School Holiday: Schools will be closed for several days in November. Children eagerly await the school holidays. Schools were closed in many states on November 4th. Following this, Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary will be celebrated nationwide on November 5th. All schools and colleges will be closed on Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary. There will also be several other holidays in November. Let’s find out the latest updates on school holidays in November.
5 November School Holiday
Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary will be celebrated nationwide on November 5th. All schools and colleges will be closed on this occasion. Furthermore, November 9th, November 23rd, and November 30th are Sundays so that schools will be closed. Schools and colleges in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, have been ordered closed on this occasion.
It should be noted that on November 4th, the Meteorological Department declared an official holiday for schools in states like Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu due to rainfall.
Due to bad weather, schools were ordered closed in only a few states. Schools here were ordered closed due to Cyclone Montha.
List of Holidays in November 2025:
November 5 – Guru Nanak Jayanti
November 8 – Second Saturday
November 9 – Weekly Holiday
November 14 – Children’s Day
November 16 – Weekly Holiday
November 23 – Weekly Holiday
November 24 – Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day
November 30 – Weekly Holiday
Guru Nanak Jayanti – This festival is celebrated with great pomp and show in honour of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism.
Children’s Day – November 14th marks the birth anniversary of the country’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Children’s Day is celebrated because of his love for children. Special programs, sports, and cultural events are also organised in schools on this day.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day – Schools will be closed on November 24th. This day is celebrated to pay tribute to the ninth Guru of Sikhism. Schools and government offices remain closed on this day in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.
Jharkhand Foundation Day will be celebrated on November 15th, 2025. This day commemorates the formation of Jharkhand from Bihar in 2000. The birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda is also celebrated on this day.
