Academic Calendar
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR FREE PRIMARY/JUNIOR BASIC SCHOOLS OF WEST BENGAL FOR THE YEAR 2024
(1st January — 31st December,2024)
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Occasion of Holiday |
Date |
Day |
No. of Holiday |
Remarks |
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First Term: 1st January to 15th April, 2024 |
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1. |
New Year's Day |
01/01/2024 |
Monday |
1 |
Holiday |
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2. |
Swami Vivekananda janmajayanti |
12/01/2024 |
Friday |
1 |
Holiday |
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3. |
Makar Sankranti (Pous Parban) |
15/01/2024 |
Monday |
1 |
Holiday |
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4. |
Netaji janmajayanti |
23/01/2024 |
Tuesday |
1 |
Holiday (To be celebrated in School) |
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5.** |
Republic Day |
26/01/2024 |
Friday |
1 |
Holiday (Hoisting of National Flag in School) |
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6. |
Day before Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami) |
13/02/2024 |
Tuesday |
1 |
Holiday |
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7. |
Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami) and Thakur Panchanan Barma janmajayanti |
14/02/2024 |
Wednesday |
1 |
Holiday |
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8. |
Internatinal Mother Language Day |
21/02/2024 |
Wednesday |
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To be celebrated in School |
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Shab e-Barat |
26/02/2024 |
Monday |
1 |
Holiday |
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10. |
Shivaratri |
08/03/2024 |
Friday |
1 |
Holiday |
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11. |
Doljatra |
25/03/2024 & 26/03/2024 |
Monday & Tuesday |
2 |
Holidays |
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12. |
Good Friday |
29/03/2024 |
Friday |
1 |
Holiday |
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13. |
Shri Harichand Thakur anmaja anti |
06/04/2024 |
Saturday |
1 |
Holiday |
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14. * |
Eid al-Fitr |
10/04/2024 & 11/04/2024 |
Wednesday & Thursday |
2 |
Holidays |
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15. |
Chaitra Sankranti |
13/04/2024 |
Saturda |
1 |
Holiday |
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16. |
Poila Baisakh (Bangla Noboborsho 1431) and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar janmajayanti |
04/2024 |
Sunday |
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Total Holidays |
16 Days |
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N.B. — Guru Rabidas janmajayanti on 24th February, Saturday, holiday for the followers of Guru Rabidas only. * *Easter Saturday on 30th March, Saturday, holiday for Christians only. |
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Second Term: 16th April to 7th August, 2024 |
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17. |
Mahavir Jayanti |
21/04/2024 |
Sunday |
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18. |
May Day |
01/05/2024 |
Wednesday |
1 |
Holiday |
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19. |
Rabindra Nath Tagore anma•ayanti |
08/05/2024 |
Wednesday |
1 |
Holiday (To be celebrated in School) |
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20. |
Summer Vacation |
13/05/2024 to 03/06/2024 |
Monday to Monday |
19 |
Holidays (Excluding Sunday) |
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21. |
Buddha Purnima and Pandit Raghunath Murmu janmajayanti |
23/05/2024 |
Thursday |
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Fall within Summer Vacation |
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22. |
Kazi Nazrul Islam janmajayanti |
26/05/2024 |
Sunday |
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23. * |
Eid al-Adha (Bakr Eid) |
17/06/2024 |
Monday |
1 |
Holiday |
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24. |
Ratha Yatra |
07/07/2024 |
Sunday |
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25. |
Muharram |
17/07/2024 |
Wednesday |
1 |
Holiday |
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26. |
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy janmajayanti |
02/08/2024 |
Friday |
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To be celebrated in School |
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Total Holidays |
23 Days |
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N.B. |
Hul Diwas on 30th June, Sunday, holiday for Adivasi (Santhal) community only. Poet Bhanubhakta Acharya Janmajayanti on 13th July, Saturday, holiday for Darjeeling & Kalimpong Districts only. |
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Occasion of Holiday |
Date |
Day |
No. of Holiday |
Remarks |
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Third Term: 8th August to 31st December, 2024 |
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27. |
Martyr's Day (Sacrifice day of Khudiram Bose) |
11/08/2024 |
Sunday |
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- (To be celebrated in School) |
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28. ** |
Independence Day |
15/08/2024 |
Thursday |
1 |
Holiday (National Flag to be hoisted in School) |
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29. |
Rakhi Purnima |
19/08/2024 |
Monda |
1 |
Holiday |
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30. |
Janmastami |
26/08/2024 |
Monday |
1 |
Holiday |
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31. |
Teachers' Day |
05/09/2024 |
Thursday |
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To be celebrated in School |
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32. |
Fateha-E-Dwaz-Daham |
16/09/2024 |
Monday |
1 |
Holiday |
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33. |
Biswakarma Puja |
17/09/2024 |
Tuesday |
1 |
Holiday |
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34. |
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar janmajayanti |
26/09/2024 |
Thursday |
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To be celebrated in School |
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35. |
Gandhi janmajayanti and Mahalaya |
02/10/2024 |
Wednesday |
1 |
Holiday |
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36. |
Puja Vacation (from Durga Puja to 2 Days after Lakshmi Puja) |
07/10/2024 to 18/10/2024 |
Monday to Friday |
11 |
Holidays (Excluding Sunday) |
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37. |
Puja Vacation (from Kali Puja to Day after Bhatridwitiya) |
31/10/2024 to 04/11/2024 |
Thursday to Monday |
4 |
Holidays (Excluding Sunday) |
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38. |
Chhat Puja |
07/11/2024 & 08/11/2024 |
Thursday & Friday |
2 |
Holidays |
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39. |
Jagadhatri Puja |
10/11/2024 |
Sunday |
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40. |
Children's Day |
14/11/2024 |
Thursday |
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To be celebrated in School |
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41. |
Guru Nanak janmajayanti, Parshwanath's Rathajatra and Birsa Munda janmajayanti |
15/11/2024 |
Friday |
1 |
Holiday |
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42. |
Christmas Day |
25/12/2024 |
Wednesday |
1 |
Holiday |
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43. |
Foundation day of School |
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1 |
Holiday |
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Total Holidays |
26 Days |
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Total 16 + 23 + 26 = 65 Holidays
A holiday must be declared on the occasion of a festival.
** - It is mandatory to hoist the national flag at the school, observing the constitutional protocol with profound respect for the national flag.