Curated By: Sukanya Nandy
Last Updated: January 01, 2024, 16:57 IST
Students studying in UP schools will get 118 holidays this year (Image: PTI/File)
All government, council, government-aided secondary and basic schools of Agra district and all the board-recognized secondary and council schools will remain closed tomorrow
As the cold wave continues in North India, school-going children are facing problems. The District Magistrate of Agra has declared a holiday tomorrow, January 2 in all the schools of the district due to cold wave. District Magistrate Bhanu Chandra Goswami had also announced a holiday across schools in Agra for today, January 1, 2024. All government, council, government-aided secondary and basic schools of Agra district and all the board-recognized secondary and council schools will remain closed tomorrow.
Earlier, Goswami declared a holiday in all schools from December 29 to December 30. Whereas on December 31, schools were closed due to Sunday. Later, on the instructions of the District Magistrate, DIOS issued new orders and declared a holiday in schools till January 2. Students from nursery to class 12 will now have to go to school from January 3.
Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Director Dr Mahendra Dev has released the calendar for the UP academic session 2024-25. In 2024, schools in Uttar Pradesh will remain closed for more than 100 days. The academic calendar for 2024-25 has been released in Uttar Pradesh during the winter vacation 2023. According to this, schools will be open for 233 days in the year 2024. Students studying in UP schools will get 118 holidays. Check out the list here:
January 15 – Makar Sankranti
January 17 – Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
January 25 – Birthday of Mohammad Hazrat Ali
January 26 – Republic Day
February 14 – Basant Panchami
February 24 – Sant Ravidas Jayanti
March 8 – Mahashivratri
March 24 – Holika Dahan
March 25 – Holi
March 29 – Good Friday
April 1 – Easter Monday
April 11 – Eid-ul-Fitr
April 14 – Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti
April 17 – Ram Navami
April 21 – Mahavir Jayanti
May 21 to June 30 – Summer vacation (41 days)
July 17 – Moharram
August 15 – Independence Day
August 19 – Rakshabandhan
August 25 – Chehallum
August 26 – Janmashtami
September 16 – Eid-e-Milad/ Barawafat
September 17 – Vishwakarma Puja/ Anant Chaturdashi
October 2 – Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 12 – Dussehra Mahanavami/ Vijay Dashami
October 30 – Narak Chaturdashi
October 31 – Diwali
November 2 – Govardhan Puja
November 3 – Bhaiya Dooj/Chitragupta Jayanti
November 15 – Gurunanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima
November 24 – Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyr’s Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
Furthermore, this year, teachers will also be able to take leave on Karva Chauth and any two other festivals. However, they will have to take permission from the school principal.
