HOLIDAY LIST – 2022
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal
In pursuance to the Govt. of West Bengal G.O. bearing No. 3640-F(P2) dated 26.11.2021, the list of
holidays for the year 2022 for Teachers, Officers and Non-teaching staff members of the University are as follows:
Date Day Particulars of Holiday
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1 January Saturday New Year’s Day
**12th January Wednesday Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
**23rd January Sunday Birthday of Netaji
**26th January Wednesday Republic Day
4th February Friday Day before Saraswati Puja
**5th February Saturday Saraswati Puja (SreePanchami)
14th February Monday Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma
1st March Tuesday Shivratri
**18th March Friday Doljatra
19thMarch Saturday Holi (Day after Doljatra)
**10th April Sunday Birthday of Shri Harichand Thakur
**14th April Thursday Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Mahavir Jayanti
**15th April Friday Good Friday & Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)
**1st May Sunday May Day
**3rd May Tuesday Id-Ul-Fitar
4th May Wednesday Additional day of Id-Ul-Fitar & Rathayatra
**09th May Monday Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore
**16thMay Monday Buddha Purnima/ Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu
1st July Friday Rathyatra
10th July Sunday Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
13th July Wednesday Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (For Darjeeling &Kalimpong district only)
**9thAugust Tuesday Muharram
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**15 August Monday Independence Day
19thAugust Friday Janmastami
**25th September Sunday Mahalaya
30th September Friday Additional day of Durgapuja Mahapanchami
**1st October Saturday Additional day of Durgapuja Mahasasthi
**02nd October Sunday Birthday of Gandhiji & Durgapuja Saptami
**3rd October Monday Durgapuja Astami
**4th October Tuesday Durgapuja Nabami
**5th October Wednesday Durgapuja Dasami
6th October Thursday Additional day in connection with Durga Puja
7th October Friday Additional day in connection with Durga Puja
8th October Saturday Additional day in connection with Durga Puja
**9th October Sunday Fateha-Dwaz-Daham & Lakshmi Puja
10th October Monday Additional day in connection with Lakshmi Puja
**24th October Monday Kali Puja
25th October Tuesday Additional day in connection with Kali Puja
26th October Wednesday Additional day in connection with Kali Puja
27th October Thursday Bhatridwitya
**30th October Sunday Chhat Puja
31st October Monday Additional day in connection with Chhat Puja
**8thNovember Tuesday Birthday of Guru Nanak
15th November Tuesday Birthday of BirsaMunda
**25th December Sunday Chirstmas Day
The holidays with double asterisk mark [i.e., (**) are public holidays during the year 2022 under Negotiable Instruments Act.
Govt. (Sectional) Holiday:-
Date Day Particulars of Holiday
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16 February Wednesday Birthday of Guru Rabidas
19th March Saturday Shab-e-Barat (For Muslim Communityonly)
**16th April Saturday Easter Saturday (For Christians only)
30th June Thursday HulDiwas [For Adivasi (Santhal) only]
To be notified Karam Puja
later on
University’s Extra Holiday:-
Date Day Particulars of Holiday
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17 September Saturday Biswakarma Puja
11th November Friday Birthday of MaulanaAbulKalam Azad
