UP School Holiday October 2026: Check Complete Date-Wise Schedule Here

Uttar Pradesh School Holidays 2026: In Uttar Pradesh, October 2 and October 20 are among the major holidays listed in the 2026 calendar. The list of government holidays for the state of Uttar Pradesh in the Central Government includes Dussehra on October 20 as one of the gazetted holidays. The duration of Dussehra holiday for schools may vary depending on the state education department and school calendar.

There would be a number of holidays in the month of October 2026 at educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh including Basic Shiksha Parishad and UP Board secondary schools due to some important national holidays and festivals like Gandhi Jayanti, Maha Navami, Dussehra, and Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti. Central schools (like Kendriya Vidyalaya) and private institutions include an autumn break during Durga Puja and Dussehra while the state board schools will have the leave schedule based on the leave schedule prescribed by the UP Basic Shiksha Parishad and Secondary Education Board.

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UP School Holiday October 2026: Full List

Below is the full list of the holidays in Uttar Pradesh For students in the month of October:

Diwali School Holidays 2026: Important Update

Those who are planning Diwali vacation in October 2026 must know that the festival Diwali would not be celebrated in the month of October in 2026. The date of Diwali/Deepavali falls on November 8 in the year 2026 according to the calendar for 2026.

Therefore, schools providing the Diwali vacation would most probably provide it in the month of November, not October depending on the state and the school itself.

The majority of educational institutions in the state will declare a long 4-to-5-day vacation due to Diwali celebrations and suspend all academic activities including examinations and administration work. The private and central schools in Uttar Pradesh are expected to provide notifications concerning the vacation in accordance with the above-mentioned state policy.

UP School Holiday 2026: Upcoming Holiday List

All educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh, including those in UP Basic Shiksha Parishad and UPMSP for primary and secondary schools respectively, will have many official holidays in November 2026. Some important festivals celebrated in the month are Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja, and Guru Nanak Jayanti.

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