Holiday List of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, 2022
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/333/2021 Date: 09.12.2021
OFFICE ORDER
The President, Council is pleased to declare that the Council will observe the following holidays during the year, 2022.
| English New Year’s Day (2022 A.D.) | 1st January, Saturday |
| Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | 12th January, Wednesday |
| *Birthday of Netaji | 23rd January, Sunday |
| Republic Day | 26th January, Wednesday |
| Day before Saraswati Puja | 4th February, Friday |
| *Saraswati Puja | 5th February, Saturday |
| Birth Day of Thakur Panchanan Barma | 14th February, Monday |
| Birthday of Guru Rabidas (Followers of Guru Rabidas) | 16th February, Wednesday |
| Shivaratri | 1st March, Tuesday |
| Doljatra | 18th March, Friday |
| *Holi (Day after Dol Jatra) | 19th March, Saturday |
| *Councils’ Foundation Day | 3rd April, Sunday |
| *Birthday of Sri Sri Haricharan Thakur | 10th April, Sunday |
| Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Mahavir Jayanti | 14th April, Thursday |
| Bengali New Year’s Day & Good Friday | 15th April, Friday |
| *Easter Saturday (Christian only) | 16th April, Saturday |
| *May Day | 1st May, Sunday |
| Id-Ul-Fitar | 3rd May, Tuesday |
| Additional day in connection with Id-Ul-Fitar | 4th May, Wednesday |
| Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | 09th May, Monday |
| Buddha Purnima | 16th May, Monday |
| *Hul Diwas (For Adibasi Santal only) | 30th June, Thursday |
| Rathayatra | 1st July, Friday |
| *Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 10th July, Sunday |
| Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakat (For Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only) | 13th July, Wednesday |
| Muharram | 9th August, Tuesday |
| Independence Day | 15th August, Monday |
| Janmastami | 19th August, Friday |
| *Mahalaya | 25th September, Sunday |
| Durgapuja from Mahasasthi To Additional Day in connection with Lakshmi Puja (Including Gandhi Birthday & Fateha-Dwaz-Daham) | 30th September, Friday to 10th October, Monday |
| Kali Puja | 24th October, Monday |
| Additional day in connection with Kali Puja | 25th & 26th October, Tuesday & Wednesday |
| Bhatridwitia | 27th October, Thursday |
| *Chhat Puja | 30th October, Sunday |
| Additional day in connection with Chhat Puja | 31st October, Monday |
| Birthday of Gurunanak | 8th November, Tuesday |
| Birth Day of Birsa Munda | 15th November, Tuesday |
| *Christmas Day | 25th December, Sunday |
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Karam Puja: To be notified later on.
4. The Office of the Council will remain closed on all SATURDAY and SUNDAY of each month.
5. *Marked festivals / Occasion fall on ‘SATURDAY’ or ‘SUNDAY’
SECRETARY-IN-CHARGE