Overview
- District authorities suspended in-person classes for students from kindergarten to Class 12 on January 5 and 6 across government, private, and non-government schools.
- The orders follow IMD Ranchi's special bulletin warning of severe cold and likely cold-wave conditions with dense fog under a Yellow Alert.
- Schools with scheduled examinations may conduct them at their own assessment, and sessions for Classes 10 and 12 may proceed at the discretion of school managements.
- Government schools, already on winter vacation until January 5, will reopen on January 6 for teachers to mark eVV attendance and complete non-academic administrative work.
- Officials confirmed closures in both Ranchi and Jamshedpur and advised continued monitoring of weather updates as low temperatures persist.