Odisha Government Secondary School Holiday Calendar 2026 | Complete List of Holidays & Vacations
Academic Calendar 2026
School Year: April 2026 - March 2027
Holiday
Exam
Vacation
Observance
Sunday
April 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Good Friday
16
Easter Saturday
17
Easter Sunday
18
Easter Monday
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
May 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
Buddha Purnima
5
6
Summer Vacation
7
Summer Vacation
8
Summer Vacation
9
Summer Vacation
10
Summer Vacation
11
Summer Vacation
12
Summer Vacation
13
Summer Vacation
14
Summer Vacation
15
Summer Vacation
16
Summer Vacation
17
Summer Vacation
18
Summer Vacation
19
Summer Vacation
20
Summer Vacation
21
Summer Vacation
22
Summer Vacation
23
Summer Vacation
24
Summer Vacation
25
Summer Vacation
26
Summer Vacation
27
Summer Vacation
28
Summer Vacation
29
Summer Vacation
30
Summer Vacation
31
Summer Vacation
June 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Summer Vacation
2
Summer Vacation
3
Summer Vacation
4
Summer Vacation
5
Summer Vacation
6
Summer Vacation
7
Summer Vacation
8
Summer Vacation
9
Summer Vacation
10
Summer Vacation
11
Summer Vacation
12
Summer Vacation
13
Summer Vacation
14
Summer Vacation
15
Summer Vacation
16
Summer Vacation
17
Summer Vacation
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Maharam
27
28
29
30
July 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
Unit Test 1
7
Unit Test 1
8
Unit Test 1
9
Unit Test 1
10
Unit Test 1
11
12
13
14
15
Ratha Yatra
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Bahuda Yatra
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
August 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Independence Day
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Birthday of Prophet Mohammad
27
Rakshya Bandhan
28
29
30
31
September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
Janmashtami
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Ganesh Puja
15
Nuakhai
16
Day Following Nuakhai
17
18
19
20
21
Half-Yearly Exam
22
Half-Yearly Exam
23
Half-Yearly Exam
24
Half-Yearly Exam
25
Half-Yearly Exam
26
Half-Yearly Exam
27
28
Half-Yearly Exam
29
Half-Yearly Exam
30
Half-Yearly Exam
October 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
Gandhi Jayanti
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Mahalaya
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Puja Vacation
18
Puja Vacation
19
Puja Vacation
20
Puja Vacation
21
Puja Vacation
22
Puja Vacation
23
Puja Vacation
24
Puja Vacation
25
Puja Vacation
26
Puja Vacation
27
28
29
30
31
November 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Unit Test 2
17
Unit Test 2
18
Unit Test 2
19
Unit Test 2
20
Unit Test 2
21
22
23
24
Rahas Purnima
25
26
27
28
29
30
December 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Prathamastami
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Winter Vacation
24
Winter Vacation
25
Christmas
26
Winter Vacation
27
Winter Vacation
28
Winter Vacation
29
Winter Vacation
30
Winter Vacation
31
Winter Vacation
January 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Winter Vacation
2
Winter Vacation
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Makar Sankranti
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh
25
Republic Day
26
Day Following Republic Day
27
28
29
30
31
February 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Saraswati Puja
15
Shivratri
16
17
18
19
Annual Exam
20
Annual Exam
21
Annual Exam
22
Annual Exam
23
Annual Exam
24
Annual Exam
25
Annual Exam
26
Annual Exam
27
Annual Exam
28
Annual Exam
March 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Annual Exam
2
Annual Exam
3
Annual Exam
4
Annual Exam
5
Annual Exam
6
Annual Exam
7
Annual Exam
8
9
10
11
Holi
12
Day Following Holi
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Dola Yatra
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Important Information
- Academic Session: April 2026 - March 2027
- Total School Days: 220 working days
- Summer Vacation: May 6 - June 17, 2026 (43 days)
- Puja Vacation: October 17 - 26, 2026 (10 days)
- Winter Vacation: December 23 - January 2, 2027 (11 days)
- Local Holidays: 2 additional days as per state government notification
- All Sundays are observed as weekly holidays
- Second Saturday of each month is a holiday
- Examination schedules may be subject to change based on academic requirements
- Parents will be notified of any changes through the school communication system