Holiday List
| List of Holidays for the Year 2019 | ||
| Occasion | Date | Day |
| New Year;s Day (2019 AD) | 1st January | Tuesday |
| Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | 12th January | Saturday |
| Birthday of Netaji | 23th January | Wednesday |
| Republic Day | 26th January | Saturday |
| Saraswati Puja(Sree Panchami) | 10th February | Sunday |
| Additional Day in connection with Sraswati Puja | 11th February | Monday |
| University Foundation Day | 19th February | Monday |
| Shivaratri | 4th March | Monday |
| Doljatra | 21th March | Thursday |
| Holi(Day after Doljatra) | 22th March | Friday |
| Birth Day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 14th April | Sunday |
| Bengali New Year’s day | 15th April | Monday |
| Good Friday | 19th April | Friday |
| May Day | 1st May | Wednesday |
| Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | 9th May | Thursday |
| Buddha Purnima | 18th May | Saturday |
| Id-Ul-Fitar | 5th June | Wednesday |
| Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 12th August | Monday |
| Independence Day | 15th August | Thursday |
| Janmastami | 23rd August | Friday |
| Muharam | 10th September | Tues day |
| Mahalaya | 28th September | Saturday |
| Birthday of Gandhiji | 2nd October | Wednesday |
| Panchami of DurgaPuja | 3rd October | Thursday |
| Mahasasthi of DurgaPuja | 4th October | Friday |
| Mahasaptami of DurgaPuja | 5thOctober | Saturday |
| Mahaastami of DurgaPuja | 6th October | Sunday |
| Mahanabami of DurgaPuja | 7th October | Monday |
| Vijaya Dasami | 8th October | Tuesday |
| Additional Day in connection with Durga Puja | 9th October | Wednesday |
| Additional Day in connection with Durga Puja | 10th October | Thursday |
| Additional Day in connection with Durga Puja | 11th October | Friday |
| Additional Day in connection with Durga Puja | 12th October | Saturday |
| Lakshmi Puja | 13th October | Sunday |
| Additional Day in connection with Lakshmi Puja | 14th October | Monday |
| Additional Day in connection with Lakshmi Puja | 15th October | Tuesday |
| Kali Puja | 27th October | Sunday |
| Additional Day in connection with Lakshmi Puja | 28th October | Monday |
| Bhatridwitiya | 29th October | Tuesday |
| Additional Day in connection with Bhatridwitiya | 30th October | Wednesday |
| Chhatpuja | 2nd November | Saturday |
| Birth Day of Guru Nanak | 12th November | Tuesday |
| Chistmas Day | 25th December | Wednesday |
* Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act (N.I Act)
** Saturdays will be observed as full holiday (For University Teaching/ Administration only)
SECTIONAL HOLIDAYS IN THE YEAR 2019 FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
MENTIONED AGAINST EACH
| Mahabir Jayanti | 17th April | Wednesday (Jains Only) |
| **Easter Saturday | 20th April | Saturday, (Cristians Only) |
| Karam Puja | To be notified later on |
Note:
1. In the year 2019, the following festivals/Occasssion fall on Sunday which are public holiday
under the N.I Act and hence have not been included in the list of holidays:
| Baishaki | 14th April | Sunday (Sikhs Only) |
| Sab-e-Barat | 21st April, | Sunday (Muslim Only) |
| Hul Diwas | 30th June | Sunday (Santal Only) |
2. The holiday with double asterisk mark [i.e, (**)] is applicable to those Government officers only
where Saturdays are not observed as full holidays
