WBBSE Holiday List 2023: West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has announced a list of public holidays during year 2023 and academic calendar 2023 for all schools affiliated to WBBSE board education. WBBSE holiday list 2023 includes holidays on West Bengal state regional festivals, national holidays (Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti), gazetted and public holidays by central government of India.
All WBBSE schools, WBBSE head office and all regional offices will region remain close on holidays declared by West Bengal Board of Secondary Education administrative authority. There will be no substitute holiday if any festival or public holiday fall on Sunday or more than two festival falling on same day. There might be change in holiday date of some festivals which depends upon sighting of moon and other conditions. The date of holiday will be notified later for such festivals or public holidays.
WBBSE Holiday List 2023
WBBSE holiday list as per N.I Act (Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881) and under the order of West Bengal state government during year 2023 is given.
| S.No | Date | Day | Holiday | Type of Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 January 2023 | Sunday | English New Year | Regional |
| 2 | 12 January 2023 | Thursday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 3 | 23 January 2023 | Monday | Netaji Subhas Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 4 | 26 January 2023 | Thursday | Republic Day | National |
| 5 | 26 January 2023 | Thursday | Saraswati Puja | Regional |
| 6 | 14 February 2023 | Tuesday | Thakur Panchanan Barma's Birthday | Regional |
| 7 | 18 February 2023 | Saturday | Shivratri | Gazetted |
| 8 | 07 March 2023 | Tuesday | Doljatra | Regional |
| 9 | 08 March 2023 | Wednesday | Holi/Sab-e-Barat | Gazetted |
| 10 | 19 March 2023 | Sunday | Sri Sri Harichand Thakur Birthday | Regional |
| 11 | 04 March 2023 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 12 | 07 March 2023 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted |
| 13 | 14 April 2023 | Friday | Dr. BR Ambedkar's Birthday | Gazetted |
| 14 | 15 April 2023 | Saturday | Bengali New Year (Nababarsha) | Regional |
| 15 | 21 April 2023 | Friday | Eid-ul-Fitr | Gazetted |
| 16 | 01 May 2023 | Monday | May Day | Gazetted |
| 17 | 05 May 2023 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted |
| 18 | 09 May 2023 | Tuesday | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 19 | 20 June 2023 | Tuesday | Rath Yatra | Regional |
| 20 | 29 June 2023 | Thursday | Eid-ud-Zoha | Gazetted |
| 21 | 29 July 2023 | Saturday | Muharram | Gazetted |
| 22 | 15 August 2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day | National |
| 23 | 30 August 2023 | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan | Gazetted |
| 24 | 06 September 2023 | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Gazetted |
| 25 | 28 September 2023 | Thrusday | Fateya-Doaz-Daham | Regional |
| 26 | 02 October 2023 | Monday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 27 | 14 October 2023 | Saturday | Mahalaya | Regional |
| 28 | 18 October 2023 to 27 October 2023 | Wednesday to Friday | Puja Holidays | Regional |
| 29 | 28 October 2023 | Saturday | Laxmi Puja | Regional |
| 30 | 13 November 2023 to 14 November 2023 | Monday & Tuesday | Kali Puja | Regional |
| 31 | 15 November 2023 | Wednesday | Birsa Munda's Birthday | Regional |
| 32 | 15 November 2023 & 16 November 2023 | Wednesday & Thursday | Bhratridwitiya | Regional |
| 33 | 20 November 2023 | Monday | Chhat Puja | Regional |
| 34 | 27 November 2023 | Monday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Gazetted |
| 35 | 25 December 2023 | Monday | Christmas | Gazetted |
Check below list of West Bengal government and public holidays list during year 2023.
West Bengal Holiday List 2023 Pdf Download
WBBSE Restricted Holiday List 2023
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has also declared a list of restricted holidays. In addition to public holidays, the employees of WBBSE are allowed to take any two days leave in a academic year selecting from the WBBSE restricted holiday list 2023.
| Date | Day | Holiday Description |
|---|---|---|
| 25 January 2023 | Wednesday | Day before Saraswati Puja |
| 14 February 2023 | Tuesday | Birth Day of Thakur Panchanan Barma |
| 18 February 2023 | Saturday | Shivaratri |
| 08 March 2023 | Wednesday | Holi (Day after Doljatra) |
| 08 April | Saturday | Easter Saturday (for Christians only) |
| 21 April 2023 | Friday | Day before Eid-UI-Fitr |
| 05 May 2023 | Friday | Pandit Raghunath Murmu Birthday |
| 20 June 2023 | Tuesday | Rathayatra |
| 30 June 2023 | Friday | Hul Diwas |
| 13 July 2023 | Thursday | Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only). |
| 30 August 2023 | Wednesday | Rakhi Bandhan |
| 6 September 2023 | Wednesday | Janmastami |
| 25 September 2023 | Monday | Karma Puja |
| 28 September 2023 | Thursday | Fateha-Dwaz-Daham |
| 18 October 2023 | Wednesday | Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi |
| 19 October 2023 | Thursday | Durga Puja, Maha Panchami |
| 20 October 2023 | Friday | Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi |
| 25 October 2023 | Wednesday | Additional Day for Durga Puja |
| 26 October 2023 | Thursday | Additional Day for Durga Puja |
| 27 October 2023 | Friday | Additional Day for Durga Puja |
| 13 November 2023 | Monday | Additional Day for Kali Puja |
| 14 November 2023 | Tuesday | Additional Day for Kali Puja |
| 15 November 2023 | Wednesday | Birth Day of Birsa Munda |
| 16 November 2023 | Thursday | Day after Bhratridwitiya |
| 20 November 2023 | Monday | Additional Day for Chhat Puja |
WBBSE Holiday List 2023 Pdf Download
Download WBBSE holiday list 2023 pdf from the link given below.
https://wbbse.wb.gov.in/Web/PdfViewer?l=MzEz
Alternate link to download list of holidays declared by state government of West Bengal.
https://www.wb.gov.in/pdf/Holiday-2023.pdf
