WBBSE Holiday List 2026 - Summary
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has released the Model Holiday List 2026 for all secondary schools in the state. The notice was issued on December 9, 2025, by the Deputy Secretary (Academic). This holiday list will be followed by all recognized Government, Government-sponsored, and Government-aided schools under WBBSE.
WBBSE School Holiday List 2026 PDF
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | English New Year |
| January 12 | Monday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
| January 22 | Thursday | Day before Saraswati Puja |
| January 23 | Friday | Saraswati Puja, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti (No classes) |
| January 26 | Monday | Republic Day (No classes) |
| February 4 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat |
| February 14 | Saturday | Birth Anniversary of Thakur Panchanan Barma |
| February 15 | Sunday | Shivaratri |
| March 3 | Tuesday | Dol Yatra |
| March 4 | Wednesday | Holi (Day after Dol Yatra) |
| March 17 | Tuesday | Birth Anniversary of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur |
| March 20 | Friday | Day before Eid-Ul-Fitr |
| March 21 | Saturday | Eid-Ul-Fitr |
| March 26 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
| March 31 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 14 | Tuesday | Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| April 15 | Wednesday | Bengali New Year |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day, Buddha Purnima, Birthday of Pt. Raghunath Murmu |
| May 9 | Saturday | Rabindra Jayanti |
| May 11 – May 16 | Mon – Sat | Summer Vacation (6 Days) |
| May 26 | Tuesday | Day before Eid-Uz-Zoha (Bakrid) |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Eid-Uz-Zoha (Bakrid) |
| June 26 | Friday | Muharram |
| July 16 | Thursday | Rathayatra |
| August 15 | Saturday | Independence Day (No classes) |
| August 26 | Wednesday | Fateha-Dwaz-Daham |
| August 28 | Friday | Rakhi Bandhan |
| September 4 | Friday | Janmashtami |
| September 17 | Thursday | Vishwakarma Puja |
| October 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| October 10 | Saturday | Mahalaya |
| October 15 – November 12 | Thu – Thu | Puja Vacation (25 Days, excluding Sundays) |
| November 15 | Sunday | Birsa Munda Jayanti & Chhat Puja |
| November 16 | Monday | Chhat Puja (Additional Day) |
| November 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak’s Birthday & Parshwanath’s Rathayatra |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas |