J&K School Holidays in November 2026: Check List of Festival Breaks and Holidays

J&K School Holidays in November 2026: The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) along with school education departments of Jammu & Kashmir has announced a holiday schedule for educational institutions of the Union Territory for the month of November 2026. The new calendar includes prominent breaks in addition to weekend holidays for facilitating celebration of upcoming events by students, teachers and school administrative staff. Notably, the Directorate of School Education Jammu has made an official announcement through Order No. 357-DSEJ for providing a holiday period of six consecutive days from 6th to 11th November, 2026 for Pooja and Diwali. 

This order is equally applicable to all Government and recognised private schools up to the Higher Secondary stage in the summer as well as winter zones of the Jammu Division giving time to their families to participate in the festival of lights. In addition to Diwali vacation, all schools of the entire UT will remain closed on November 24, 2026 due to public holiday on Guru Nanak Jayanti (Gurpurab). Besides the major holidays for festive occasions, other local holidays will also be there for some selected districts of the Jammu and Kashmir divisions in November 2026.

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J&K School Holiday Calendar: November 2026

J&K schools observe a 6-day Pooja break from November 6–11, along with Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib on November 10, Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 24, and regular Sunday offs.

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J&K School Holidays in November 2026: Key Festive Breaks & Long Weekends

• DSEJ Pooja & Diwali Vacation (Nov 6-11): To enable the students and staff enough time to reach home and observe the festive occasion of Pooja & Diwali, J&K has declared a continuous six days holiday period. From Friday, November 6 to Wednesday, November 11, 2026, this vacation will be for all government as well as recognized private schools up to the higher secondary level in both summer and winter zones of Jammu division.

• Urs of Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib (Nov 10): A region-specific holiday would be observed on Tuesday, November 10, in districts such as Kishtwar and Doda, allowing the locals to take part in the Urs without disturbing the school calendar at the Union Territory level.

• Guru Nanak Jayanti (Nov 24): The birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji will be observed as a holiday in all schools, colleges, and administrative offices across J&K on Tuesday, November 24, 2026.

Preparation Tips & Academic Guidelines

• Summer and Winter Zone Differences: It is important for parents to realize that although the Pooja vacations are uniformly provided to both Summer and Winter Zone of the Jammu Division, there could be some difference between the school calendar guidelines as well as the winter vacation timetable for Jammu and Kashmir Divisions because of weather differences due to altitude.

• Autonomous/Boarding Schools: There could be some variations by some autonomous/private/boarding/international schools in Srinagar/Jammu in their holiday schedule in case of weekend combinations but they will have to follow all other important public holidays including Diwali & Guru Nanak Jayanti.

• Cross-Check Information: Due to any unexpected changes in view of weather or administrative requirements, the information could be verified from respective school diaries or WhatsApp official messages or directly from DSEJ.

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