Ghaziabad: For students who are serious about studies, this will be disappointing and frustrating news. Others will be delighted to get a bonus holiday – that, too, for a period of 11 days!
Educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district will remain closed from August 4 to 12 because of heavy movement of pilgrims during the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, officials said on Monday.
Not only will schools be shut for classes nursery to XII, even colleges, universities and other institutions have been ordered to remain closed.
Examinations will, however, be held as per schedule.
The District School Inspector stated in an official circular the month of Shravan began on July 30, and that the main festival of Shravan Shivratri will be celebrated in the district on August 11.
“A large number of pilgrims and devotees have begun travelling on various routes in the district. In continuation of the orders given by the District Magistrate, Ghaziabad, in view of the safety of the students, all the schools (from Nursery to Class 12) in the district (run by Basic Education Council, Secondary Education Council, CBSE, ICSE and other affiliated boards and run by Madrasa Board) will remain closed from August 4 to 12, 2026,” the circular stated.
“All colleges, universities and technical institutions (including government and private universities/private technical institutions) operating in the district will remain closed fromAugust 4 to 12, except if the examination schedule for any course/subject is announced earlier,” it added.
Schools in Muzaffarnagar and Meerut districts will also remain shut amid Kanwar Yatra.
