| Restricted Holidays /Optional Holidays |
| Sr. No. |
Day |
Date |
Festival |
| 1. |
Thursday |
15-Jan |
Vassi Uttarayan (Next Day to Makar Sankranti) |
| 2. |
Saturday |
31-Jan |
Vishvakarma Jayanti (Maha Sud-13) |
| 3. |
Wednesday |
04-Feb |
Shab-e-Barat / Birthday of Dhani Matang Dev |
| 4. |
Tuesday |
03-Mar |
Holi |
| 5. |
Wednesday |
11-Mar |
Shahadat-e-Hazarat Ali |
| 6. |
Thursday |
19-Mar |
Gudi Padvo (Chaitra Sud-1) |
| 7. |
Saturday |
21-Mar |
Jamshedi Navroz ( Parsi Shahenshahi & Parsi Kadmi) |
| 8. |
Wednesday |
01-Apr |
Hatkeshvar Jayanti |
| 9. |
Thursday |
02-Apr |
Pesah (1st Day) (Yahudi) / Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Sud-15) |
| 10. |
Monday |
13-Apr |
Maha Prabhuji’s Praktyotsava (Vallabhacharya Jayanti) |
| 11. |
Tuesday |
21-Apr |
Shree Adhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Jayanti (Vaishakh Sud-5) |
| 12. |
Wednesday |
22-Apr |
Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Kadami) |
| 13. |
Friday |
01-May |
Budhha Purnima (Vaishakh Sud-15) |
| 14. |
Friday |
22-May |
Shavuoth (Yahudi) / Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 15. |
Thursday |
18-Jun |
Guru Arjundev’s Martyrdom day |
| 16. |
Thursday |
25-Jun |
9th Muharram |
| 17. |
Monday |
13-Jul |
Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III) (Parsi Kadmi) |
| 18. |
Wednesday |
15-Jul |
Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi kadmi |
| 19. |
Thursday |
16-Jul |
Rathayatra (Ashadhi bij) (Ashadh Sud-2) / Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadmi) |
| 20. |
Tuesday |
21-Jul |
Khordad Sal (Parsi Kadmi) |
| 21. |
Thursday |
23-Jul |
Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi) |
| 22. |
Wednesday |
12-Aug |
Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-IIT) (Parsi Shahenshahi) / Shahadat-e- Imam Hasan |
| 23. |
Friday |
14-Aug |
Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 24. |
Thursday |
20-Aug |
Khordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 25. |
Wednesday |
26-Aug |
Onam |
| 26. |
Monday |
31-Aug |
Id-e-Maulud |
| 27. |
Saturday |
05-Sep |
Nand Utsav (Shravan Vad-9) |
| 28. |
Tuesday |
08-Sep |
Shravan Vad-12 (Paryusan 1stDay) (Chaturthi Paksha) |
| 29. |
Wednesday |
09-Sep |
Shravan Vad-13 (Paryusan 1t Day) (Panchami Paksha) |
| 30. |
Wednesday |
16-Sep |
Samvatsari (Panchami Paksha) |
| 31. |
Monday |
21-Sep |
Yom Kippur(Yahudi) |
| 32. |
Saturday |
07-Nov |
Dhan Terash ( Aaso Vad- 13) |
| 33. |
Tuesday |
24-Nov |
Dev-Diwali (Kartak Sud-15) |
| Note: |
| University Employees may avail a maximum of any two of the holidays on the festival occasions mentioned above at their option, irrespective of their religious denomination. Permission for availing of these optional holidays should however be applied in advance and will be granted by the officer competent to grant casual leave with due regard to the exigencies of the University work. This leave of two days taken by the University employees at their discretion on the festival of their choice will not be debited to their casual leave account. |
