Goa board colleges to start out 2026-27 educational yr for Courses VI to X, XII from April 1 | Goa Information – The Occasions of India

Panaji: The directorate of training launched the schedule for the brand new educational yr 2026-27, and the yr will start from April 1, 2026, for Courses VI to X and Class XII, as per the adjustments made final yr as a part of implementation of NEP for these lessons.The primary time period for 2026-27 will likely be from April 1 and after one month of education, college students will get a month’s summer season break from Could 1. Faculties will resume from June 6 and the primary time period will finish on Oct 10.The second time period will likely be from Oct 12 to March 24, 2027. College students get round per week’s relaxation earlier than the subsequent educational yr begins.For college students of decrease lessons, an extended break has been retained in view of the summer season.“For Courses I to IV and Class XI: As per the amended Rule 21 of Goa College Schooling Guidelines, 1986, the varsity will reopen on June 6 for the educational yr 2026-27. Phrases, holidays, and breaks will stay the identical as that for Courses VI to X and Class XII,” states the round.Earlier, Goa’s educational calendar started from June. However the state determined to start out the yr from April as officers stated that the added tutorial days are wanted to fulfill the requirement of NEP. As a part of NEP implementation in these lessons, 4 new college evaluation topics have been added, that are bodily training, artwork training, vocational training, and multidisciplinary topics.Whereas the Ganesh Chaturthi pageant break will likely be from Sep 14 to 19, the Diwali trip will likely be from Nov 2 to 21, and Christmas break from Dec 24 to Jan 2, 2027.State officers have stated that the rise in days in a tutorial yr is as is in drive for all different boards, and being carried out by these central and worldwide board colleges in Goa too. The officers have maintained that Goa colleges loved the longest summer season break and that lately might be higher utilised if added to the educational calendar.Final yr, dad and mom had opposed the transfer to start out colleges from April for these lessons, stating that the sooner schedule was higher fitted to Goa because the state experiences extremely popular summer season days in April. Nevertheless, govt directed that colleges finish early throughout April to maintain college students protected throughout elevated summer season warmth.The primary time period examination will likely be held in order to finish on Oct 10 and the second time period examination ideally by March 13, 2027, in order that the ultimate outcomes usually are not declared earlier than March 31, 2027, the round states.