Upcoming School Holidays 2024: Your School Will Remain Close on These Days.

Even before the school term begins, children are mostly excited about the holidays. India is a secular country which means that there are just so many holidays that are observed, out of which some are public holidays. On these public days, schools and banks all over the country remain close. Other than the public holidays, schools offer summer and winter vacation to the students additionally. Check out the list of all important school holidays 2024 on which most schools will be closed.

Upcoming School Holidays in 2024

There are around forty public holidays observed in India and the schools generally remain close on all these holidays. However, some of these holidays will fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2024 and no compensatory holidays will be given for them. So let’s move on to see the upcoming school holidays in India in 2024. One thing to keep in mind is that some of these holidays might be observed in one state and not in other. There might be state-specific holidays as well that are not currently mentioned here and only the ones observed in most part of the country are discussed here.

Holidays in January

1 January (Monday)- New Year’s Day
14 January (Sunday)- Lohri
15 January (Monday)- Pongal/ Makar Sankranti
17 January (Wednesday) – Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
26 January (Friday)- Republic Day/

Holidays in February

14 February (Wednesday) – Vasant Panchami
19 February (Monday)- Shivaji Jayanti
24 February (Saturday) – Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Holidays in March

5 March 2024 (Tuesday) – Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
8 March 2024 (Friday) – Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri
25 March 2024 (Monday) – Holi
28 March 2024 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
29 March 2024 (Friday) – Good Friday
31 March 2024 (Sunday) – Easter

School Holidays in April

9 April 2024 (Tuesday) – Chaitra Sukhladi / Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
11 April 2024 (Thursday) – Eid-ul-Fitr (Tentative)
13 April 2024 (Saturday) – Vaisakhi
14 April 2024 (Sunday) – Ambedkar Jayanti
17 April 2024 (Wednesday) – Rama Navami
21 April 2024 (Sunday) – Mahavir Jayanti

Holidays in May

8 May 2024 (Wednesday) – Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
23 May 2024 (Thursday) – Buddha Purnima

Holidays in June

17 June 2024 (Monday) – Bakrid/ Eid al-Adha (Tentative)

Holidays in July

17 July 2024 (Wednesday) – Muharram/ Ashura (Tentative)

Holidays in August 2024

15 August 2024 (Thursday) – Independence Day/ Parsi New Year
19 August 2024 (Monday) – Raksha Bandhan/ Jhulan Purnima
26 August 2024 (Monday) – Janmashtam

School Holidays in September 2024

7 September 2024 (Saturday) – Ganesh Chaturthi
5 September 2024 (Thursday) – First Onam
15 September 2024 (Sunday) – Thiruvonam
16 September 2024 (Monday) – Eid-e-Milad

Holidays in October 2024

2 October 2024 (Wednesday) – Gandhi Jayanti, Mahalaya Amavasya
10 October 2024 (Thursday) – Maha Saptami
11 October 2024 (Friday) – Maha Ashtami
12 October 2024 (Saturday) – Maha Navami
13 October 2024 (Sunday) – Vijaya Dashami
17 October 2024 (Thursday) – Valmiki Jayanti, Lakshmi Puja (Bengali)
31 October 2024 (Thursday) – Diwali

Holidays in November 2024

1 November 2024 (Friday) – Diwali
3 November 2024 (Sunday) – Bhai Duj
7 November 2024 (Thursday) – Chhat Puja
15 November 2024 (Friday) – Guru Nanak Jayanti

Holidays in December 2024

6 December 2024 (Friday) – Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day
24 December 2024 (Sunday) – Christmas Eve
25 December 2024 (Monday) – Christmas
31 December 2024 (Sunday) – New Year’s Eve

Other School Holidays in 2024

Apart from the public holidays mentioned above, schools in India observe summer and winter vacations too. Normally, school summer vacations in India are observed in May/ June and winter holidays in December/ January.

Note: The tentative dates for certain religious holidays will be confirmed on the basis of moon-sighting.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will every school in India remain close on these holidays?

Depending on which Indian state you are in, these holidays might differ a little bit. For example, only schools in north India and that too selected states will remain close on Chhath Puja.

What will happen to the holidays that fall on Sunday?

Sadly, the holidays falling on Sundays will be compromised as Sunday is already a holiday in schools.

How would I know what holidays my school will grant?

Schools let you know their holiday schedule at the beginning of each term.

In this article, we have incorporated every major holiday on which most schools in the country will remain close. In case, any any holiday is missing or there is any other discrepancy, please let us know in the comment section.