Gujarat Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Sector-10B, Near Old Secretariat, Gandhinagar, dated 30/10/2050, District Education Officer, All Gujarat State. Subject: – Matter of fixing Diwali vacation in schools for the academic year 2020-21. Reference: – With the approval of the Government obtained on the single file here, according to the above subject and reference, to state that school activity calendar is prepared every year by the Gujarat Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. The prescribed vacation dates are applicable to all secondary and higher secondary schools recognized by the Gujarat Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
[Latest Paripatra ] Diwali Vacation Date Paripatra 2020.
Due to the prevailing situation of Kovid-19 in the current year, the school activity calendar could not be fixed by the Gujarat Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education as no direct educational work could be started for the students in the schools. In the above circumstances, it is necessary for the vacation staff to clarify the duration of Diwali vacation. In this regard, as per every year, as per the approval of the Government received on the file regarding fixing the duration of Diwali vacation for the vacation staff in the schools, in the academic year 2020-201, the Diwali vacation in the schools should be 21 days from 29/10/2020 to 15/11/2020.
This will have to be implemented in all the secondary and higher secondary schools recognized by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. Separate instruction will be given from now on regarding the entrance examination to be taken in the schools. The above details are requested to be sent to all the secondary and higher secondary schools under your jurisdiction.