Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Maharashtra Announces School Holiday Schedule for 2025-26
The government in Maharashtra announced the school holiday schedule for the 2025-26 school year.
Students and teachers will have 129 days off.
Schools in most parts of the state will start on June 16, while those in Vidarbha will start on June 23.
There will be 236 school days and 53 Sundays off.
The education department created this schedule after talking with teachers.
This year has one more holiday than last year.
Some people wanted to change the start date of school, but teachers opposed the move.
Maharashtra government schools will have 129 off days in the 2025-26 academic year.
The new academic year begins on June 16 in most of Maharashtra and June 23 in Vidarbha.
The schedule includes 236 school session days and 53 Sundays.
The education department finalized the timetable after consulting teachers' associations.
The change provides one additional holiday compared to the previous year.
- Who
- Government schools in Maharashtra
- What
- Announced the holiday schedule for the 2025-26 academic year.
- When
- The 2025-26 academic year.
- Where
- Maharashtra
- Why
- To finalize the timetable after discussions with teachers' associations.
Teachers' Unions
Government
Alignment of Academic Calendar
Teachers' Unions
Opposed adopting CBSE calendar without considering Maharashtra's social, cultural and geographical factors.
Government
Government was considering reopening schools from April 1.
- Total Off Days
- 129
- Start Date (Rest of State)
- June 16, 2025
- Start Date (Vidarbha)
- June 23, 2025
- School Session Days
- 236
- Sundays
- 53
