West Bengal Board of Primary Education has revised the Holidays list for the Year 2024. Due to Upcoming Loksabha Elections, The Summer Vacation has been Extended for both Free Primary & Junior Basic Schools. A total of 12 Days are extended in the vacation,
Earlier the summer vacation for the Academic Year 2023-24 in West Bengal schools is to end on May 6. But as per Revised Vacation, the Holidays were extended till June 2, 2024. All Educational institutions in Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, and Jalpaiguri districts are scheduled to remain closed from April 16 to 20, 2024. Where as, in districts like Darjeeling, Kalimpong, North Dinajpur, and South Dinajpur, schools will observe closure from April 24 to 27, 2024. During these specified periods, all academic activities will be suspended.
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR FREE PRIMARY/JUNIOR BASIC SCHOOLS OF WEST BENGAL FOR THE YEAR 2024
| Occasion of Holiday | Date | Day | No. of Holiday | Remarks | |
| First Term: 1st January to 15th April, 2024 | |||||
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01/01/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday |
| 2 | Swami Vivekananda janmajayanti | 12/01/2024 | Friday | 1 | Holiday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti (Pous Parban) | 15/01/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday |
| 4 | Netaji janmajayanti | 23/01/2024 | Tuesday | 1 | Holiday (To be celebrated in School) |
| 5.** | Republic Day | 26/01/2024 | Friday | 1 | Holiday (Hoisting of National Flag in School) |
| 6 | Day before Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami) | 13/02/2024 | Tuesday | 1 | Holiday |
| 7 | Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami) and Thakur Panchanan Barma janmajayanti | 14/02/2024 | Wednesday | 1 | Holiday |
| 8 | international Mother Language Day | 21/02/2024 | Wednesday | — | To be celebrated in School |
| 9.* | Shab e-Barat | 26/02/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday |
| 10 | Shivaratri | 08/03/2024 | Friday | 1 | Holiday |
| 11 | Doljatra | 25/03/2024 & 26/03/2024 | Monday & Tuesday | 2 | Holidays |
| 12 | Good Friday | 29/03/2024 | Friday | 1 | Holiday |
| 13 | Shri Harichand Thakur janmajayanti | 06/04/2024 | Saturday | 1 | Holiday |
| 14.* | Eid al-Fitr | 10/04/2024 & 11/04/2024 | Wednesday & Thursday | 2 | Holidays |
| 15 | Chaitra Sankranti | 13/04/2024 | Saturday | 1 | Holiday |
| 16 | Poila Baisakh (Bangla Noboborsho 1431) and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar janmajayanti | 14/04/2024 | Sunday | — | — |
| Total Holidays | 16 Days | ||||
| N.B. – Guru Rabidas Janmajayanti on 24th February, Saturday, a holiday for the followers of Guru Rabidas only. **Easter Saturday on 30th March, Saturday, the holiday for Christians only. | |||||
| Second Term: 16th April to 7th August, 2024 | |||||
| 17 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21/04/2024 | Sunday | — | — |
| 18 | May Day | 01/05/2024 | Wednesday | 1 | Holiday |
| 19 | Rabindra Nath Tagore janmajayanti | 08/05/2024 | Wednesday | 1 | Holiday (To be celebrated in School) |
| 20 | Summer Vacation | 13/05/2024 to 03/06/2024 | Monday to Monday | 19 | Holidays (Excluding Sunday) |
| 21 | Buddha Purnima and Pandit Raghunath Murmu janmajayanti | 23/05/2024 | Thursday | — | Fall within Summer Vacation |
| 22 | Kazi Nazrul Islam janmajayanti | 26/05/2024 | Sunday | — | — |
| 23.* | Eid al-Adha {Bakr Eid) | 17/06/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday |
| 24 | Ratha Yatra | 07/07/2024 | Sunday | — | — |
| 25 | Muharram | 17/07/2024 | Wednesday | 1 | Holiday |
| 26 | Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy janmajayanti | 02/08/2024 | Friday | — | To be celebrated in School |
| Total Holidays | 23 Days | ||||
| N.B. – Hui Diwas on 30th June, Sunday, holiday for Adivasi (Santhal) community only. Poet Bhanubhakta Acharya janmajayanti on 13th July, Saturday, holiday for Darjeeling & Kalimpong Districts only. | |||||
West Bengal School Holidays 2024 Notices
| List of holidays for primary schools |
| List of holidays for secondary schools |
