GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY KASHMERE GATE, DELHI – 110403 No. F.1(6)(69)/1999/Estt./
Dated the
January, 2008
ORDER The Vice Chancellor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is pleased to declare the days specified in the following schedule to be observed as holidays in the University, off-campus centres and affiliated institutes, in the year 2008 (SAKA ERA 1929-30):Sl. No.
Name of the holiday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Muharram Republic Day Maha Shivaratri Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Md.) Good Friday Holi Ram Navami(Vaisnava) Mahavir Jayanti Buddha Purnima Independence Day Mahatama Gandhi’s Birthday Idu’l Fitr Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi) Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday Diwali (Deepavali) Guru Nanak’s Birthday Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) Christmas Day
Date according Date according to the to Gregorian National Calendar Calendar SAKA ERA 1929 January 19 Pausa 29 January 26 Magha 06 March 06 Phalguna 16 SAKA ERA 1930 March 21 Chitra 01 March 21 Chaitra 01 March 22 Chaitra 02 April 14 Chaitra 25 April 18 Chaitra 29 May 20 Vaisakha 30 August 15 Sravana 24 October 02 Asvina 10 October 02 Asvina 10 October 09 Asvina 17 October 14 Asvina 22 October 28 Kartika 06 November 13 Kartika 22 December 09 Agrahayana 18 December 25 Pausa 04
Day of the Week Saturday Saturday Thursday Friday Friday Saturday Monday Friday Tuesday Friday Thursday Thursday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Thursday Tuesday Thursday
The Vice Chancellor is also pleased to order that the staff working in the University shall be allowed to avail two extra Casual Leave, in addition to the eight Casual Leave in the Calendar Year, in lieu of the two restricted holidays. However, off-campus centres and affiliated institutes shall have the option to devise their own methodology in respect of Restricted Holidays. The following is the schedules of restricted Holidays:-
Sl. No.
Name of the holiday
Date according Date according Day of the to Gregorian to the National Week Calendar Calendar
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
New Year Day January 01 Guru Gobind Singh’s Birhday January 05 Makara Sankaranti(N. India) January 14 Makara Sankaranti(Bengal) January 15 Pongal January 15
Pausa 11 Pausa 15 Pausa 24 Pausa 25 Pausa 25
Tuesday Saturday Monday Tuesday Tuesday
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Bansanta Panchami/ Shree Panchami Shivaji Jayanti Guru Ravidas’s Birthday Swami Dayanand Sarsvati Jayanti Holi Dahana (Dolyatra)
February 11
Magha 22
Monday
February 19 February 21 March 02
Magha 30 Phalguna 02 Phalguna 12
Tuesday Thursday Sunday
March 21
SAKA ERA 1930
Friday
Chaitra 01 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Easter (Sunday) Chaitra Sukhladi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand Vaisakhi Vishu Mesadi Vaisakhandi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam)
Birthday of Rabindranath Rath Yatra Hazarat Ali’s Birthday Raksha Bandhan Parsi New Year Janmashtami (Smarta & Vaishnava)) Ganesh Chaturthi/ Vinayak Chaturthi Onam Jamat-Ul-Vida Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) Dussehra (Maha Astami) (Additional) Dussehra (Maha Mavami) Deepavali (South India) Naraka Chaturdasi Govardhan Puja Bhai Duj Chhat Festival Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day Christmas Eve
March 23 April 07
Chaitra 03 Chaitra 18
Sunday Monday
April 13 April 13 April 14 April 14
Chaitra 24 Chaitra 24 Chaitra 25 Chaitra25
Sunday Sunday Monday Monday
May 08 July 04 July 17 August 16 August 19 August 24
Vaisakha 18 Asadha 13 Asadha 26 Sravana 25 Sravana 28 Bhadra 02
Thursday Friday Thursday Saturday Tuesday Sunday
September 03
Bhadra 12
Wednesday
September 12 September 26 October 06
Bhadra 21 Asvina 04 Asvina 14
Friday Friday Monday
October 07
Asvina 15
Tuesday
October 08 October 27 October 27 October 29 October 30 November 04 November 24
Asvina 16 Kartika 05 Kartika 05 Kartika 07 Kartika 08 Kartika 13 Agrahayana 03
Wednesday Monday Monday Wednesday Thursday Tuesday Monday
December 24
Pausa 03
Wednesday
(Sunita Shiva) Dy. Registrar (Estt.)
(A.K. Khatri) Assistant Registrar (Estt.)