NCBS HOLIDAY LIST 2026

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Holiday

Month & Date

Days of the Week

1

Makara Sankranti / मकर संक्रांति

January 14

Wednesday

2

Republic Day / गणतंत्र दिवस

January 26

Monday

3

Ugadi / उगादी

March 19

Thursday

4

Id-ul-Fitr / ईद-उल-फितर *

March 21

Saturday

5

Mahavir Jayanthi / महावीर जयंती

March 31

Tuesday

6

Good Friday / शुभ शुक्रवार

April 3

Friday

7

Buddha Purnima / बुद्ध पूर्णिमा

May 1

Friday

8

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) / ईद-उल-जुहा (बकरीद) *

May 27

Wednesday

9

Muharram / मुहर्रम *

June 26

Friday

10

Independence Day / स्वतंत्रता दिवस

August 15

Saturday

11

Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad / मिलाद-उन-नबी / ईद-ए-मिलाद *

August 26

Wednesday

12

Ganesh Chaturthi / गणेश चतुर्थी

September 14

Monday

13

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday / महात्मा गांधी का जन्मदिन

October 2

Friday

14

Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) / दशहरा (विजया दशमी)

October 20

Tuesday

15

Diwali (Deepavali) / दीपावली

November 8

Sunday

16

Guru Nanak’s Birthday / गुरु नानक का जन्मदिन

November 24

Tuesday

17

Christmas Day / क्रिसमस दिवस

December 25

Friday

 

If the festival for which the holiday is declared does not fall on the day indicated, members of the staff who are desirous of celebrating the festive occasion may apply for Casual Leave/Special Casual Leave for which they are eligible in accordance with the orders contained in Circular No. TIFR/135(F) dated December 29, 1992.
 
In addition to the above, with prior sanction from the Competent Authority, 2(two) days of Special Casual Leave can be availed of on any occasion and can be prefixed or suffixed to a Casual leave or any other type of leave with pay but not with both Casual Leave and regular leave.
 
* If the dates of any of these festivals are changed by the Karnataka Government, it will be deemed to be holiday for the Centre.

G. Ravi Shankar
Head, Administration & Finance