Holiday List 2020

In pursuance to the G.O. bearing number. 5962-F(P2) dated 01.11.2019, 5963-F(P2) dated 01.11.2019, 5964-F(P2) dated 01.11.2019, 5965-F(P2) dated 01.11.2019, list of holidays for the year 2020 for Teachers, Officers and Non-teaching staff members of the University as follows:

SL. No.

OCCASION

DATES

DAYS

No. OF DAYS

01.

New Year’s Day

01.01.20

Wednesday

01

02.

Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda

12.01.20

Sunday *

01

03.

Netaji Jayanti

23.01.20

Thursday

01

04.

Republic Day

26.01.20

Sunday *

01

05.

Saraswati Puja

30.01.20 and 31.01.20

Thursday and Friday

02

06.

Shivaratri

21.02.20

Friday

01

07.

Dol Yatra

09.03.20

Monday

01

08.

Holi

10.03.20

Tuesday

01

09.

Good Friday

10.04.20

Friday

01

10.

Birth Day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

14.04.20

Tuesday

01

/ Bengali New Year’s Day

11.

May Day

01.05.20

Friday

01

12.

Buddha Purnima

07.05.20

Thursday

01

13.

Rabindra Jayanti

08.05.20

Friday

01

14.

Id-Ul-Fitar

25.05.20 and 26.05.20

Monday and Tuesday

02

15.

Id-Ud-Zoha

01.08.20

Saturday *

01

16.

Janmasthami

11.08.20

Tuesday

01

17.

Independence Day

15.08.20

Saturday *

01

18.

Muharram

30.08.20

Sunday *

01

19.

Mahalaya

17.09.20

Thursday

01

20.

Gandhi Jayanti

02.10.20

Friday

01

21.

Puja Vacation

(including Laxmi puja)

19.10.20 to 30.10.20

Monday to Friday

12

22.

Fateha-Dwaz-Daham

30.10.20

Friday

23.

Kalipuja, Bhatridwitya

14.11.20 to 17.11.20

Saturday * to Tuesday

04

24.

Chhat Puja

19.11.20 and 20.11.20

Thursday and Friday

02

25.

Guru Nanak Jayanti

30.11.20

Monday

01

26.

Christmas

25.12.20

Friday

01

Total: 42

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

03

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45

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

i) Easter Saturday (for Christians only) 1

ii) Mahabir Jayanti (for Jains only) 1

iii) Baisakhi (for Sikhs only) 1

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

v) Hul Diwas (for Adivasi (Santal) only) 1

vi) Karam Puja To be notified later on

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

N.B: * In the year, 2020, the festivals/ occasions fall on Saturday and Sunday which are public holidays under the N.I. Act.

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

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