Holiday List of WBCHSE, 2018
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The President of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) is pleased to declare that the Council will observe following holidays during the year 2018.WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION
VIDYASAGAR BHAVAN
9/2, Block – DJ Sector II, Salt lake, Kolkata – 700091
No. Est./971/2017 Date: 06.11.2017
OFFICE ORDER
The President, Council is pleased to declare that the Council will observe the following holidays during the year, 2018.
| English New Year’s Day (2018 A.D.) | 1st January, Monday |
| Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | 12th January, Friday |
| Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami) | 22nd Januuary, Monday |
| Birthday of Netaji | 23rd January, Tuesday |
| Republic Day | 26th January, Friday |
| Shivaratri | 14th February, Wednesday |
| Dol Jatra | 01st March, Thursday |
| Holi | 2nd March, Friday |
| Mahabir Jayanti (for Jains only) | 29th March, Thursday |
| Good Friday | 30th March, Friday |
| * Easter Saturday (for Christian only) | 31st March, Saturday |
| Council’s Foundation Day | 3rd April, Tuesday |
| * Birth day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Baisakhi (for Sikhs only) | 14th April, Saturday |
| * Bengali New Year’s Day | 15th April, Sunday |
| Buddha Purnima | 30th April, Monday |
| May Day | 1st May, Tuesday |
| Sabe-Barat (For Muslims only) | 02nd May, Wednesday |
| Birth Day of Rabindra Nath Tagore | 9th May, Wednesday |
| * Id-Ul-Fitar | 16th June, Saturday |
| * Hul Diwas (Adibasi Santal) | 30th June, Saturday |
| Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakat (For Darjeeling District only) | 13th July, Friday |
| Independence Day | 15th August, Wednesday |
| Id-Ud-Joha (Bakrid) | 22nd August, Wednesday |
| Janmastami | 03rd September, Monday |
| Maharam | 21st September, Friday |
| Gandhi Birthday | 02nd October, Tuesday |
| Mahalaya | 08th October, Monday |
| Durgapuja to Laxmipuja | 15th October, Monday to 25th October Thursday |
| Kalipuja | 06th November, Tuesday, |
| Additional day in connection with Kalipuja | 7&8th November, Wednesday & Thursday |
| Bhatridwitia | 09th November, Friday |
| Chhat Puja | 13th November, Tuesday |
| Birth day of Gurunanak | 23rd November, Friday |
| Fateh-Duaz-Duham | 19th December, Wednesday |
| Christmas Day | 25th December, Tuesday |
- No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially notified subsequently happen to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.
- If there is any change in the date of Id-UI-Fitar, Id-Ud-Joha, Muharrum, Fateh-Duaz-Daham, Sab-E-Barat depending upon the sighting of the Moon, holiday will be declared by a separate order for the date on which the festival would be actually observed in lieu of the date originally notified as holiday for these festivals. In such a situation, announcement of the state Govt. through T.V./A.I.R./ News paper will be followed.
- Karam Puja: To be notified later on.
- The Office of the Council will remain closed on all Saturdays and Sundays of each month.
- * Marked festivals/ Occasion fall on ‘SATURDAY’ or ‘SUNDAY’.
Sd/- President