Archive · 12 Sep 2025
Telangana Announces Dussehra Holidays for Schools, Junior Colleges
The Telangana government is giving schools and junior colleges a break for the Dussehra festival.
Schools will get about two weeks off, starting around September 21st.
Junior colleges will have a shorter break, starting September 28th.
Students are expected to finish some tests before the holidays and will have more exams shortly after they return.
This break allows students to celebrate the festival and then prepare for the upcoming exams.
The schools will be back on October 6.
Telangana schools to have 13-day Dussehra holiday starting September 21.
Junior colleges in Telangana to have 8-day Dussehra holiday starting September 28.
Schools must complete Formative Assessment-2 exams before the break.
Summative Assessment-1 exams for schools scheduled for late October.
Junior colleges' half-yearly exams are in mid-November.
- Who
- Telangana government and education officials
- What
- Announced Dussehra holiday schedule for schools and junior colleges.
- When
- Schools closed from September 21 to October 3 (possibly extended). Junior colleges closed from September 28 to October 5.
- Where
- Telangana
- Why
- To coincide with the Dussehra festival and allow for student breaks.
- Schools Holiday Dates
- September 21 to October 3 (potentially extended to Oct 5)
- Junior Colleges Holiday Dates
- September 28 to October 5
- Schools to Resume
- October 6 (pending potential extension)
- Junior Colleges to Resume
- October 6
- FA-2 Exams
- Must be completed before Dussehra holidays
- SA-1 Exams (Schools)
- October 24 to 31
- SA-1 Results (Schools)
- Expected by November 6, 2025
- Half-Yearly Exams (Junior Colleges)
- November 10 to 15