List of Public Holidays – 2017
| S.No. | Day | Date | Holiday |
| 1 | Sunday | 1-Jan-17 | New Year Day |
| 2 | Saturday | 14-Jan-17 | Pongal |
| 3 | Sunday | 15-Jan-17 | Thiruvallur Day |
| 4 | Monday | 16-Jan-17 | Uzhavar Thirunal |
| 5 | Thursday | 26-Jan-17 | Republic Day |
| 6 | Friday | 14-Apr-17 | Tamil New year |
| 7 | Monday | 1-May-17 | May Day |
| 8 | Monday | 14-Aug-17 | KrishnaJayanthi |
| 9 | Tuesday | 15-Aug-17 | Independence Day |
| 10 | Friday | 25-Aug-17 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 11 | Friday | 29-Sep-17 | Ayudha Puja |
| 12 | Saturday | 30-Sep-17 | Vijayadashmi |
| 13 | Monday | 2-Oct-17 | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 14 | Wednesday | 18-Oct-17 | Dewali |
| 15 | Monday | 25-Dec-17 | Christmas |
Fide Arbiter Seminar in Pune 28 Feb -02 March 2026 & Thoothukudi 07-09 March 2026 
Announcement : Medical Evaluation in Chennai on 27 & 28 February 2026. 
Final report of SNA Seminar & Exam in Ahmedabad on 02 & 03 January 2026 
Final report of SNA seminar & Exam in Bhopal on 10 & 11 January 2026 
FIDE Global Conference on Chess in Society and Education opens in KIIT University ,Bhubaneshwar from 14-16 January 2026