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List of Holidays

The following holidays will be observed in the Institute during the year 2009

#	Holidays	Date	Day
1	Pongal*	14.01.2010	Thursday
2	Republic Day *	26.01.2010	Tuesday
3	Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday(Id-e-Milad)	27.02.2010	Saturday
4	Mahavir Jayanti	28.03.2010	Sunday
5	Good Friday	02.04.2010	Friday
6	Tamil New Year	14.04.2010	Wednesday
7	Budha Purnima	27.05.2010	Thursday
8	Independence Day *	15.08.2010	Sunday
9	Onam	23.08.2010	Monday
10	Idu’l Fitr - $	11.09.2010	Saturday
11	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday *	02.10.2010	Saturday
12	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)	17.10.2010	Sunday
13	Deepavali*	05.11.2010	Friday
14	Idu’l Zuha - $ (Bakrid)	17.11.2010	Wednesday
15	Gurunanak’s Birthday	21.11.2010	Sunday
16	Muharram	17.12.2010	Friday
17	Christmas *	25.12.2010	Saturday

* - Closed Holiday for Library
$ - Subject to change depending upon the appearance of moon
In addition to the above holidays, staff members are eligible to avail any 2 days as Restricted Holidays from the list given below.

#	Holidays	Date	Day
1	New Year’s Day	01.01.2010	Friday
2	Basanta Panchami	20.01.2010	Wednesday
3	Maha Shivaratri	12.02.2010	Friday
4	Ugadi	16.03.2010	Tuesday
5	Rama Navami	24.03.2010	Wednesday
6	Rath Yatra	13.07.2010	Tuesday
7	Raksha Bandhan	24.08.2010	Tuesday
8	Janmashtami	02.09.2010	Thursday
9	Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)	15.10.2010	Friday
10	Christmas Eve	24.12.2010	Friday