Office-hours, Vacation and Holidays

Office-hours

The University offices remain open on all working days from 10 am to 5.30 pm with a half-hour lunch break in between. The cash office of the University, however, remains open for transactions from 10-30 am to 2.30 pm on all working days.

Vacation and Holidays

Every year in January, the University announces a list of holidays for the calendar year. The administrative departments of the University observe a 5-day week (Monday through Friday) ; some teaching departments remain open for 6 days a week while the Central Library and some research laboratories function throughout the week.

List of Holidays for the year 2013

BIRTHDAY OF NETAJI	1	WEDNESDAY	23RD JANUARY
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION DAY	1	THURSDAY	24TH JANUARY
FATEA-DWAZ-DAHAM	1	FRIDAY	25TH JANUARY
REPUBUC DAY	1	SATURDAY	26TH JANUARY
SARASWATI PUJA	1	FRIDAY	15TH FEBRUARY
DOLJATRA	1	WEDNESDAY	27TH MARCH
GOOD FRIDAY	1	FRIDAY	29TH MARCH
BENGALI NEW YEAR'S DAY	1	MONDAY	15TH APRIL
MAY DAY	1	WEDNESDAY	1ST MAY
BIRTHDAY OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE	1	THURSDAY	9TH MAY
BUDDHA PURNIMA	1	SATURDAY	25TH MAY
SIR ASUTOSH DAY	1	SATURDAY	29TH JUNE
ID-UL -FITRE	1	FRIDAY	9TH AUGUST
INDEPENDENCE DAY	1	THURSDAY	15TH AUGUST
JANMASHTAMI	1	WEDNESDAY	28TH AUGUST
BIRTHDAY OF GANDHIJI	1	WEDNESDAY	2ND OCTOBER
MAHALAYA	1	FRIDAY	4TH OCTOBER
DURGAPUJA TO LAKSHMI PUJA	9	THURSDAY TO FRIDAY	10TH OCTOBER TO 18TH OCTOBER
ID-UD-ZOHA	1	WEDNESDAY	16TH OCTOBER
KALI PUJA	1	SATURDAY	2ND NOVEMBER
BHATRI DWITYA	1	TUESDAY	5TH NOVEMBER
MUHARRAM	1	THURSDAY	14TH NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAY OF GURU NANAK	1	SUNDAY	17TH NOVEMBER
CHRISTMAS DAY	1	WEDNESDAY	25TH DECEMBER

The Following Days may be Observed as Sectional Holidays for the Employees of Different Communities :

MAGHOTSAB (FOR BRAHMO ONLY)	1	FRIDAY	25TH JANUARY
EASTER SATURDAY (FOR CHRISTIANS ONLY)	1	SATURDAY	30TH MARCH
BAlSAKHI (FOR SIKHS ONLY)	1	MONDAY	15 TH APRIL