immediately.

Who It's For

• UiTM students across diploma, degree, and postgraduate programmes
• Students planning travel, balik kampung, or personal commitments
• Anyone who just needs a quick reference to the semester structure

Data Source

All dates come from UiTM's official academic calendar published on the HEA portal. The data is restructured for display while preserving full accuracy.

Challenges Faced

Dense official format. The original calendar packs a lot of information into complex tables. Restructuring this into scannable visual sections required careful prioritisation of what students actually need.

Students only care about breaks. The full academic calendar covers lectures, registration, and administrative dates — none of which matter when the question is simply "when's the holiday?" The layout reflects this reality.

Mobile readability. Official PDFs are designed for desktop or print. Rebuilding the same information for small screens meant rethinking the entire layout, not just scaling it down.

Impact

Bila UiTM Cuti? eliminates the guesswork around semester schedules. Students get a fast, reliable answer to one of the most common questions in university life — without digging through official documents or relying on group chat forwards.

What's Next

• Countdown timer to the next break
• Calendar export to Google Calendar and Apple Calendar
• Push notifications for upcoming breaks
• Support for multiple academic sessions and past semesters