List of University Holidays - 2026
January
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| New Year's Day (2026 A.D) |
1st January |
Thursday |
1 |
| Birthday of Swami Vivekananda |
12th January |
Monday |
1 |
| Day before Saraswati Puja |
22 January |
Thursday |
1 |
| Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Saraswati Puja ( Sree Panchami ) |
23rd January |
Friday |
1 |
| Republic Day |
26th January |
Monday |
1 |
| The Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor's Discretion (No. of Days -03) |
January |
|
03 |
February
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| Shab-e-Barat |
04 February |
Wednesday |
1 |
| Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma |
14 February |
Saturday |
1 |
| Shivaratri |
15 February |
Sunday |
1 |
March
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| Doljatra |
03 March |
Tuesday |
1 |
| Holi ( Day after Doljatra ) |
04 March |
Wednesday |
1 |
| Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur ( Madhu Krishna Troyodoshi Tithi ) |
17 March |
Tuesday |
1 |
| Day before Eid-Ul-Fitr |
20 March |
Friday |
1 |
| Eid-Ul-Fitr |
21 March |
Saturday |
1 |
| RamNabami |
26 March |
Thursday |
1 |
| Mahavir Jayanti |
31 March |
Tuesday |
1 |
April
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| Good Friday |
03 April |
Friday |
1 |
| Easter Saturday (For Christians Only) |
04 April |
Saturday |
1 |
| Birthday of Dr. B R Ambedkar |
14 April |
Tuesday |
1 |
| Bengali New Year's Day (Nababarsha) |
15 April |
Wednesday |
1 |
May
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| May Day, Buddha Purnima |
1 May |
Friday |
1 |
| Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore |
9 May |
Saturday |
1 |
| Day before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) |
26 May |
Tuesday |
1 |
| Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) |
27 May |
Wednesday |
1 |
June
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| Muharram |
26 June |
Friday |
1 |
| Hul Diwas (For Adivasi (Santal Only) ) |
30 June |
Tuesday |
1 |
July
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| Birthday of Poem Bhanu Bhakt (For Darjeeling and Kalinpong Districts Only) |
13 July |
Saturday |
Monday |
| Rathayatra |
16 July |
Thursday |
1 |
August
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| lndependence Day |
15 August |
Saturday |
1 |
| Fateh-Dwaz-Dwaham |
26 August |
Wednesday |
1 |
| Rakhi Bandhan |
28 August |
Friday |
1 |
September
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| Janmastami |
4 September |
Friday |
1 |
| Viswakarma Puja |
17 September |
Thursday |
1 |
October
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| Birthday of Gandhiji |
02 October |
Friday |
1 |
| Mahalaya |
10 October |
Saturday |
1 |
| Durga Puja Maha Chaturthi |
15 October |
Thursday |
1 |
| Durga Puja, Maha Panchami to Maha Astami |
16-19 October |
|
4 |
| Durgapuja, Maha Nabami |
20 October |
Tuesday |
1 |
| Durgapuja Maha Dashami |
21 October |
Wednesday |
1 |
| Additional Day for Durga Puja |
22-24 October |
|
2 |
| Lakshmi Puja |
25 October |
Sunday |
1 |
| Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja |
26 October |
Monday |
1 |
November
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| Kali Puja |
8 November |
Sunday |
1 |
| Additional Day for Kali Puja |
09-10 November |
|
2 |
| Bhrathidwitiya |
11 November |
Wednesday |
1 |
| Day after Bhratridwitiya |
12 November |
Thursday |
1 |
| Chhat Puja, Birthday of Birsa Munda |
15 November |
Sunday |
1 |
| Additional Day for Chhat Puja |
16 November |
Monday |
1 |
| Birthday of Guru Nanak |
24 November |
Tuesday |
1 |
December
2026
| Occasion |
Date(s) |
Day |
No. of Day |
| Christmas Day |
25 December |
Friday |
1 |
| Karam Puja |
To be announced later December |
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