LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2017 SI Date Week Days | Name of the Holidays No. of days 1_{ 42.01.2017_[" Thursday | Pousa Pumima o1 2 | 23.01.2017 | Monday _ | Netaji Jayanti/ Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti [01 '3_| 26.01.2017 | Thursday | Republic Day O41 4 | 01.02.2017 | Wednesday | Saraswati Puja ot 5 | 24.02.2017 Friday | Maha Shivaratri oF 6_| 25.02.2017 | Saturday _ | Day following Shivaratri 04 7 | 13.03.2017_| Monday —_| Holi ot 8 | 01.04.2017 | Saturday | Utkal Divas OF ‘9 | 04.04.2017 | Tuesday | Shreeram Navami Of 10 | 14.04.2017 Friday _ | Good Friday/ Mahavisubha Sankranti! ot Dr. B.R Amdedkar Jayanti 11 | 74.06.2017 | Wednesday | Pahili Raja ot 12 [15.06.2017 Thursday _| Raja Sankranti ot 13 | 26.06.2017_| Monday — | Id-ULFitre ot 14 [_07.08.2017 | Monday | Jhulana Pumima ot 15 | 14.08.2017__| Monday _ | Janmastami ot 46 | 16.08.2017_| Tuesday _| Independence Day ot 17 | 25.08.2017 Friday | Ganesh Puja ot 18 | 26.08.2017 | Saturday | Nuakhai ot 49 | 02.09.2017 | Saturday | Id-Uz-Zuha ot 20 | 19.09.2017 |" Tuesday | Mahalaya of 21 | 27.09.2017 to | Wednesday | Durga Puja/ Gandhi Jayanti” Kumar 10 07.10.2017 _| to Saturday | Purnima(excluding one Sunday) 22 [19.10.2017_|_ Thursday _| Kali Puja/ Diwali of 23 | 04.11.2017 | Saturday | Rasa Pumima ot 24 | 02.12.2017 | Saturday _| Birthday of Prophet Mohammed ot 25 | 25.12.2017 | _ Monday | X-Mass 01 Total | 34 Days Note : (a) Panchayati Raj Divas, Dola Purima, Rathayatra, Day following Nuakhai, Moharram falls on Sunday. () In addition to the above 34 days of holidays, the Vice Chancellor may at his discretion grant 4 days (Four days) holidays for other occasion during the year 2017. (c) 21.11.2017 (Tuesday) shall be observed as University Foundation Day. () The working hour of the University shall be from 10.00 AM to 5.30 PM with (e) ‘one hour break from 2.00 PM to 3.00 PM. In addition to above festive occasions, the University shall also remain closed on Sundays and Second Saturdays of every month during 2017.