Academic Calendar 2026

January to June 2026 (UG)

Schedule	Date (Semester II, IV, VI, VIII & X)
Commencement of Semester*	Friday, 02 January
Declaration of Monthly Attendance	10th day of the following month
Dates of Continuous Evaluation Submissions/Presentations/Tests	To be notified by Faculty Class Coordinators
Publication of Pre-End Semester Marks	Monday, 20 April
Last Teaching Day	Friday, 17 April
Declaration of Final Attendance	Saturday, 18 April
End-Term Examination	Wednesday, 22 April – Sunday, 03 May
Commencement of Summer Vacation/Internship Break	Monday, 04 May
Declaration of Results	Friday, 12 June
Re-opening for the next Semester	Wednesday, 01 July

*Commencement of Remedial Classes from Friday, 2nd January
*Commencement of Regular Classes from Monday, 12th January
17th January, 7th February, 7th March and 4th April Saturdays will be teaching days

January to June 2026 (PG)

Schedule	Date (Semester II)
Commencement of Classes	Monday, 12th January 2026
Declaration of Monthly Attendance	10th day of the following Month
Presentations of Desertation Synopsis (Before the Respective Supervisor)	Friday, 16th January, 2026
Revised Final Submission of Desertation Synopsis	Friday, 30th January 2026 (To CPGLS & Copy to respective Faculty-Supervisor)
Dates of Continuous Evaluation Submissions/Presentations/Test	To be notified by the CPGLS
Publication of Continuous Evaluation Marks	Wednesday, 15th April 2026
Last Teaching Day	Friday, 17th April 2026
Declaration of Final Attendance	Saturday, 18th April 2026
End-Term Examination	Wednesday, 22nd April 2026 - Sunday, 03rd May 2026
Pre-Submission Presentation of Dissertation with Plagiarism Report	Thursday, 14th May 2026
Final Submission of Dissertation	Friday, 29th May 2026
Dissertation Viva Voce	(Tentatively Tuesday, 02nd June 2026 - Saturday, 06th June 2026)
Declaration of Results	Friday, 12th June 2026
Commencement of Calsses of Semester-I	Wednesday, 01st July 2026

July to December 2026 (UG)

Schedule	Date (Semester I, III, V, VII, & IX)
Commencement of Classes	Wednesday, 01 July (Semester I, III, V, VII, & IX)
Internship for Clinical Paper – II (Moot Court, Advocacy Skills, and Internship)	Wednesday, 01 July to Friday 31st July (Semester IX)
Declaration of Monthly Attendance	10th day of the following month
Dates of Continuous Evaluation Submissions/Presentations/Tests	To be notified by Faculty Class Coordinators
Publication of Pre-End Semester Marks	Saturday, 17 October
Last Teaching Day	Friday, 16 October
Declaration of Final Attendance	Saturday, 17 October
End-Term Examination	Wednesday, 21 October - Sunday, 01 November
Commencement of Internship Break	Monday, 02 November
Declaration of Results	Friday, 11 December
Re-opening for the next Semester	Monday, 04 January 2027

Note:

The Academic Calendar is indicative and subject to change as approved by the competent authority time to time and notified by the Office of the Registrar: registrar@gnlu.ac.in. For any query, kindly contact the Office of the Head, Academic Affairs: ohaf@gnlu.ac.in

List of Public Holidays – 2026

PART-I: List of Holidays - 2026

Sr. No.	Day	Date	Festival
1.	Thursday	01 January	New Year Day
2.	Wednesday	14 January	Makar Sankranti
3.	Monday	26 January	Republic Day
4.	Wednesday	04 March	Holi 2nd Day - Dhuleti
5.	Thursday	19 March	Chetichand
6.	Saturday	21 March	Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra) (1st Shawaal)
7.	Thursday	26 March	Shree Ram Navmi
8.	Tuesday	31 March	Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
9.	Friday	03 April	Good Friday
10.	Tuesday	14 April	Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Birthday
11.	Wednesday	27 May	Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakri-Eid)
12.	Friday	26 June	Muharram (Ashoora)
13.	Saturday	15 August	Independence Day / Parsi New Year Day- Pateti (Parsi Shahenshahi)
14.	Wednesday	26 August	Eid-e-Meelad unnabi -( Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (bara vafat)
15.	Friday	28 August	Raksha Bandhan
16.	Friday	04 September	Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)
17.	Monday	14 September	Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva Sud-4)
18.	Tuesday	15 September	Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
19.	Friday	02 October	Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
20.	Tuesday	20 October	Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)
21.	Tuesday	10 November	Vikram Samvant New Year Day
22.	Wednesday	11 November	Bhai Bij
23.	Tuesday	24 November	Guru Nanak's Birthday
24.	Friday	25 December	Christmas

Note:

* Any other holiday declared by the Government of Gujarat/Central Government/Director
17th January, 7th February, 7th March and 4th April Saturdays will be teaching days
Weekly holidays: Sundays, 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturdays

Holidays falling on 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturdays and Sundays

Sr. No.	Day	Date	Festival
1.	Sunday	15 February	Maha Shivratri (Maha vad-13)
2.	Sunday	19 April	Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti
3.	Saturday	31 October	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday
4.	Sunday	08 November	Diwali

PART- II: List of Restricted Holidays/Optional Holidays – 2026

Sr. No.	Day	Date	Festival
1.	Thursday	15 January	Vassi Uttarayan (Next Day to Makar Sankranti)
2.	Saturday	31 January	Vishvakarma Jayanti (Maha Sud-13)
3.	Wednesday	04 February	Shab-e-Barat / Birthday of Dhani Matang Dev
4.	Tuesday	03 March	Holi
5.	Wednesday	11 March	Shahadat-e-Hazarat Ali
6.	Thursday	19 March	Gudi Padvo (Chaitra Sud-1)
7.	Saturday	21 March	Jamshedi Navroz ( Parsi Shahenshahi & Parsi Kadmi)
8.	Wednesday	01 April	Hatkeshvar Jayanti
9.	Thursday	02 April	Pesah (1st Day) (Yahudi) / Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Sud-15)
10.	Monday	13 April	Maha Prabhuji’s Praktyotsava (Vallabhacharya Jayanti)
11.	Tuesday	21 April	Shree Adhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Jayanti (Vaishakh Sud-5)
12.	Wednesday	22 April	Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Kadami)
13.	Friday	01 May	Budhha Purnima (Vaishakh Sud-15)
14.	Friday	22 May	Shavuoth (Yahudi) / Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Shahenshahi)
15.	Thursday	18 June	Guru Arjundev’s Martyrdom day
16.	Thursday	25 June	9th Muharram
17.	Monday	13 July	Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III) (Parsi Kadmi)
18.	Wednesday	15 July	Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi kadmi
19.	Thursday	16 July	Rathayatra (Ashadhi bij) (Ashadh Sud-2) / Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadmi)
20.	Tuesday	21 July	Khordad Sal (Parsi Kadmi)
21.	Thursday	23 July	Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi)
22.	Wednesday	12 August	Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-IIT) (Parsi Shahenshahi) / Shahadat-e- Imam Hasan
23.	Friday	14 August	Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi Shahenshahi)
24.	Thursday	20 August	Khordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi)
25.	Wednesday	26 August	Onam
26.	Monday	31 August	Id-e-Maulud
27.	Saturday	05 September	Nand Utsav (Shravan Vad-9)
28.	Tuesday	08 September	Shravan Vad-12 (Paryusan 1stDay) (Chaturthi Paksha)
29.	Wednesday	09 September	Shravan Vad-13 (Paryusan 1t Day) (Panchami Paksha)
30.	Wednesday	16 September	Samvatsari (Panchami Paksha)
31.	Monday	21 September	Yom Kippur(Yahudi)
32.	Saturday	07 November	Dhan Terash ( Aaso Vad- 13)
33.	Tuesday	24 November	Dev-Diwali (Kartak Sud-15)

Notes:

University Employees may avail a maximum of any two of the holidays on the festival occasions mentioned above at their option, irrespective of their religious denomination. Permission for availing of these optional holidays should however be applied in advance and will be granted by the officer competent to grant casual leave with due regard to the exigencies of the University work. This leave of two days taken by the University employees at their discretion on the festival of their choice will not be debited to their casual leave account.