List of Gazetted and Restricted holidays to be observed in Delhi Centre of the Institute during the Calender Year 2026.
| No. | Holiday | Date | Day of week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic Day | 26 January | Monday |
| 2 | Holi | 04 March | Wednesday |
| 3 | Id-ul-Fitr | 21 March | Saturday |
| 4 | Ram Navami | 26 March | Thursday |
| 5 | Mahavir Jayanti | 31 March | Tuesday |
| 6 | Good Friday | 03 April | Friday |
| 7 | Buddha Purnima | 01 May | Friday |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 27 May | Wednesday |
| 9 | Muharram | 26 June | Friday |
| 10 | Independence Day | 15 August | Saturday |
| 11 | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | 26 August | Wednesday |
| 12 | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) | 04 September | Friday |
| 13 | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 02 October | Friday |
| 14 | Dussehra | 20 October | Tuesday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 08 November | Sunday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | 24 November | Tuesday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25 December | Friday |
| No. | Holiday | Date | Day of week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year's Day | 01 January | Thursday |
| 2 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | 03 January | Saturday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti | 14 January | Wednesday |
| 4 | Magha Bihu/Pongal | 14 January | Wednesday |
| 5 | Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami | 23 January | Friday |
| 6 | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | 01 February | Sunday |
| 7 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 12 February | Thursday |
| 8 | Maha Shivaratri | 15 February | Sunday |
| 9 | Shivaji Jayanti | 19 February | Thursday |
| 10 | Holika Dahan | 03 March | Tuesday |
| 11 | Dolyatra | 03 March | Tuesday |
| 12 | Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand | 19 March | Thursday |
| 13 | Jamat Ul-Vida | 20 March | Friday |
| 14 | Easter Sunday | 05 April | Sunday |
| 15 | Vaisakhi/Vishu/Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) | 14 April | Tuesday |
| 16 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15 April | Wednesday |
| 17 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 09 May | Saturday |
| 18 | Rath Yatra | 16 July | Thursday |
| 19 | Parsi New Year's Day/ Nauraj | 15 August | Saturday |
| 20 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 26 August | Wednesday |
| 21 | Raksha Bandhan | 28 August | Friday |
| 22 | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | 14 September | Monday |
| 23 | Dussehra (Saptami) | 18 October | Sunday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 19 October | Monday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 20 October | Tuesday |
| 26 | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | 26 October | Monday |
| 27 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 29 October | Thursday |
| 28 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 08 November | Sunday |
| 29 | Govardhan Puja | 09 November | Monday |
| 30 | Bhai Duj | 11 November | Wednesday |
| 31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | 15 November | Sunday |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | 24 November | Tuesday |
| 33 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | 23 December | Wednesday |
| 34 | Christmas Eve | 24 December | Thursday |
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