Overview
- Delhi keeps most of December academic for pre‑boards, with the Directorate of Education listing winter vacation for many government and government‑aided schools from January 1 to January 15, 2026.
- Uttar Pradesh has announced a 12‑day winter break from December 20 to December 31.
- PM SHRI schools are following a winter break from December 23 to January 1.
- Jammu and Kashmir’s winter‑zone schools remain shut from late November to late February, leaving all of December closed.
- States such as Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh generally close in the final 10 days of December, Madhya Pradesh districts begin breaks around December 23–24, and Goa observes local closures on December 3 and 19 with roughly a week of Christmas holidays.