Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has released the IIT Kharagpur Calendar 2024 PDF from the official website or you can directly download from the link given at the bottom of this page.
The 2024 calendar is used as a platform to propagate false narratives of Indian ancestry. Widely shared on social media, this calendar was produced with creative inputs from the faculty of the Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems and is titled “India of the Ages: The Mother of Language, Culture and Civilization”
IIT Kharagpur Calendar 2024 - Holiday List
| Name of Holidays | Date(s) | Day(s) of the week | No. of Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | 26.01.2024 | Friday | 01 |
| Sri Panchami /Basant Panchami | 14.02.2024 | Wednesday | 01 |
| Holi / Dolyatra | 25.03.2024 | Monday | 01 |
| Good Friday | 29.03.2024 | Friday | 01 |
| Id-ul-Fitr** | 11.04.2024 | Thursday | 01 |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 21.04.2024 | Sunday | 01 |
| May Day* | 01.05.2024 | Wednesday | 01 |
| Buddha Purnima | 23.05.2024 | Thursday | 01 |
| Id-ul-Zuha (BakriId)** | 17.06.2024 | Monday | 01 |
| Muharram | 17.07.2024 | Wednesday | 01 |
| Independence Day | 15.08.2024 | Thursday | 01 |
| Prophet Mohammad' Birthday (Id-E-Milad) | 16.09.2024 | Monday | 01 |
| Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 02.10.2024 | Wednesday | 01 |
| Dussehra (Maha Saptami) | 10.10.2024 | Thursday | 01 |
| Dussehra (Maha Ashtami / Maha Navami) | 11.10.2024 | Friday | 01 |
| Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | 12.10.2024 | Saturday | 01 |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | 31.10.2024 | Thursday | 01 |
| Guru Nanak's Birthday | 15.11.2024 | Friday | 01 |
| Christmas Day | 25.12.2024 | Wednesday | 01 |
| Total | 19 | ||