UP Madhyamik Shiksha Holidays 2026
The 2026 holiday list of Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad / Directorate of Secondary Education, UP, taken from the organisation's own notification: 29 holidays.
- 29holidays in 2026
- 3fall on a weekly off day
- 2long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (5)
UP Madhyamik Shiksha Vacations 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December to 14 January 2026 | Wednesday to Wednesday | Winter vacation (probable) | Vacation | |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday हजरत अली का जन्म दिवस moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रान्ति |
Holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami बसन्त पंचमी |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day गणतंत्र दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti संत रविदास जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri महाशिवरात्रि |
Holiday | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday |
 Holika Dahan होलिका दहन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi होली |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ram Navami रामनवमी |
Holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday गुड फ्राइडे |
Holiday | |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday |
 Easter Monday ईस्टर-मंडे |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti डॉ० भीमराव अम्बेडकर जी का जन्म दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima बुध पूर्णिमा |
Holiday | |
| 21 May to 30 June 2026 | Thursday to Tuesday | Summer vacation | Vacation | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Chehlum चेहल्लुम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day स्वतंत्रता दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) ईद-ए-मिलाद/बारावफात moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan रक्षा बन्धन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami जन्माष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
 Vishwakarma Puja विश्वकर्मा पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti महात्मा गाँधी जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Maha Navami /  Dussehra दशहरा महानवमी/विजयदशमी |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) /  Diwali नरक चतुर्दशी/दीपावली |
Holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Govardhan Puja गोवर्द्धन पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj भैयादूज/चित्रगुप्त जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti /  Kartik Purnima /  Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day गुरू नानक जयन्ती/कार्तिक पूर्णिमा/गुरू तेग बहादुर शहीद दिवस |
Holiday |
Long weekends
- 1 to 14 January 2026 (14 days off: Thursday to Wednesday) for Winter vacation (probable), Hazrat Ali's Birthday, Makar Sankranti
- 21 May to 30 June 2026 (41 days off: Thursday to Tuesday) for Summer vacation
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Central government holidays for all of India and major festivals. For bank, state government and school holidays, open your state: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 | 2
Friday, 2 October Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's freedom struggle and the voice of truth and non-violence. |
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Sunday, 11 October Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri is the nine night autumn festival of the Goddess Durga, beginning with Ghatasthapana and leading up to Dussehra, with fasting, prayer, garba... |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
Saturday, 17 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
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| 19 | 20
Tuesday, 20 October Dussehra Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, celebrates the victory of good over evil, recalling Lord Rama's defeat of Ravana and Goddess Durga's triumph over Mahishasura. |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Sunday, 8 November Diwali Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrates the victory of light over darkness with Lakshmi Puja, rows of diyas, sweets and family gatherings on the new moon... |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
Sunday, 15 November Chhath Puja Chhath Puja is a four day festival of Bihar and eastern India in which devotees fast and offer arghya to the setting and rising Sun while standing in water. |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24
Tuesday, 24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak Jayanti, or Prakash Purab, celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, with prayers, nagar kirtans, langar and lit up gurdw... |
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| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti