School Holiday 2025: State-wise list of schools closure on account of Navaratri, Durga Puja

The celebration of Navaratri, Durga Puja has begun, and schools in the eastern India- West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Bihar have declared holidays for schools, colleges.

The festive season has arrived and in order to rejoice schools will remain closed state-wise for students. The celebration of Navaratri, Durga Puja has already begun, and schools in the eastern region of India- West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Bihar have declared holidays for educational institutions- schools, colleges. West Bengal government has already declared school holiday on the occasion of Durga Puja. School holiday in West Bengal began from September 24.

Schools closure list state-wise due to Navaratri, Durga Puja

West Bengal: West Bengal's Durga Puja school holidays began on September 24. The West Bengal schools will remain closed until Monday, October 6. School holidays differ, though, from the government institutions to private ones.

Bihar: In Bihar, the schools will remain shut from September 27 on the festival of Navaratri and Durga Puja. The schools remain shut from September 27 to October 2, but in some districts of Bihar, the schools will remain closed up to October 5.

Odisha: The Odisha schools will be closed from September 29 (Maha Saptami). The schools will remain shut up to October 2 (Vijaya Dashami / Dussehra).

Assam: The Navaratri and Durga Puja school holidays in Assam are on September 29 and 30, 2025. The schools will also be closed on Dussehra and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.

Jharkhand: The schools of Dhanbad will remain closed from September 27 to October 5. The government schools have declared four days off; the schools will remain closed from September 29 to October 2,

Whereas CISCE schools will have a holiday from September 27 to October 2.

Dussehra School Holiday

The schools across India will remain shut on October 2 in order to celebrate Dussehra. Also October 2 (Gandhi Jayanti) is a national holiday in India to mark the birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.