Holiday List of West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education, 2025

Holiday List of West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education, 2025

 

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West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education
‘Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Bhawan’
DD-45, Sector I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata- 700 064
Website: www.wbbme.org Email: wbbme2011@gmail.com

Memo No.: 1693/A/Aca/24 Date: 05.12.2024

From: The Secretary
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education

To: The Heads of all recognized Madrasahs within the State of West Bengal

Sub: List of maximum number of holidays to be observed in the academic session-2025 (01 January, 2025 to 31 December, 2025)

In cancellation of our earlier letter vide memo no: 1693/Aca/24 Dated 05.12.2024, I am directed to inform that in exercise of the power conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 20 of West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education Act, 1994 and as per decision of the meeting of the Board held on 17.11.2017, the Heads of all recognized Madrasahs are being instructed to follow the List of holidays – 2025 (specimen list of holidays) attached herewith. It is to be noted that the maximum numbers of holidays to be observed for this academic session will be limited to 65 days.

This order shall have to be strictly followed. In case, any festival is affected due to lunar cause, the holiday(s) on account of the said festival would be so adjusted.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/- Secretary
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education

List of Holidays to be observed in the recognized Madrasahs of the State in the year-2025
Memo No. 1693/A/Aca/24 Date: 05.12.2024

Term: FIRST (January to April -2025), Total-120 Days, Holidays: 23 Working Days: 80, Sundays: 17

Sl No. Date Day Purpose of Holiday No. of Holidays Remarks
1 01.01. 2025 Wednesday English New Year’s Day (2025 A.D.) 01 Day Holiday
2 12.01.2025 Sunday Birthday of Swami Vivekananda X Holiday
3 23.01.2025 Thursday Birthday of Netaji* 01 Day Holiday, To be observed
4 26.01.2025 Sunday Republic Day* X Holiday, To be observed
5 28.01.2025 Tuesday Shab-E-Miraj 01 Day Holiday
6 02.02.2025 03.02.2025 Sunday-Monday Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami) OlDay Holiday
7 14.02.2025 Friday Shab-E-Barat, Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma 01 Day Holiday
8 26.02.2025 Wednesday Shivaratri 01 Day Holiday
9 02.03.2025 Sunday Honour of 1 Ramjan X Holiday
10 14.03.2025-15.03.2025 Friday-Saturday Doljatra (Holi) 02 Days Holiday
11 21.03.2025-02.04.2025 Friday – Wednesday Ramzan, Laylat ul Qadr, Jum’a- Tul-Vida, Eid-ul-Fitr & Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur 11 Days Holiday
12 06.04.2025 Sunday Ram Navami X Holiday
13 10.04.2025 Thursday Mahavir Jayanti 01 Day Holiday
14 14.04.2025 Monday Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 01 Day Holiday
15 15.04.2025 Tuesday Bengali New Year’s Day ( Nababarsha) 01 Day Holiday
16 18.04.2025 Friday Good Friday 01 Day Holiday
23 Days

Term: SECOND (May to August-2025) Total-123 Days, Holidays: 18 Working Days: 87, Sundays: 18

Sl No. Date Day Purpose of Holiday No. of Holidays Remarks
17 01.05.2025 Thursday May Day 01 Day Holiday
18 09.05.2025 Friday Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore* 01 Day Holiday, To be observed
19 12.05.2025 Monday Buddha Purnima, Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu 01 Day Holiday
20 28.05.2025-09.06.2025 Wednesday-Monday Summer Vacation, Eid-ul-Azha 11 Days Holiday
21 27.06.2025 Friday Hijri New Year & Rathayatra 01 Day Holiday
22 06.07.2025 Sunday Muharram X Holiday
23 13.07.2025 Sunday Birthday of poet Bhanu Bhakt (holiday for the Districts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong only) X Holiday (Darjeeling, Kalimpong only)
24 09.08.2025 Saturday Rakhi Bandhan 01 Day Holiday
25 15.08.2025 Friday Independence Day 01 Day Holiday, To be observed.
26 15.08.2025 Friday Janmastami 01 Day Holiday
27 20.08.2025 Wednesday Akheri Chahar Shumba 01 Day Holiday
18 Days

Term: THIRD (September to December-2025) Total-122 Days, Holidays: 22 Working Days: 83, Sundays: 17

Sl No. Date Day Purpose of Holiday No. of Holidays Remarks
28 05.09.2025 Friday Fateha-Dwaz-Daham 01 Day Holiday
29 21.09.2025 Sunday Mahalaya X Holiday
30 26.09.2025-07.10.2025 Friday -Tuesday Durga Puja, Vijaya Dashami, Laxmi Puja, Birth day of Mahatma Gandhi, Fateha-Yaz-Daham 10 Days Holiday
31 20.10.2025 -28.10.2025 Monday -Tuesday Kali Puja, Bhatridwitya, Chhat Puja 08 Days Holiday
32 05.11.2025 Wednesday Birthday of Guru Nanak 01 Day Holiday
33 15.11.2025 Saturday Birthday of Birsa Munda 01 Day Holiday
34 25.12.2025 Thursday Christmas Day 01 Day Holiday
35 Karam Puja – To be notified later on
22 Days
Discretion of Head of the Madrasah 02 Days
65 Days

N.B.

1. This Holiday List shall be treated as model holiday List for the Academic Year-2025. The adjustment in Holiday(s) is permissible as per local need for festival and for any natural disaster subject to approval of the M.C. Administrator as the case may be. The total number of Holidays in the Academic Year would be fixed at 65 days. The Madrasah authority is not allowed to exclude National and State holiday from the total number of holidays (i.e. 65 days).

2. The Madrasah authority is not allowed to increase or decrease the total no. of holidays in this academic year, which is fixed to 65 days without the written permission of the Board. Any excess holiday(s) beyond sixty five days in this academic year, enjoyed by the Madrasah will be treated as unauthorized leave.

3. For hilly areas of Darjeeling, the Madrasah authority may adjust the vacation as per local environment keeping total number of holidays fixed at 65 days.

4. If there is any change in the date of Shab-E-Miraj, Shab-E-Barat, Honour of 1st Ramjan, Layla-Tul-Qadr, Eid-UI-Fitr, Eid-UI-Azha, Hijri New Year, Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham, Fateha-Yaz-Daham will be adjusted following the declaration of the State Government in this regard.

5. The Madrasah authority shall make necessary arrangement to observe the following Days:

(i) Birthday of Netaji – Thursday, 23 January, 2025
(ii) Republic day – Sunday, 26 January, 2025
(iii) Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore – Friday, 09 May, 2025
(iv) Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam -Monday, 26 May, 2025
(v) Independence day – Friday, 15 August, 2025
(vi) Teacher’s day – Friday, 05 September, 2025
(vii) Fateha Dwaz Daham – Friday, 5 September, 2025
(viii) Birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (National Education Day) – Tuesday, 11 November, 2025
(ix) Birthday of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain – Tuesday, 09 December, 2025

6. The Birthday of poet Bhanu Bhakt (13.07.2025, Sunday) will be observed as holiday for the Districts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong only.

The Board reserves the right to change the Holiday List if required.

Sd/- Secretary
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education

No. 1693-Aca dated 05.12.2024, Source

 

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