BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MESRA : RANCHI
Date: 24th December, 2014

Ref.: Notice: 50

LIST OF HOLIDAYS

01st January 2015 to 31st December 2015

Sl. No. Festival/Occasion

No. of Days

Days of the Week

Date(s)

1. Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi
2. Basant Panchami
3. Republic Day
4. Holi
5. Sarhul
6. Rama Navami
7. Mahavir Jayanti
8. Good Friday
9. Buddha Purnima
10. Eid-ul-Fitr / Rath Yatra
11. Independence Day
12. Janmasthami
13. Vishwakarma Puja
14. Karma
15. Eid-ul-Zoha
16. Gandhi Jayanti
17. Durga Puja

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3

Sunday
Saturday
Monday
Friday
Monday
Saturday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Saturday
Saturday
Saturday
Thursday
Thursday
Friday
Friday
Wednesday to Friday

18. Muharram
19. Deepawali
20. Chhath Puja
21. Guru Nanak Jayanti
22. Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi
23. Christmas

1
1
1
1
1
1

Saturday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

04 January
24 January
26 January
06 March
23 March
28 March
02 April
03 April
04 May
18 July
15 August
05 September
17 September
24 September
25 September
02 October
21October
to
23 October
24 October
11 November
17 November
25 November
24 December
25 December

Restricted Holiday
In additional to the above mentioned Institute Holidays, the employees will be entitled to avail two more days of
Restricted Holidays from the list given below. However, the Institute will remain open on these days (on Restricted
Holidays) and there will be normal classes for the students.
1. New Years Day
2. Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
3. Makar Sankranti
4. Maha Shivaratri
5. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti
6. Shab-e-Barat
7. Raksha Bandhan
8. Durga Puja (Maha Saptmi)
9. Goverdhan Puja
10. Bhaiduj / Chitragupta Puja

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Thursday
Monday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Saturday
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday

01 January
05 January
14 January
17 February
14 April
03 June
29 August
20 October
12 November
13 November

11. Birsa Jayanti

12. Chhath Puja (Pratah Ardhya)

1
1

Sunday
Wednesday

15 November
18 November

Note: (1) Change in holiday(s) due to any reason (such as sighting of moon etc.) may be intimated at short notice.
(2) Only for Extension Centres. A few holiday(s) mentioned above are regional; Extension Centres may
declare holiday (s) in lieu as applicable to their regions. The total number of holidays will however,
not be increased and the changes, if any, will be intimated to the Registrars Office and controller
of Examination.

By order of the Vice Chancellor,

REGISTRAR
Copy to:

1) All Concerned
2) Extension Centres
3) All Notice Boards