Academic Calendar
Holiday List of Academic Year 2020 of Primary and Junior Basic schools of West Bengal
Holiday Occasion Date Day No. of days Remarks
1st Phase : From 1st January to 15th April 2020
1. English New Year 01/01/2020 Wednesday 1 Holiday
2. Swami Vivekananda Jayanti 12/01/2020 Sunday 0 ---
3. Makar Sanktanti 15/01/2020 Wednesday 1 Holiday
4. Netaji Subhas Jayanti 23/01/2020 Thursday 1 Observed Holiday
5. Republic Day 26/01/2020 Sunday 0 National Flag Hoisting
6. Saraswati Puja 30/01/2020 & 31/01/2020 Thursday & Friday 2 Holiday
7. International Mother tongue Day and Shiv Ratri 21/02/2020 Friday 1 Holiday
8. Dol Yatra and Holi 09/03/2020 & 10/03/2020 Monday & Tuesday 2 Holiday
9. Mahabir Jayanti 06/04/2020 Monday 1 Holiday
10. Sabebarat 09/04/2020 Thursday 1 Holiday
11. Good Fri Day 10/04/2020 Friday 1 Holiday
12. Chitra Sankranti 13/04/2020 Monday 1 Holiday
13. Bengali New Year and B R Ambedkar’s Birth Day 14/04/2020 Tuesday 1 Holiday
Total Holidays 13 Days
2nd Phase : From 16th April to 7th August 2020
14. May Day 01/05/2020 Friday 1 Holiday
15. Buddha Purnima 07/05/2020 Thursday 1 Holiday
16. Rabindra Jayanti 08/05/2020 Friday 1 Observed Holiday
17. Summer Vacation 18/05/2020 to 05/06/2020 Monday to Friday 17 Holiday (Except Sunday)
18. Ed-Ul-Fitar 25/05/2020 Monday 0 In Summer Holiday
19. Nazrul Jayanti 26/05/2020 Tuesday 0 In Summer Holiday
20. Rath Yatra 23/06/2020 Tuesday 1 Holiday
21. Ed-Ul-Zoha 01/08/2020 Saturday 1 Holiday
22. Birth Day of Achrya Prafulla Ch. Roy 02/08/2020 Sunday 0 Observed day
23. Raksha Bandhan 03/08/2020 Monday 1 Holiday
Total Holidays 23 Days
N.B. Poet Bhanubhakta’s Birth Day 13/07/2020 Monday Holiday (Only for Darjeeling and Kalingpong)
3rd Phase : From 8th August to 31st December2020
24. Sahid Dibas (Self-sacrifice of Khudiram) / Janmastami 11/08/2020 Tuesday 1 Observed Holiday
25. Independence Day 15/08/2020 Saturday 1 National Flag Hoisting
26. Mararam 30/08/2020 Sunday 0 ---
27. Teachers’ day 05/09/2020 Saturday 0 Observed day
28. Biswakarma Puja/Mahalaya 17/09/2020 Thursday 1 Holiday
29. Vidyasagar Jayanti 26/09/2020 Saturday 0 Observed day
30. Gandhi Jayanti 02/10/2020 Friday 1 Holiday
31. Puja Vacation (From Durga Puja to Laxmi Puja) 19/10/2020 to 31/10/2020 Monday to Saturday 12 Holiday (Except Sunday)
32. Fateha-Doyaz-Daham 30/10/2020 Friday 0 In Puja Vacation
33. Puja Vacation (From Kali Puja to Jagadhatri Puja) 13/11/2020 to 23/11/2020 Friday to Monday 9 Holiday (Except Sunday)
34. Children’s Day 14/11/2020 Saturday 0 In Puja Vacation
35. Chhat Puja 19/11/2020 & 20/11/2020 Thursday and Friday 0 In Puja Vacation
36. Fateha-Yeaz-Daham 27/11/2020 Friday 1 Holiday
37. Guru Nanak’s Birthday 30/11/2020 Monday 1 Holiday
38. Christmas Day 25/12/2020 Friday 1 Holiday
39. School Foundation Day --- --- 1 Holiday
Total Holidays 29 Days