THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERISITY OF BARODA @; sles ett NOTIFICATION - RE: HOLIDAYS DURING -2015 | - Public Holidays It is hereby notified that the following will be the Holidays during the year 2016 for the students, teachers, vacation and non-vacation employees of the University except in the University Experimental School for which separate holidays are prescribed by the Institution. The holidays to be observed by the University Health Center will be adjusted as determined by the Syndicate : 1 Sir Sayajirao Diamond Jubilee Day 3° Jenuery, 2015. Saturday 2) Makar Sankranti 14" January 2015 Wednesday 3. Republic Day 26" January 2015 Monday 4-Mahashivratri 47" February 2015. Tuesday 5 Holi 2" Day ~ Dhuleti 0s" March 2015 Friday 6 Chetichang 21" March 2018 Saturday 7 Shree Ram Navmi 28" March 2015. Saturday 8 Mahavir Jayanti (Janm Kalyanak ) 2° April 2018 Thursday 9 Good Friday 03% April 2018 Friday 10 Dr, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Birth Day 14" Apri 2018 Tuesday 41 Bhagvan Shri Parshuram Jayanti 20" April 2018 Monday 12 Ramjan-Md (1d-UlFitra) (1 Shawaal) (Muslim, Shiya & Sunni 18" July 2015 Saturday 13. Independence Day 15" August 2018 Saturday 14 Parsi New Year Day — Pateti (Parsi Shaheshabi) 18" August 2015 Tuesday 18 Raksha Bandhan 29" August 2018. Saturday 46 Janmastami (Shravan Vad-8) 05" September 2015 Saturday 47° Samvantsati (Chaturthi Paksha) 47" September 2015 Thursday 18 Bakrild (Id-Ul-Aza } 25" September 2015 : Friday 19. Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 2 October 2015 Friday 20 Dusshera (Vijya Dashmi) 22" October 2015 Thursday 24> Mahurram ( Asura ) 24" October 2015. Saturday 22 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday 31" October 2015 Saturday 23. Diwali 11" November 2015 Wednesday 24 Vikram Samvat New Year Day 12" November 2015 Thursday 25. Bhai Bi 13" November 2018 Friday 28° Guru Nanak’s Birthday 25" November 2015 Wednesday 27, Id-e-Mllad-Un-Nabi ( Prophet Mohammamd's Birthday } 24" December 2015 Thursday 28 Christmas 25" December 2015 Friday Note- (1) ‘The following days have not been notified as General Holidays, as they fall on Sunday 4. Id-e-Milad-Un-Nabi ( Prophet Mohammamd’s Birthday ) 4 January, 2015 Sunday Note- (2) If any of the Muslim holidays notified above does not fall on tiie day notified, the Muslim Govt. employees may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is actually observed. Note - (3) The holidays will also be applicable to all State Govt. Undertakings, Boards, Corporations and Panoyayat Offices.I_- Optional Holidays Following are the Optional Holidays recognized by the Government of Gujarat for the year 2015 in addition to those notified as Public Holidays. ©orwoTkENe Christian New Year Day Guru Govindsingh’s Birthday Id-e-Maulud ( Muslim Shiya ) \Vassi Uttarayan (Next Day to Makar Sankranti) Holi Jamshedi Navroz ( Parsi Shahenshahi & Parsi Kadmi) ‘Gui Padvo (Chaitra Sud-1 ) Hatkeshvar Jayanti Hanuman Jayanti ( Chaitra Sud-15) Pesah ( 1* Day )( Yahuai ) Maha Prabhujis Praktyotsava (Vallabhacharya Jayanti) Shree Adhya Jagadguru Shankracharya Jayanti ( Vaishakh Sud-5) Zarthost-No-Diso ( Parsi Kadmi ) Budhha Purnima ( Vaishaih Sud-15 ) Guru Arjundev's Martyrdom day Zarthost-No-Diso ( Parsi Shahenshahi ) Shavuoth (Yahudi ) Shab--Barat ( Muslim Shiya & Sunni ) Shahadate-Hazerat Ali (Muslim Shiya) Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-IIl) (Parsi Kadi) Rathyatra (Ashadhi Bij) (Ashadh Sud-2 ) Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha -V) (Parsi Kadmi) Khordad Sal ( Parsi Kedm) Gatha Sahamber (Gatha-til-Parsi Shahenshahi) Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha -V) (Parsi Shahenshah) nam Shravan Vad-13 (Paryusan 1* Day) (Chaturthi Paksha) Shravan Vad-13 (Paryusan 1* Day) (Pancham Paksha) Mahavir Swami Janma Vanchan (Chaturthi Paksha) Rosh Hashanah (1 Day) (New Year)(Vahudi) Ganesh Chaturthi ( Bhadarva Sud-4) Samvatsari ( Panchami Paksha) Eve of Kippur ( Yahudi ) ‘Yom Kippur (Yahudi) Succoth ( Yahudi ) 9" Muharram (Muslim Shiya & Sunni) Dhan Teras (Aso Vad-13) Kali Chaudas ( Aso Vad-14 ) Kartak Sud -15 ( Dev-Diwali ) ‘Shahada‘e- mam Hasan ( Muslim Shiya ) Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti Boxing Day ( next day to Christmas } a go 3° 15 os 218 21% 3° oa” oa 15” 23" 25" oa” ate 25" 25" oan fen 18" 18° 24" 13" 7 28" 10" we 14 January January January January March March March April Apri April April « April April May May May May June July July duly July uly ‘August ‘August August September September September September September September September ‘September ‘September October November November November December December December Note - (1) The following days have not been notified as Optional Holidays as they fall on Sunday : Vishwakarma Jayanti (Maha Sud~13 ) Parsi New Year Day ( Parsi Kadmi) Ramjan = Id (Id-Ul-Fitra) (2" Shawal-Muslim Shiya & Sunni) Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi) Khordad Sal ( Parsi Shahenshahi) Nand Utsav ( Shravan Vad-9) on" 1g" 19” 26" 23" 8" 2015 2015 2015 2018 2018 2015 2015 2018 2018 2018 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2018 2018 2015 2018 2018 2015 2015 2015 2018 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2015 2018 2015 2018 2015 2018 Februa July July July August ‘Thursday Monday Friday Thursday Thursday Saturday Saturday Friday Saturday Saturday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Monday ‘Thursda Monday Monday Monday Thursday Thursday Soturday Saturday Friday Saturday Monday Friday Thursday Friday Monday Monday Thursday Friday Tuesday Wednesday Monday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Monday Saturday ry 2018 2018 2015, 2015 2018 September 2015Note- (2) University employees may avail maximum of any two of the Holidays on the festival occasions mentioned above at their option irrespective of their religious denomination. Permission for availing of these optional holidays should, however be applied for in advance, and will normally be granted by the officer competent to grant casual leave with due regard to exigencies of the University work. This leave of two days taken by the University employees at their option on the Festival of their choice will not be debited to their casual leave account Note- (3) If any of the Muslim Festivals notified above, does not fall on the day notified, the Muslim employees of the University who choose the particular holiday may be granted an optional holiday on which festival actually falls, in lieu of a holiday on the day notified. By Order, Prof. Amit Dholakia Date -24 -12.2014 OSD ( REGISTRAR ) Copy f.w.cs. to: 1. Deans of Faculties / Principals of Colleges and Heads of Institutions and Offices 2. All Section Heads in the University Office 3. All Sections in the University Office 4. The Registrars of all Universities in the State of Gujarat ‘CA\mukeshsiLlsT OF HOLIDAYS\UST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2015.do0e