Summer Vacation At West Bengal Schools Rescheduled, Now Starting April 30 – News18

Last Updated:April 03, 2025, 16:14 IST

Nine districts wanted to change school timings due to extreme heat. Several districts wanted to conduct classes for primary school students in the morning session instead of the day session

Schools across West Bengal will commence summer vacation on April 30. Every year, summer vacation starts on May 9 and continues till May 20. “Since the heat is extremely high, there will be a vacation from April 30 so that students do not face any problems,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

Nine districts wanted to change school timings due to extreme heat. Several districts wanted to conduct classes for primary school students in the morning session instead of the day session. Nine districts including Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram, East Medinipur, West Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, and South 24 Parganas wrote to the Primary Education board requesting a proposal to conduct classes in the morning session instead of the day session for primary school students.

The summer vacation was scheduled to fall between May 12 and May 23. Heatwave warnings have already been issued in several districts. Teachers wer worried about how the situation will reach in May, with the intensity of the heatwave increasing from district to district. So, the vacation will bring some relief by taking place earlier.

This comes amid the Calcutta High Court’s verdict to cancel about 25,300 jobs in West Bengal on Thursday. All teaching and non-teaching staff who were appointed through the WBSSC 2016 stand cancelled. All the employees who had left their previous jobs and joined the new job can apply to return to their old jobs. The Supreme Court has ruled that they should be sent back to their previous jobs within the next three months.

A fresh recruitment process will have to be done. Age relaxation will be given to those who are eligible and the specially abled in the job application. Those who have worked so far and received a salary will not have to return it.

However, 425 people will remain in service. Of the total jobs cancelled, 18 are visually impaired.