Ravenshaw University’s 2026 holiday list follows the Odisha Government’s Higher Education Department schedule, featuring major breaks like Summer Vacation (May-June), Puja Vacation (October), and various gazetted holidays for festivals like Makar Sankranti, Republic Day, Holi, Rath Yatra, Independence Day, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Gandhi Jayanti, and Christmas, with specific dates varying slightly year-to-year but adhering to the general calendar 2026
Ravenshaw is the oldest institution of higher education in the state of Odisha and one of the oldest institutions of higher education in India.
Student Holiday
DATE |
DAYS |
NO. OF DAYS |
EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.01.2026 | Friday | 1 | BASANTA PANCHAMI |
| 26.01.2026 | Monday | 1 | REPUBLIC DAY |
| 04.03.2026 | Wednesday | 1 | HOLI |
| 21.03.2026 | Saturday | 1 | ID-UL-FITRE |
| 27.03.2026 | Friday | 1 | RAM NAVAMI |
| 01.04.2026 | Wednesday | 1 | UTKAL DIVAS |
| 03.04.2026 | Friday | 1 | GOOD FRIDAY |
| 14.04.2026 | Tuesday | 1 | MAHA VISHUBHA SANKRANTI |
| 27.05.2026 | Wednesday | 1 | ID-UL-JUHA |
| 15.06.2026 | Monday | 1 | RAJA SANKRANTI |
| 26.06.2026 | Friday | 1 | MUHARRAM |
| 16.07.2026 | Thursday | 1 | RATH YATRA |
| 15.08.2026 | Saturday | 1 | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 26.08.2026 | Wednesday | 1 | BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MOHAMMAD |
| 04.09.2026 | Friday | 1 | JANMASHTAMI |
| 14.09.2026 – 15.09.2026 | Monday – Tuesday | 2 | GANESH PUJA & NUAKHAI |
| 02.10.2026 | Friday | 1 | GANDHI JAYANTI |
| 17.10.2026 – 25.10.2026 | Saturday – Sunday | 9 | DURGA PUJA – KUMAR PURNIMA |
| 07.11.2026 | Saturday | 1 | KALIPUJA |
| 24.11.2026 | Tuesday | 1 | KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY |
| 25.12.2026 | Friday | 1 | CHRISTMAS |
List of Festival fall on Sunday
DATE |
DAYS |
NO. OF DAYS |
EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.02.2026 | Sunday | 1 | MAHA SHIVRATRI |
| 14.06.2026 | Sunday | 1 | PAHILI RAJA |
| 08.11.2026 | Sunday | 1 | DIWALI |
Teaching & Non-teaching Staff
DATE |
DAYS |
NO. OF DAYS |
EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.01.2026 | Friday | 1 | BASANTA PANCHAMI |
| 26.01.2026 | Monday | 1 | REPUBLIC DAY |
| 04.03.2026 | Wednesday | 1 | HOLI |
| 21.03.2026 | Saturday | 1 | ID-UL-FITRE |
| 27.03.2026 | Friday | 1 | RAM NAVAMI |
| 01.04.2026 | Wednesday | 1 | UTKAL DIVAS |
| 03.04.2026 | Friday | 1 | GOOD FRIDAY |
| 14.04.2026 | Tuesday | 1 | MAHA VISHUBHA SANKRANTI |
| 27.05.2026 | Wednesday | 1 | ID-UL-JUHA |
| 15.06.2026 | Monday | 1 | RAJA SANKRANTI |
| 26.06.2026 | Friday | 1 | MUHARRAM |
| 16.07.2026 | Thursday | 1 | RATH YATRA |
| 15.08.2026 | Saturday | 1 | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 26.08.2026 | Wednesday | 1 | BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MOHAMMAD |
| 04.09.2026 | Friday | 1 | JANMASHTAMI |
| 14.09.2026 – 15.09.2026 | Monday – Tuesday | 2 | GANESH PUJA & NUAKHAI |
| 02.10.2026 | Friday | 1 | GANDHI JAYANTI |
| 17.10.2026 – 20.10.2026 | Saturday – Tuesday | 4 | DURGA PUJA |
| 07.11.2026 | Saturday | 1 | KALIPUJA |
| 24.11.2026 | Tuesday | 1 | KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY |
| 25.12.2026 | Friday | 1 | CHRISTMAS |
List of Festival fall on Sunday
DATE |
DAY |
NO. OF DAYS |
EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.02.2026 | Sunday | 1 | MAHA SHIVRATRI |
| 14.06.2026 | Sunday | 1 | PAHILI RAJA |
| 08.11.2026 | Sunday | 1 | DIWALI |