Holiday List of West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education, 2015
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education
‘Begum Rokaiya Bhavan’
19, Haji Md. Mohsin Square, Kolkata-16
Phone: 033-22271200/ 2265 3128/ 2249 7773
Memo No.: 1420/ Aca/14 Date: 24.11.2014
From: The Secretary
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education
To: The Heads of all recognized Madrasah within the State of West Bengal
Sub: Uniform list of maximum number of holidays to be observed in the academic session-2015 (01 January, 2015 to 31 December, 2015)
In exercise of the power conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 20 and as per decision of the meeting of the Board held on 31.03.2004 and as directed, the heads of all recognized Madrasah are being informed that for the current academic session 2015, the Madrasahs shall have to observe a uniform list of holidays as per specimen list of holidays attached herewith. The maximum numbers of holidays for this academic session will be 65 days.
This order shall have to be strictly followed. In case, any festival is affected due to lunar cause, the holidays on account of the said festival would be so adjusted.
Yours faithfully
Sd/- Syed Nurus Salam
Secretary
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education
‘Begum Rokaiya Bhavan’
19, Haji Md. Mohsin Square Kolkata- 700 016
Model List of Holidays for the Academic Session-2015 (1st January 2015 to 31st December 2015) for recognized Madrasahs
Memo No.-1420/Aca/14 Date- 24.11.2014
| Sl. No. | Date | Day | Purpose of Holiday | No. of Holiday(s) | Remarks |
| 1 | 01.01. 2015 | Thursday | English New Year’s Day | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 2 | 04.01.2015 | Sunday | Fateha-Dowaz Daham | X | X |
| 3 | 12.01.2015 | Monday | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 4 | 23.01.2015 | Friday | Birthday of Netaji | 01 Day | Holiday & to be observed |
| 5 | 25.01.2015 | Sunday | Saraswaty Puja | X | X |
| 6 | 26.01.2015 | Monday | Republic Day | 01 Day | Holiday & to be observed |
| 7 | 01.02.2015 | Sunday | Fateha-Yaz Daham | X | X |
| 8 | 5.3.2015 6.03.2015 | Thursday-Friday | Dol Yatra & holi | 02 Days | Holiday |
| 9 | 03.04.2015 | Friday | Good Friday | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 10 | 14.04.2015 | Tuesday | Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 11 | 15.04.2015 | Wednesday | Bengali New Year’s Day | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 12 | 01.05.2015 | Friday | May Day | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 13 | 09.05.2015 | Saturday | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | 01 Day | Holiday & to be observed |
| 14 | 17.05.2015 | Sunday | Shab-E-Meraj | X | X |
| 15 | May 22 to June 07, 2015 | Friday to Sunday | Summer Vacation, Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam, Shab- E-Barat | 14 Days | Holiday |
| 16 | 19.06.2015 | Friday | Honour of 1st Ramzan | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 17 | 06.07.2015 to 19.07.2015 | Saturday to Sunday | Ramzan Vacation, Jum’a- Tul-Vida, Lailatul Quadr, Eid-ul-Fitr | 12 Days | Holiday |
| 18 | 15.08.2015 | Saturday | Independence Day | 01 Day | Holiday & to be observed |
| 19 | 05.09.2014 | Saturday | Janmashtami, Teacher’s Day | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 20 | 25.09.2015 to 26.09.2015 | Friday to Saturday | Eid-ul-Azha | 02 Days | Holiday |
| 21 | 02.10.2015 | Friday | Birth day of Mahatma Gandhi | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 22 | 12.10.2015 | Monday | Mahalaya | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 23 | 15.10.2015 | Thursday | Hijri New Year | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 24 | 19.10.2015 to 27.10.2015 | Monday to Tuesday | Durgapuja, Muharram and Lakshmi Puja | 08 days | Holiday |
| 25 | 10.11.2015 to 14.11.2015 | Tuesday to Saturday | Kalipuja, Birth day of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad/ National Education Day, pratipada, Bhatri Dwitiya, Children’s Day, | 05 Days | Holiday |
| 26 | 25.11.2015 | Wednesday | Birthday of Guru Nanak | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 27 | 09.12.2015 | Wednesday | Akheri Chahar Shumba | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 28 | 24.12.2015 | Thursday | Fateha-Dwaz Daham | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 29 | 25.12.2015 | Friday | Christmas Day | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 30 | Discretion of head of the Institution | 03 Days | Holiday |
N.B.- 1. This holiday list shall be treated as model Holiday List for the Academic Year-2015. The adjustment in Holiday(s) is permissible as per local need for festival and for any natural disaster subject to approval of the M.C./ Administrator as the case may be. The total number of Holidays in the Academic Year would be fixed at 65 days. The Madrasah authority is not allowed to exclude National and State holiday from the total number of holidays (i.e. 65 days).
2. The Madrasah authority is not allowed to increase or decrease the total no of holidays in this academic year, which is fixed to 65 days without the written permission of the Board. Any excess holiday(s) beyond sixty five days in this academic year, enjoyed by the madrasah will be treated as unauthorized leave.
3. For hilly areas of Darjeeling, the M/A may adjust the vacation as per local environment keeping total number of holidays fixed at 65 days.
4. Any festival affected due to lunar cause, the holiday on account of the said festival would be so adjusted.
5. In case of Madrasahs where Friday is weekly holidays instead of Sunday the holiday will be changed accordingly.
6. The Board reserves the right to change the Holiday List if required.
Sd/- Syed Nurus Salam
Secretary
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education