Have you ever wondered when you can take a break from school in India? Understanding the school holiday list can be really helpful. In India, just like anywhere else, schools have special days off.
Let’s take a look at the different holidays in Indian schools. Knowing these dates can help plan fun activities or simply enjoy a well-deserved break!
School Holiday List 2024 in India
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Mon | New Year's Day | AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY, RJ, SK, TG & TN |
| 2 January | Tue | New Year Holiday | MZ |
| 2 January | Tue | Mannam Jayanti | KL |
| 11 January | Thu | Missionary Day | MZ |
| 12 January | Fri | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | WB |
| 15 January | Mon | Magh Bihu | AS |
| 15 January | Mon | Makara Sankranti | GJ, KA, SK & TG |
| 15 January | Mon | Pongal | AP, AR, PY & TN |
| 16 January | Tue | Kanuma Panduga | AP |
| 16 January | Tue | Thiruvalluvar Day | TN |
| 17 January | Wed | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | CH, HR, JK, OR, PB & RJ |
| 17 January | Wed | Uzhavar Thirunal | PY & TN |
| 23 January | Tue | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | JH, OR, TR & WB |
| 23 January | Tue | Gaan-Ngai | MN |
| 25 January | Thu | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | UP |
| 25 January | Thu | State Day | HP |
| 26 January | Fri | Republic Day | National |
| 10 February | Sat | Losar | SK |
| 10 February | Sat | Sonam Losar | SK |
| 14 February | Wed | Vasant Panchami | HR, OR, TR & WB |
| 15 February | Thu | Lui-Ngai-Ni | MN |
| 19 February | Mon | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | MH |
| 20 February | Tue | State Day | AR & MZ |
| 24 February | Sat | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | HP, HR, MP & PB |
| 5 March | Tue | Panchayatiraj Divas | OR |
| 8 March | Fri | Maha Shivaratri | National except AN, AR, AS, BR, DL, GA, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, SK, TN & WB |
| 22 March | Fri | Bihar Day | BR |
| 23 March | Sat | S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Day | HR |
| 25 March | Mon | Holi | National except KA, KL, LD, MN, PY, TN & WB |
| 25 March | Mon | Doljatra | WB |
| 25 March | Mon | Yaosang | MN |
| 26 March | Tue | Yaosang 2nd Day | MN |
| 29 March | Fri | Good Friday | National except HR & JK |
| 30 March | Sat | Easter Saturday | NL |
| 31 March | Sun | Easter Sunday | KL & NL |
| 1 April | Mon | Odisha Day | OR |
| 5 April | Fri | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | AP & TG |
| 5 April | Fri | Jumat-ul-Wida | JK |
| 7 April | Sun | Shab-i-Qadr | JK |
| 9 April | Tue | Gudi Padwa | MH & MP |
| 9 April | Tue | Telugu New Year | TN |
| 9 April | Tue | Ugadi | AP, DD, DN, GA, GJ, JK, KA, RJ & TG |
| 10 April | Wed | Idul Fitr | National |
| 11 April | Thu | Idul Fitr Holiday | TG |
| 11 April | Thu | Sarhul | JH |
| 13 April | Sat | Bohag Bihu Holiday | AS |
| 13 April | Sat | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | OR |
| 13 April | Sat | Vaisakh | JK & PB |
| 14 April | Sun | Bengali New Year | TR & WB |
| 14 April | Sun | Bohag Bihu | AR & AS |
| 14 April | Sun | Cheiraoba | MN |
| 14 April | Sun | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | National except AN, AR, AS, CH, DN, DD, DL, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL & TR |
| 14 April | Sun | Tamil New Year | TN |
| 14 April | Sun | Vishu | KL |
| 15 April | Mon | Himachal Day | HP |
| 17 April | Wed | Ram Navami | National except AR, AS, GA, JH, KA, KL, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, TN, TR & WB |
| 21 April | Sun | Garia Puja | TR |
| 21 April | Sun | Mahavir Jayanti | CG, CH, DD, DL, DN, GJ, HR, JH, KA, LD, MH, MP, MZ, OR, PB, RJ, TN & UP |
| 1 May | Wed | Maharashtra Day | MH |
| 1 May | Wed | May Day | AS, BR, GA, KA, KL, MN, PY, TN, TR & WB |
| 8 May | Wed | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | TR & WB |
| 10 May | Fri | Basava Jayanti | KA |
| 10 May | Fri | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | GJ, HP, HR, MP, PB & RJ |
| 16 May | Thu | State Day | SK |
| 23 May | Thu | Buddha Purnima | AN, AR, AS, CG, CH, DL, HP, JH, JK, MH, MP, MZ, OR, TR, UK, UP & WB |
| 24 May | Fri | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | TR |
| 9 June | Sun | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | HP, HR & RJ |
| 10 June | Mon | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day | PB |
| 14 June | Fri | Pahili Raja | OR |
| 15 June | Sat | Raja Sankranti | OR |
| 15 June | Sat | YMA Day | MZ |
| 17 June | Mon | **Bakrid / Eid al Adha | National except AR, CH, DN, DD & SK |
| 18 June | Tue | **Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday | JK |
| 22 June | Sat | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | CG, HP, HR & PB |
| 30 June | Sun | Remna Ni | MZ |
| 5 July | Fri | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | JK |
| 6 July | Sat | MHIP Day | MZ |
| 7 July | Sun | Ratha Yathra | OR |
| 8 July | Mon | Behdeinkhlam Festival | ML |
| 13 July | Sat | Bhanu Jayanti | SK |
| 13 July | Sat | Martyrs' Day | JK |
| 17 July | Wed | Muharram | National except AR, AS, CH, DN, DD, GA, HR, KL, MN, ML, NL, PY, PB, SK, UK & WB |
| 17 July | Wed | U Tirot Sing Day | ML |
| 31 July | Wed | Bonalu | TG |
| 31 July | Wed | Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day | HR |
| 7 August | Wed | Haryali Teej | HR |
| 8 August | Thu | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | SK |
| 13 August | Tue | Patriots Day | MN |
| 15 August | Thu | Independence Day | National |
| 15 August | Thu | Parsi New Year | DD, DN, GJ & MH |
| 16 August | Fri | De Jure Transfer Day | PY |
| 19 August | Mon | Raksha Bandhan | CG, DD, GJ, HR, MP, RJ, UK & UP |
| 19 August | Mon | Jhulan Purnima | OR |
| 26 August | Mon | Janmashtami | National except AR, AS, GA, KA, KL, LD, MH, MZ, PY & WB |
| 5 September | Thu | Hartalika Teej | CG & SK |
| 5 September | Thu | Tithi of Srimanta Shankardev | AS |
| 7 September | Sat | Ganesh Chaturthi | AP, DD, DN, GA, GJ, KA, MH, PY, TG & TN |
| 8 September | Sun | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | GA |
| 8 September | Sun | Nuakhai | OR |
| 13 September | Fri | Ramdev Jayanti | RJ |
| 13 September | Fri | Teja Dashmi | RJ |
| 14 September | Sat | First Onam | KL |
| 15 September | Sun | Thiruvonam | KL |
| 16 September | Mon | **Eid e Milad | National except AN, AR, AS, BR, GA, HR, HP, ML, PB, SK & WB |
| 17 September | Tue | Indra Jatra | SK |
| 18 September | Wed | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | KL |
| 20 September | Fri | Friday Following Eid e Milad | JK |
| 21 September | Sat | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | KL |
| 23 September | Mon | Heroes' Martyrdom Day | HR |
| 2 October | Wed | Mahalaya Amavasye | KA, OR, TR & WB |
| 2 October | Wed | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 3 October | Thu | First Day of Bathukamma | TG |
| 3 October | Thu | Ghatasthapana | RJ |
| 3 October | Thu | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | HR |
| 10 October | Thu | Maha Saptami | ML, OR, SK, TR & WB |
| 11 October | Fri | Maha Ashtami | AP, AR, JH, ML, MN, OR, RJ, SK, TG, TR & WB |
| 12 October | Sat | Maha Navami | AS, BR, JH, KA, KL, ML, NL, OR, PY, SK, TN, TR, UP & WB |
| 13 October | Sun | Vijaya Dashami | National except CH, DN, MN & PY |
| 13 October | Sun | Janmostav of Srimanta Shankardev | AS |
| 17 October | Thu | Lakshmi Puja | OR, TR & WB |
| 17 October | Thu | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | HP, HR, KA, MP & PB |
| 17 October | Thu | Kati Bihu | AS |
| 31 October | Thu | Deepavali | AP, GA, KA, KL, PY, TG & TN |
| 31 October | Thu | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | GJ |
| 1 November | Fri | Diwali | National except AP, GA, KA, KL, PY, TN & TG |
| 1 November | Fri | Haryana Day | HR |
| 1 November | Fri | Kannada Rajyothsava | KA |
| 1 November | Fri | Kut | MN |
| 1 November | Fri | Puducherry Liberation Day | PY |
| 2 November | Sat | Deepavali Holiday | DD, HR, KA, RJ, UK & UP |
| 2 November | Sat | Vikram Samvat New Year | GJ |
| 3 November | Sun | Bhai Dooj | GJ, RJ, SK, UK & UP |
| 7 November | Thu | Chhath Puja | AS, BR, CG & JH |
| 15 November | Fri | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National except AP, BR, DN, DD, GA, KA, KL, MN, ML, OR, PY, SK, TN & TR |
| 15 November | Fri | Karthika Purnima | OR & TG |
| 18 November | Mon | Kanakadasa Jayanti | KA |
| 22 November | Fri | Lhabab Duchen | SK |
| 23 November | Sat | Seng Kut Snem | ML |
| 1 December | Sun | Indigenous Faith Day | AR |
| 3 December | Tue | Feast of St Francis Xavier | GA |
| 5 December | Thu | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | JK |
| 6 December | Fri | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Day | PB |
| 12 December | Thu | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | ML |
| 18 December | Wed | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | ML |
| 18 December | Wed | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | CG |
| 19 December | Thu | Liberation Day | DD & GA |
| 24 December | Tue | Christmas Holiday | ML & MZ |
| 25 December | Wed | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 December | Thu | Christmas Holiday | ML & TG |
| 26 December | Thu | Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | HR |
| 30 December | Mon | Tamu Losar | SK |
| 30 December | Mon | U Kiang Nangbah | ML |
| 31 December | Tue | New Year's Eve | MN & MZ |
Please Note: The (**) asterisk marked dates are subject to change based on regional or institutional considerations. These dates are indicative and might be updated in the future.
Knowing when the school doors will be closed for the holidays is quite exciting, right? We’ve covered all the holidays in Indian schools. It’s great to know when we can have a break, spend time with family, or go on adventures. With this information, you can make plans, enjoy the holidays, and come back to school feeling refreshed and ready to learn more.
FAQs on Indian School Holiday 2024
1. Is tomorrow a holiday for schools?
– In the above-given holiday table, we have provided information about school holidays for the year 2024. To find out if tomorrow is a holiday for schools, please refer to the table above.
Keep in mind that school holiday schedules can vary by region, and it’s always a good idea to verify with your local school district’s official website or contact the school directly for the most accurate and up-to-date information.
2. Is today a holiday in India for schools?
Delightfully, you can find the answer to your query in the holiday table provided above for the year 2024. Take a peek at the table, and you’ll discover whether today is a joyous holiday for schools in India.
For the most precise and current details, we suggest reaching out to your local school or checking the official school district’s website. Remember, while the table offers a helpful overview, the freshest information can be sourced directly from the diligent folks managing education in your area. Happy exploring!