List of Holidays - Academic

Date Day of the Week Event
January 01 Saturday New Year’s Day
January 12** Wednesday Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
January 23** Sunday Birthday of Netaji
January 26** Wednesday Republic Day
February 04 Friday Day before Saraswati Puja
February 05** Saturday Saraswati Puja (SreePanchami)
February 14 Monday Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma
March 01 Tuesday Shivratri
March 18** Friday Doljatra
March 19 Saturday Holi (Day after Doljatra)
April 10** Sunday Birthday of Shri Harichand Thakur
April 14** Thursday Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Mahavir Jayanti
April 15** Friday Good Friday & Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)
May 01** Sunday May Day
May 03** Tuesday Id-Ul-Fitar
May 04 Wednesday Additional day of Id-Ul-Fitar & Rathayatra
May 09** Monday Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore
May 16** Monday Buddha Purnima/ Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu
July 01 Friday Rathyatra
July 10 Sunday Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
July 13 Wednesday Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (For Darjeeling &Kalimpong district only)
August 09** Tuesday Muharram
August 15** Monday Independence Day
August 19 Friday Janmastami
September 25** Sunday Mahalaya
September 30 Friday Additional day of Durgapuja Mahapanchami
October 01** Saturday Additional day of Durgapuja Mahasasthi
October 02** Sunday Birthday of Gandhiji & Durgapuja Saptami
October 03** Monday Durgapuja Astami
October 04** Tuesday Durgapuja Nabami
October 05** Wednesday Durgapuja Dasami
October 06 Thursday Additional day in connection with Durga Puja
October 07 Friday Additional day in connection with Durga Puja
October 08 Saturday Additional day in connection with Durga Puja
October 09** Sunday Fateha-Dwaz-Daham & Lakshmi Puja
October 10 Monday Additional day in connection with Lakshmi Puja
October 24** Monday Kali Puja
October 25 Tuesday Additional day in connection with Kali Puja
October 26 Wednesday Additional day in connection with Kali Puja
October 27 Thursday Bhatridwitya
October 30** Sunday Chhat Puja
October 31 Monday Additional day in connection with Chhat Puja
November 08** Tuesday Birthday of Guru Nanak
November 15 Tuesday Birthday of Birsa Munda
December 25** Sunday Chirstmas Day

The holidays with double asterisk mark [i.e., (**)] are public holidays during the year 2024 under Negotiable Instruments Act.

Govt. (Sectional) Holidays :

Date Day of the Week Event
February 16 Wednesday Birthday of Guru Rabidas
March 19 Saturday Shab-e-Barat (For Muslim Community only)
April 16** Saturday Easter Saturday (For Christians only)

University’s Extra Holiday :

Date Day of the Week Event
September 17 Saturday Biswakarma Puja
November 11 Friday Birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad