Holiday List

List of Public Holidays – 2026*
Sr. No. Day Date Festival
1. Thursday 01-Jan New Year Day
2. Wednesday 14-Jan Makar Sankranti
3. Monday 26-Jan Republic Day
4. Wednesday 04-Mar Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti
5. Thursday 19-Mar Chetichand
6. Saturday 21-Mar Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra) (1st Shawaal)
7. Thursday 26-Mar Shree Ram Navmi
8. Tuesday 31-Mar Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
9. Friday 03-Apr Good Friday
10. Tuesday 14-Apr Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday
11. Wednesday 27-May Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakri-Eid)
12. Friday 26-Jun Muharram   (Ashoora)
13. Saturday 15-Aug Independence Day / Parsi New Year Day- Pateti (Parsi Shahenshahi)
14. Wednesday 26-Aug Eid-e-Meelad unnabi -( Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday) (bara vafat)
15. Friday 28-Aug Raksha Bandhan
16. Friday 04-Sep Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)
17. Monday 14-Sep Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva Sud-4)
18. Tuesday 15-Sep Samvatsari (Chaturthi  Paksha)
19. Friday 02-Oct Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
20. Tuesday 20-Oct Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)
21. Tuesday 10-Nov Vikram Samvant New Year Day
22. Wednesday 11-Nov Bhai Bij
23. Tuesday 24-Nov Guru Nanak’s Birthday
24. Friday 25-Dec Christmas
* Any other holiday declared by the Government of Gujarat/Central Government/Provost
Weekly holidays: Sundays, 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturdays
Holidays falling on 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturdays and Sundays
Sr. No. Day Date Festival
1. Sunday 15-Feb Maha Shivratri (Maha vad-13)
2. Sunday 19-Apr Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti
3. Saturday 31-Oct Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday
4. Sunday 08-Nov Diwali
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.
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