Holiday List

List of Holidays of the Presidency University for the year 2016 is as follows:

SL. No.

OCCASION

DATES

DAYS

No. OF DAYS

01.

New Year’s Day

01.01.16

Friday

01

02.

Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda

12.01.16

Tuesday

01

03.

Netaji Jayanti

23.01.16

Saturday

01

04.

Republic Day

26.01.16

Tuesday

01

05.

Saraswati Puja

13.02.16

Saturday

01

06.

Dol Yatra

23.03.16

Wednesday

01

07.

Holi

24.03.16

Thursday

01

08.

Good Friday

25.03.16

Friday

01

09.

Birth Day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Bengali New Year’s Day

14.04.16

Thursday

01

10.

May Day

01.05.16

Sunday

01

11.

Rabindra Jayanti

08.05.16

Sunday

01

12.

Id-ul-Fitre

06.07.16

Wednesday

01

13.

Independence Day

15.08.16

Monday

01

14.

Janmasthami

25.08.16

Thursday

01

15.

Id-Ud-Joha

12.09.16

Monday

01

16.

Mahalaya

30.09.16

Friday

01

17.

Gandhi Jayanti

02.10.16

Sunday

01

18.

Puja Vacation

(including Laxmi puja, Muharram)

07.10.16 to 15.10.16

Friday to Saturday

09

19.

Kalipuja, Diwali, Bhatridwitya, etc

29.10.16to 01.11.16

Saturday to Tuesday

04

20.

Guru Nanak Jayanti

14.11.16

Monday

01

21.

Fateha-Dwaz-Daham

13.12.16

Tuesday

01

22.

Christmas

25.12.16

Sunday

01

23.

Restricted Holidays at the discretion of the University which may include day/days on Religious and festive occasions

03

  • Saturday and Sunday involved 11 days

The following days may be observed as sectional holidays for the employees of the different communities

i) Baisakhi (for Sikhs only) 1

ii) Easter Saturday (for Christians only) 1

iii) Buddha Purnima (for Buddhists only) 1

iv) Mahabirjayanti (for Jains only) 1

v) Sab-e-Barat ( for Muslims only) 1

N.B.: Holidays indicated above are subject to addition/alteration by the competent authority of the University.

This is published by the Registrar under the direction of Hon’ble Vice Chancellor.

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