Holiday List of West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education, 2016
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education
‘Begum Rokaiya Bhavan’
19, Haji Md. Mohsin Square, Kolkata-16
Memo No. 1770/Aca/15 Date: 26.11.15
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-2016 (01 January, 2016 to 31 December, 2016)
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,
Dr. 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-2016 (1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016) for recognized Madrasahs
Memo No. 1770/Aca/15 Date: 26.11.15
| Sl. No. | Date | Day | Purpose of Holiday | No. of Holiday(s) | Remarks |
| 1 | 01.01. 2016 | Friday | English New Year’s Day | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 2 | 12.01.2016 | Tuesday | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 3 | 22.01.2016 | Friday | Fateha-Yaz Daham | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 4 | 23.01.2016 | Saturday | Birthday of Netaji | 01 Day | Holiday * |
| 5 | 26.01.2016 | Tuesday | Republic Day | 01 Day | Holiday * |
| 6 | 13.02.2016 | Saturday | Saraswaty Puja | 01 Day | Holiday * |
| 7 | 23.03.2016 & 24.03.2016 | Wednesday & Thursday | Dol Yatra & Holi | 02 Days | Holidays |
| 8 | 25.03.2016 | Friday | Good Friday | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 9 | 14.04.2016 | Thursday | Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Bengali New Year’s Day | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 10 | 01.05.2016 | Sunday | May Day | X | Holiday |
| 11 | 05.05.2016 | Thursday | Shab-E-Meraj | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 12 | 08.05.2016 | Sunday | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | X | Holiday * |
| 13 | 20.05.2016 to 07.06.2016 | Friday to Tuesday | Summer Vacation, Shab-E-Barat, Birth day of Kazi Nazrul Islam, Honour of 1st Ramzan | 16 Days | |
| 14 | 23.06.2016 to 09.07.2016 | Thursday To Saturday | Ramzan Vacation, Jum’a-Tul-Vida, Lailatul Quadar, Eid ul Fitre | 13 Days | Holidays |
| 15 | 15.08.2016 | Monday | Independence Day | 01 Day | Holiday * |
| 16 | 25.08.2016 | Thursday | Janmashtami | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 17 | 05.09.2016 | Monday | Teachers’ Day | 01 Day | Holiday * |
| 18 | 12.09.2016 to 14.09.2016 | Monday to Wednesday | Eid-ul-Azha | 03 Days | Holidays |
| 19 | 30.09.2016 | Friday | Mahalaya | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 20 | 02.10.2016 | Sunday | Birth day of Mahatma Gandhi | X | Holiday |
| 21 | 03.10.2016 | Monday | Hijri New Year | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 22 | 07.10.2016 to 16.10.2016 | Friday to Sunday | Durgapuja, Muharram and Lakshmi Puja | 08 Days | Holidays |
| 23 | 29.10.2016 to 01.11.2016 | Saturday to Tuesday | Kalipuja, Bhatri Dwitiya | 03 Days | Holidays |
| 24 | 14.11.2016 | Monday | Birthday of Guru Nanak & Children’s day | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 25 | 30.11.2016 | Wednesday | Akhri Chahar Shumba | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 26 | 13.12.2016 | Tuesday | Fateha-Dwaz Daham | 01 Day | Holiday |
| 27 | 25.12.2016 | Sunday | Christmas Day | X | Holiday |
| 28 | Discretion of Head of the Institution | 03 Days | Holidays |
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 Madrasah authority shall make necessary arrangement to observe the following Days
(i) Birth day of Netaji
(ii) Republic day
(iii) Birth day of Rabindranath Tagore
(iv) Independence day
(v) Teacher’s day
7. The Board reserves the right to change the Holiday List if required.
Dr. Syed Nurus Salam
Secretary
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education