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Business days calculator: India
Count working days between two dates in India, or add business days to a date. Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and India public holidays are skipped, and you can include holidays for any of 35 states or regions.
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Working days in India, 2026 and 2027
| Month | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 20 |
| February | 20 | 20 |
| March | 22 | 22 |
| April | 20 | 21 |
| May | 21 | 21 |
| June | 22 | 22 |
| July | 23 | 22 |
| August | 21 | 22 |
| September | 22 | 22 |
| October | 21 | 21 |
| November | 21 | 22 |
| December | 22 | 23 |
| Total | 256 | 258 |
National public holidays only; weekends are Saturday and Sunday.
Public holidays in India, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday | Republic Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
Full lists with long weekends: India public holidays 2026 · India public holidays 2027
Public holidays by state / region (35)
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal
Holiday list for Excel and Google Sheets
Paste these dates into a column, name the range Holidays, then use=NETWORKDAYS(A2, B2, Holidays) to count working days or =WORKDAY(A2, 10, Holidays) to add them.
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Frequently asked questions
How many working days are there in India in 2026?
256 working days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and excluding national public holidays that fall on working days. State or regional holidays can reduce this further.
Which days are the weekend in India?
Saturday and Sunday. You can change the weekend days in the calculator options if your workplace differs.
Does this include state and regional holidays?
The tables on this page use national holidays. Choose one of the 35 states or regions in the calculator to include its local holidays.