Dhamma Kalyana, Kanpur
The Vipassana Kanpur schedule
“Schedule” is doing two jobs in that phrase. It can mean the course dates, when the next 10-day course runs, or the daily clock, what a single day inside a course looks like. This page answers both, with the live 2026 Kanpur dates and the fixed daily timetable, so you do not have to guess which one you needed.
Direct answer — verified 2026-07-01
Ten-day residential courses at Dhamma Kalyana, the Kanpur centre, generally start on the 5th and the 20th of every month. As of July 1, 2026 the next courses showing Open were Jul 20 – 31, Aug 5 – 16, Aug 20 – 31, Sep 5 – 16, and Sep 20 – Oct 1. The live calendar and each course's status are at schedule.vridhamma.org/courses/kalyana.
Sources: the live schedule above and dhammakalyana.org, both checked on 2026-07-01. Status labels change; confirm before you book travel.
Two things people mean by “schedule”
Most pages that come up for this pick one meaning and ignore the other. If you landed here wanting the daily timetable and got a list of dates, or the reverse, that is the gap. Here is which is which.
1. The course dates
When 10-day courses actually run at Dhamma Kalyana. This is the calendar you register against: fixed on the 5th and 20th of most months, listed live with a status on each course.
2. The daily course clock
The timetable inside a course day: one published schedule, from a 4:00 AM wake bell to lights out at 9:30 PM, the same at Kanpur as at every Goenka centre. Same clock, Day 1 through Day 9.
Meaning 1: the 2026 course dates
The centre's own site states it plainly: “Ten days courses generally start on 5th and 20th of every month.” That is the rule you can plan around before you even open the calendar. Below is the live 10-day list captured on 2026-07-01. The status column is the part that actually decides whether you can apply today.
Dhamma Kalyana — 10-day courses, 2026 (as captured 2026-07-01)
| Course dates | Status |
|---|---|
| Jun 20 – Jul 1 | In progress |
| Jul 5 – 16One gender's side had filled | Some categories closed |
| Jul 20 – 31 | Open |
| Aug 5 – 16 | Open |
| Aug 20 – 31 | Open |
| Sep 5 – 16 | Open |
| Sep 20 – Oct 1 | Open |
| Oct 5 – 16 | Applications open Jul 7 |
| Oct 20 – 31 | Applications open Jul 22 |
| Nov 5 – 16 | Applications open Aug 7 |
| Nov 20 – Dec 1Special course, old students only | Applications open Aug 22 |
| Dec 5 – 16 | Applications open Sep 6 |
| Dec 20 – 31 | Applications open Sep 21 |
The centre also runs shorter courses for people who have already sat a 10-day: 1-day courses (for example Jul 26, Aug 23, Sep 27), a 3-day (Sep 1 – 4), and special longer courses (Nov 20 – Dec 1). Those are not first courses. If this is your first, the 10-day rows above are the only ones open to you.
One thing the date alone does not tell you: applications open on their own day. On 2026-07-01 the Oct 5 – 16 course read Applications accepted starting Jul 7. If you cannot find an Apply link on a date you want, that is almost always why: it is not broken, it is just not open yet. Our Kanpur registration guide decodes every status label.
Meaning 2: the daily course clock
If you meant the schedule inside a course, that is a different, fixed thing. A course day at Kanpur runs on the same published timetable used at every Goenka-tradition centre: a 4:00 AM wake bell, meals at set hours (breakfast, lunch around 11 AM, tea at 5 PM), three scheduled group sittings through the day, an evening discourse, and lights out at 9:30 PM. That same clock repeats, unchanged, from Day 1 through Day 9.
I have sat six 10-day courses, and the fixed clock is the part most people underestimate before they arrive and are grateful for by Day 3: nothing to decide, nothing to schedule, the same rhythm every day. I am a fellow meditator, not a teacher, so for the full hour-by-hour breakdown and the one structural shift on Day 10, read the source rather than take my summary for it:
The full daily timetable, hour by hour, is laid out on our 10-day course structure guide, and the authoritative source is the Code of Discipline at dhamma.org.
The centre, in four numbers
Whichever schedule you were after, these are the fixed facts about the place the schedule belongs to. All four are from the centre's own site, checked 2026-07-01.
Reading it live before you commit
The table above is a snapshot; the schedule is a living page. Two months out, a date can flip from a plan into an open form, or a gender's side can quietly close because there are only 100 single rooms. So the honest workflow is: use the 5th-and-20th rule to pick a rough window, then confirm the exact date and its status on the official schedule, then wait for written confirmation from the centre before you book non-refundable travel to Kanpur.
For anything specific to your application, health questions on the form, or how the technique is actually taught, the authority is the centre itself, not this page: info@kalyana.dhamma.org and kalyana.dhamma.org.
Sorted the dates, worried about the after?
If you have a Kanpur course booked, or have already sat one and the daily sit keeps slipping, book a short call and I will help set up a practice-buddy pairing for accountability.
Vipassana Kanpur schedule: common questions
What is the Vipassana course schedule for Kanpur?
Ten-day residential courses at Dhamma Kalyana (the Kanpur centre) generally start on the 5th and the 20th of every month. As of 2026-07-01 the July 20 to 31, August 5 to 16, August 20 to 31, September 5 to 16, and September 20 to October 1 courses all showed Open. The live calendar with each course's current status is at schedule.vridhamma.org/courses/kalyana. Because months occasionally shift and applications open on their own dates, confirm the exact dates there before booking travel.
Can I predict a start date without opening the schedule?
Mostly, yes. The centre states on its own site that ten-day courses generally start on the 5th and the 20th of every month, so a 10-day course usually runs roughly the 5th to the 16th and the 20th to the last day of the month. That fixed rhythm lets you plan a rough window. But always confirm the live date and its status on the official schedule, since the pattern is a default, not a guarantee, and some months carry special or old-student-only courses instead.
What is the daily schedule during a 10-day course?
A course day at any Goenka-tradition centre, Kanpur included, runs on one fixed published clock: a 4:00 AM wake bell, meals at set hours (breakfast, lunch around 11 AM, tea at 5 PM), three scheduled group sittings across the day, an evening discourse, and lights out at 9:30 PM. That same day-clock repeats unchanged from Day 1 through Day 9. The full hour-by-hour breakdown is on our 10-day course structure page, and the source is the Code of Discipline at dhamma.org.
Why can I see an October date but not apply for it yet?
Because online applications open on their own date, separately from when the course runs. On the schedule a future course reads "Applications accepted starting [date]" until its window opens. As of 2026-07-01, the October 5 to 16 course showed applications opening on July 7, and October 20 to 31 opened on July 22. The date is listed so you can plan; the form will not accept you until that opening day.
How many courses does Kanpur run each month?
For new students the pattern is two 10-day courses a month, one starting around the 5th and one around the 20th. On top of those, the schedule also lists shorter formats for people who have already completed a 10-day course in this tradition: 1-day courses (for example July 26, August 23, September 27), the occasional 3-day (September 1 to 4), and special longer courses. If it is your first course, the 10-day is the only one you can register for.
Is the schedule the same as the registration page?
They are the same surface. There is no separate registration website for Kanpur; you apply by clicking an open date directly on the course schedule. If you want the step-by-step of what each status label means and what happens after you submit, see our Kanpur online registration guide. This page is about reading the schedule itself: the dates and the daily clock.
Where exactly is the Kanpur centre, and does it cost anything?
Dhamma Kalyana sits about 22 km from Kanpur city, on the bank of the Ganga near Village Ema, Dhori Ghat, P.O. Rooma, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 209402. It holds 100 students in single rooms with attached bathrooms. The course, the food, and the room are free; the tradition runs on donations accepted only from people who have already completed a 10-day course. Any listing that charges a course fee is not the real one.
Keep reading
Vipassana in Kanpur: the centre, the rhythm, the cost
Where Dhamma Kalyana is, the 5th-and-20th cadence, and why it is free.
Kanpur online registration, decoded
No separate site. What each status label on the schedule actually means.
What a 10-day course is actually structured like
The daily clock hour by hour, and the single Day 10 shift.
Schedule and centre facts on this page were checked against schedule.vridhamma.org/courses/kalyana and dhammakalyana.org on July 1, 2026. Live status and dates change, so confirm both on the schedule before you book travel.
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