No: RRU/REGI/Holiday/2024-25/
Date: 26/11/2024
      Ref:
    1. Office Memorandum F.No. 12/2/2023-JCA dated 09/07/2024, Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)
    2. Government of Gujarat, Notifications No. GS/26/2024/JSR/2024/605/GH dated 14/11/2024.
Part-I

The University will observe holidays for the below-mentioned dates for the Calendar Year 2025.

Sr. No Holiday Date Day
1 Makar Sankranti January 14, 2025 Tuesday
2 Republic Day January 26, 2025 Sunday
3 Maha Shivratri February 26, 2025 Wednesday
4 Holi (Dhuleti) March 14, 2025 Friday
5 Eid-ul-Fitr March 31, 2025 Monday
6 Mahavir Jayanti April 10, 2025 Thursday
7 Good Friday April 18, 2025 Friday
8 Buddha Purnima May 12, 2025 Monday
9 Independence Day / Janmashtami August 15, 2025 Friday
10 Ganesh Chaturthi August 27, 2025 Wednesday
11 Eid-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) September 05, 2025 Friday
12 Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday / Dussehra October 02, 2025 Thursday
13 Diwali October 20, 2025 Monday
14 New Year October 22, 2025 Wednesday
15 Bhai Bij October 23, 2025 Thursday
16 Guru Nanak’s B’day November 05, 2025 Wednesday
17 Christmas Day December 25, 2025 Thursday
Part-II

In addition, as per Rules, regular employees of the University are entitled to two Restricted Holidays in the year 2025 out of the following holidays as per their choice:

Sr. No Holiday Date Day
1 New Year January 01, 2025 Wednesday
2 Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday January 06, 2025 Monday
3 Hazarat Ali’s Birthday January 14, 2025 Tuesday
4 Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday February 12, 2025 Wednesday
5 Shivaji Jayanti February 19, 2025 Wednesday
6 Holika Dahan March 13, 2025 Thursday
8 Jamat-UI-Vida March 28, 2025 Friday
9 Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) April 14, 2025 Monday
10 Vaisakhadi (Bengal) Bahag Bihu (Assam) April 15, 2025 Tuesday
11 Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday May 09, 2025 Friday
12 Rath Yatra June 27, 2025 Friday
13 Parsi New Year’s Day/ Nauraj August 15, 2025 Friday
14 Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi August 27, 2025 Wednesday
16 Onam or Thiru Onam Day September 05, 2025 Friday
17 Dussehra (Saptami) September 29, 2025 Monday
18 Dussehra (Mahashtami) September 30, 2025 Tuesday
19 Dussehra (Maha Navami) October 01, 2025 Wednesday
20 Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday October 07, 2025 Tuesday
21 Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) October 10, 2025 Friday
22 Naraka Chaturdasi October 20, 2025 Monday
23 Govardhan Puja October 22, 2025 Wednesday
24 Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi Chhat Puja October 28, 2025 Tuesday
25 Guru Teg Bahadur’s martyrdom Day November 24, 2025 Monday
26 Christmas Eve December 24, 2025 Wednesday

Note: The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Saturday and Sunday.

Sr. No Holiday Date Day
1 Basant Panchmi February 02, 2025 Sunday
2 Swami Dayanand Saraswati jayanti February 23, 2025 Sunday
3 Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padva/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand March 30, 2025 Sunday
4 Ram Navami April 06, 2025 Sunday
5 Vaisakhi/ Vishu April 13, 2025 Sunday
6 Easter Sunday April 20, 2025 Sunday
7 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) June 07, 2025 Saturday
8 Muharram July 06, 2025 Sunday
9 Raksha Bandhan August 09, 2025 Saturday


(Dr. Dharemeshkumar D. Prajapati)

Registrar (I/c.)