Annual HR Planning Guide
Official Indian Public, Gazetted & Bank Holiday Calendar 2026
Plan your corporate work shifts, leave schedules, and statutory monthly payroll without surprises. Below is the complete schedule of national gazetted, commercial, and state holidays across India for 2026.
| Date (2026) | Day | Holiday Name | Category | Applicable Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2026 | Monday | Republic Day | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 15 February 2026 | Sunday | Maha Shivratri | Regional Public | Pan-India |
| 04 March 2026 | Wednesday | Holi (Dhuleti) | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 21 March 2026 | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid) | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 31 March 2026 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Restricted | Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra |
| 03 April 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 14 April 2026 | Tuesday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti | Public Holiday | Pan-India |
| 01 May 2026 | Friday | Gujarat Day / Maharashtra Day (May Day) | State Holiday | Gujarat, Maharashtra |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Bakrid / Id-ul-Adha | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 15 August 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 04 September 2026 | Friday | Janmashtami | Public Holiday | Gujarat, Pan-India |
| 02 October 2026 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 20 October 2026 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 08 November 2026 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 09 November 2026 | Monday | Vikram Samvat New Year (Bestu Varas) | State Holiday | Gujarat |
| 24 November 2026 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
| 25 December 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | National Gazetted | Pan-India |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything You Need to Know About Zero-Hardware Attendance
Clear, transparent answers on biometric accuracy, zero-hardware deployment, offline mode, and payroll automation.
Curiosity HUB is a pure cloud-native SaaS platform. Instead of requiring proprietary fingerprint scanners or expensive dedicated facial terminals (₹15,000–₹35,000 each), our AI recognition engine runs directly on standard hardware you already own—such as office laptop webcams, iPad/Android tablets mounted at entryways, or employee smartphones with GPS geofencing. All processing connects securely to our cloud console without special wiring or maintenance contracts.
Our engine delivers 99.8% verification precision with sub-250ms vector matching. It utilizes high-dimensional Euclidean embeddings (dlib ResNet 128-dimensional vectors) with in-memory RAM caching. Employees simply glance at the camera for less than half a second to verify clock-in or clock-out without bottlenecks at entrances.
No. Curiosity HUB incorporates multi-stage Anti-Spoofing and Liveness Verification. This includes 2D Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) spectral texture frequency analysis to detect printed paper or smartphone screens, specular reflection checking, and multi-frame temporal micro-motion tracking. Still photos, screen replays, and cutouts are instantly rejected.
Yes. Tablet and mobile kiosk modes feature local offline caching. Face verification and timestamp capture execute locally on the device even without active internet. When Wi-Fi or mobile connectivity is restored, all buffered attendance logs automatically synchronize to the central cloud server with tamper-proof timestamps.
We prioritize privacy by design. We do not store raw face photos on public servers. Instead, enrolled facial features are converted into irreversible, 128-dimensional mathematical vector arrays stored in encrypted databases partitioned by tenant ID. It is cryptographically impossible to reverse-engineer a face image from these vector embeddings.
Yes. Administrators can set up unlimited branch offices, warehouses, retail stores, and remote work zones within a single organization account. For roaming or remote employees, our mobile check-in portal enforces GPS geofencing with street-level accuracy, ensuring workers can only clock in within authorized geographic perimeters.
Our integrated Leave Management Software tracks Casual Leave (CL), Sick Leave (SL), Paid Leave (PL), and custom compensatory balances. Employees apply through a passwordless self-service portal, managers approve in 1 click, and public holiday calendars automatically calculate payable days and late-arrival grace periods.
Biometric clock-in timestamps, shift durations, half-day thresholds, and approved leaves flow directly into the Automated Payroll System without manual Excel export/import. The engine automatically computes payable workdays, overtime allowances, unpaid leave deductions, and Indian statutory requirements (PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS) with 1-click downloadable PDF payslips.
Any device with a standard camera and modern web browser is supported. This includes Apple iPads, Android tablets (Samsung, Lenovo, etc.), Windows or macOS laptops/desktops with USB webcams, employee Android/iOS phones, and even edge node hardware (like Raspberry Pi 4 with RTSP IP camera streams).
Migration takes under 10 minutes. You can bulk-import employee profiles from your existing HRMS or Excel roster. Employees then receive a self-enrollment link or QR code to upload 3 quick face verification photos (Front, Left, Right) from their smartphone. You can go live immediately without sending technicians or installing software drivers.
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