Joint evaluation schedule
Joint Evaluation Calendar for the Doctoral Candidate's Record of Activities and Research Plan (2025–2026 Academic Year)
EXTRAORDINARY JANUARY 2026 EVALUATION
(Only for doctoral candidates who received a negative evaluation in the 2024–2025 academic year or in the most recent academic year in which they were actively enrolled)
- Deadline for doctoral candidates to update their Record of Activities and Research Plan in the RAPI2 application: 13 January 2026*
- Deadline for the submission of tutor and thesis supervisor reports: 26 January 2026
- Evaluation period for the Academic Committees (including the reports from tutors and thesis supervisors): until 6 February 2026
- Deadline for submission of evaluation records to the Faculty/School Secretariats: 16 February 2026
IMPORTANT: In order to be re-evaluated, the student must have formally completed their enrolment for the 2025–2026 academic year within the established deadline.
A positive evaluation in this call is an essential requirement for continuing in the programme.
ORDINARY JUNE 2026 EVALUATION
- Deadline for doctoral candidates to update their Record of Activities and Research Plan in the RAPI2 application: 16 June 2026*
- Deadline for the submission of tutor and thesis supervisor reports: 6 July 2026
- Evaluation period for the Academic Committees (including the reports from tutors and thesis supervisors): until 17 July 2026
- Deadline for submission of evaluation records to the Faculty/School Secretariats: 24 July 2026
The evaluation record shall only indicate manually whether the evaluation is positive or negative. For students who have not completed the Record of Activities and Research Plan, the evaluation shall be negative. The annual joint evaluation (positive or negative) of a student's Record of Activities and Research Plan can be consulted under the “Evaluation” tab in the RAPI2 application.
A positive evaluation will allow the student to continue in the programme, subject to enrolment for the doctoral supervision period for the following academic year. If the evaluation is negative, the doctoral candidate must submit the Record of Activities and Research Plan for re-evaluation in March, likewise subject to enrolment for the following academic year.
(*) Note: On the same date as the deadline for updating the Record of Activities (DAD) and Research Plan in RAPI2, the doctoral candidate must send the Record of Activities, including supporting documentation for the merits submitted, to the Academic Committee via email at dbbm@ucm.es, together with the updated Research Plan using the templates available in the “Monitoring of Doctoral Candidates” section of the Doctoral Programme's website.
Joint Evaluation Calendar for the Doctoral Candidate's Record of Activities and Research Plan (2024–2025 Academic Year)
EXTRAORDINARY JANUARY EVALUATION
(Only for doctoral candidates who received a negative evaluation in the 2023–2024 academic year or in the most recent academic year in which they were actively enrolled)
- Deadline for doctoral candidates to update their Record of Activities and Research Plan in the RAPI2 application: 13 January 2025*
- Deadline for the submission of tutor and thesis supervisor reports: 24 January 2025
- Evaluation period for the Academic Committees (including the reports from tutors and thesis supervisors): until 5 February 2025
- Deadline for submission of evaluation records to the Faculty/School Secretariats: 14 February 2025
In order to be re-evaluated, the student must have formally completed their enrolment for the 2024–2025 academic year within the established deadline.
A positive evaluation is an essential requirement for continuing in the programme.
ORDINARY JUNE EVALUATION
- Deadline for doctoral candidates to update their Record of Activities and Research Plan in the RAPI2 application: 16 June 2025*
- Deadline for the submission of tutor and thesis supervisor reports: 4 July 2025
- Evaluation period for the Academic Committees (including the reports from tutors and thesis supervisors): until 17 July 2025
- Deadline for submission of evaluation records to the Faculty/School Secretariats: 23 July 2025
The evaluation record shall only indicate manually whether the evaluation is positive or negative. For students who have not completed the Record of Activities and Research Plan, the evaluation shall be negative. The annual joint evaluation (positive or negative) of a student's Record of Activities and Research Plan can be consulted under the “Evaluation” tab in the RAPI2 application.
A positive evaluation will allow the student to continue in the programme, subject to enrolment for the doctoral supervision period for the following academic year. If the evaluation is negative, the doctoral candidate must submit the Record of Activities and Research Plan for re-evaluation in March, likewise subject to enrolment for the following academic year.
(*) Note: On the same date as the deadline for updating the Record of Activities (DAD) and Research Plan in RAPI2, the doctoral candidate must send the Record of Activities, including supporting documentation for the merits submitted, to the Academic Committee via email at dbbm@ucm.es, together with the updated Research Plan using the templates available in the “Monitoring of Doctoral Candidates” section of the Doctoral Programme's website.