Holiday List of WBCHSE, 2018
Higher Secondary Education, Holiday
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