The Directorate of Education (DoE), Delhi, has officially announced the academic calendar for the 2025–26 school year, marking key dates for holidays and institutional activities across government and government-aided schools in the capital. Among the most anticipated updates is the confirmation that summer vacations will begin on May 11, 2025, offering students a 51-day break that stretches until June 30, 2025.
The annual calendar not only maps out holidays but also lays down detailed operational guidelines for schools. With the national capital often experiencing extreme summer temperatures, the extended summer break is expected to offer students a window to rest, travel, and engage in extracurricular learning.
Holiday Schedule Highlights
- Summer Vacation: May 11 (Sunday) – June 30 (Monday), 2025
- Note: Teachers are required to report back from June 28–30 for planning and academic readiness.
- Autumn Break: September 29 (Monday) – October 1 (Wednesday), 2025
- Winter Break: January 1 (Thursday) – January 15 (Thursday), 2026
Academic Calendar Brings New Directives
Apart from the break schedule, the DoE has rolled out a comprehensive list of school-level mandates to improve academic planning and student engagement. Schools have been instructed to organize monthly in-house meetings for nursery and primary assistant teachers to ensure alignment on curriculum and teaching methods.
Further, all institutions are expected to adopt the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) system for library and research efficiency wherever applicable. A subject-wise timetable has been made compulsory for every class, aiming for greater consistency in lesson delivery.
Monthly assessments will now become a standard practice, with all student evaluations to be conducted during the final week of each month and updated on the CPT module by the end of that month. The push for creative learning continues as well—art integration is now a mandatory element of regular teaching, with data on its implementation to be monitored by the respective Heads of Schools (HoS).
In early-grade classrooms, especially Pre-Primary and Primary sections, classroom games are being encouraged as a core part of daily routines to enhance student participation and learning through play.
