School Holidays in India vary per state. The overview below shows the most important school vacations and public holidays. The start of the school year varies and can start anywhere between April (north) and June (south). This overview shows the larger school vacations across India in 2022.
Please be aware that schools in India are often not obliged to follow any school holiday schedule set by the central government. School holidays are set by local or regional authorities. Check directly with a school for the official overview. In this overview we show the overall vacation trend in a country populated by 1.35 billion people.
India is a very diverse country with different religious holidays in many parts of the country. In the overview below we attempt to show all these regional and local school holidays. Due to the complexity and diversity of India, we cannot guarantee that our overview is complete or correct. If you have any information that can supplement this overview, please let us know.
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General School Holiday Schedule India
| School Schedule | Date | Remarks |
| Start of School | April to June | Start of School Year different per region |
| Christmas Break | End of December to early January | Dates very per region / state |
| Summer break | May to June | Depends on state |
Please note that international schools follow the international an international schedule where the school starts in September and ends in July. This schedule includes a winter or Christmas break at the end of the calendar year. The overview below is sorted and grouped based on the school holiday. Our overview includes Dasara Holidays, Durga Puja, Pongal and many school vacations across the country.
India Public Holidays 2022
For every single state of India we gathered information on 2022 bank holidays. This overview shows all major religious and state holidays. It is possible that this overview is not complete and could lack major local public holidays.
Holiday | Country | States | Date | Remarks |
New Year’s Day | India | All | 01/01/2022 | |
Mannam Jayanthi | India | Kerala | 02/01/2022 | |
Bhogi | India | Andra Pradesh, Telangana | 13/01/2022 | Likely date |
Makar Sankranti | India | Gujarat, Karnataka | 14/01/2022 | |
Thiruvalluvar Day | India | Tamil Nadu | 15/01/2022 | Likely date |
Thaipusam | India | Tamil Nadu | 18/01/2022 | Likely date |
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | India | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal | 23/01/2022 | |
Republic Day | India | All | 26/01/2022 | |
Basant Panchami | India | Tripura | 05/02/2022 | Likely date |
Maha Shivratri | India | Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra | 01/03/2022 | Likely date |
Yaosang | India | Manipur | 18/03/2022 | Likely date |
Holi | India | Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Holi | 18/03/2022 | Likely date |
Bihar Day | India | Bihar | 22/03/2022 | |
Odisha Day | India | Odisha | 01/04/2022 | |
Ugadi | India | Karnataka | 02/04/2022 | Likely date |
Cheti Chand | India | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan | 02/04/2022 | Likely date |
Gudi Padwa | India | Maharashtra | 02/04/2022 | Likely date |
Birthday of Shri Guru Nabha Das ji | India | Punjab | 08/04/2022 | Likely date |
Rama Navami | India | All | 10/04/2022 | Likely date |
Pana Sankranti | India | Odisha | 14/04/2022 | Likely date |
Bohag Bihu | India | Assam | 14/04/2022 | Likely date |
Pongal | India | Multiple southern Indian states | 14/04/2022 | Likely date |
Puthandu | India | Tamil Nadu | 14/04/2022 | Likely date |
Ambedkar Jayanti | India | All | 14/04/2022 | |
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak | India | Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal | 14/04/2022 | Likely date |
Good Friday | India | All | 15/04/2022 | |
Vishu | India | Kerala | 15/04/2022 | Likely date |
Labor Day | India | All | 01/05/2022 | |
Maharashtra Day | India | Maharashtra | 01/05/2022 | |
Lord Parshuram Jayanti | India | Gujarat | 02/05/2022 | |
Eid al-Fitr | India | All | 02/05/2022 | Likely date |
Vesak | India | Maharashtra, West Bengal | 16/05/2022 | Likely date |
Annexation Day | India | Sikkim | 16/05/2022 | Likely date |
Nazrul Jayanti | India | Tripura | 24/05/2022 | Likely date |
Kabir Jayanti | India | Punjab | 14/06/2022 | Likely date |
Raja | India | Odisha | 14/06/2022 | Likely date |
Ratha Yatra | India | Odisha | 01/07/2022 | Likely date |
Eid al-Adha | India | All | 09/07/2022 | Likely date |
Bonalu | India | Telangana | 25/07/2022 | Likely date |
Ashura | India | Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu | 07/08/2022 | Likely date |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | India | Madhya Pradesh | 09/08/2022 | |
Raksha Bandhan | India | Gujarat | 11/08/2022 | Likely date |
India Independence Day | India | All | 15/08/2022 | |
Parsi New Year’s Day | India | Gujarat | 16/08/2022 | Likely date |
Krishna Janmashtami | India | Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala | 19/08/2022 | Likely date |
Ganesh Chaturthi | India | Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra | 31/08/2022 | Likely date |
Samvatsari | India | Gujarat | 01/09/2022 | |
Nuakhai | India | Odisha | 01/09/2022 | Likely date |
Onam | India | Kerala | 07/09/2022 | Likely date |
Saragarhi Diwas | India | Punjab | 12/09/2022 | Likely date |
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | India | Kerala | 21/09/2022 | Likely date |
Bathukamma | India | Telangana | 25/09/2022 | Likely date |
Gandhi Jayanti | India | All | 02/10/2022 | |
Maha Navami | India | Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal | 04/10/2022 | |
Vijayadashami | India | Telangana | 05/10/2022 | Likely date |
Dussehra | India | All | 05/10/2022 | Likely date |
Prophet’s Birthday | India | All | 07/10/2022 | Likely date |
Pargat Diwas | India | Karnataka | 09/10/2022 | Likely date |
Diwali | India | All | 24/10/2022 | Likely date |
Bhai Dooj | India | Maharashtra | 25/10/2022 | Likely date |
National Unity Day | India | All | 31/10/2022 | |
Haryana Foundation Day | India | Haryana | 01/11/2022 | |
Karnataka Rajyotsava | India | Karnataka | 01/11/2022 | |
Laxmi Pooja | India | Maharashtra | 04/11/2022 | Likely date |
Guru Nanak Gurpurab | India | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Delhi | 08/11/2022 | Likely date |
Kanakadasa Jayanthi | India | Karnataka | 01/11/2022 | Likely date |
Dr. B R. Ambedkar’s Nirwan Diwas | India | Uttar Pradesh | 06/12/2022 | Likely date |
Christmas | India | All | 25/12/2022 |
Holi 2022 date is 18/03/22
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Holi 2022 date is 18/03/22