The shift in school holidays at the end of the academic year from April to July to July will require a change in the rules for education Keral (KER).
According to Chapter 7 (1), all schools are closed on a summer holiday every year on the last working day in March and reopen the first working day in June.
Any shift in this schedule will have to inform the director for general education.
Permanent change can only be made by changing KER.
Rte rules
It is important that section 8 (4) (a). B) the rights of Keral to children on free and compulsory educational rules of 2011 say that the government should provide a minimum number of working days and lessons in the academic year, as stated in the RTE schedule by not exceeding 45 days.
However, the possibility that the government took any major decision last year in office is slim, they say the organization of teachers.
Education experts raised the question of why summer holidays could not take place in May-June, if not in April-May or even trimmed at 45 or even fewer days, as in many other countries if it is a loss of working days. For example, schools in Delhi follow the holiday plan in mid -May to June.
Kendriya vidyalayas
Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas in a state that initially followed the plan of May, followed at national level, also moved to April-May years ago. The parents of KV students in Palakkad approached the Human Rights Commission in Kerala, which tried to overpart the holidays when the summer in Kerala reached the summer and May in Kerala.
The government itself issued orders prohibiting classes during the peak of summer as a result of the directives of the State Commission for the protection of children’s rights, emphasized the organization of teachers.
The Minister of General Education V. Sivankutty did not get into how the academic calendar could end up against the background of public examinations and disclose the results, plus one higher secondary acceptance and entry tests such as Neet, Jee and Cuet held these months.
Undesirable monsoon
The India (CPI) All Keral School Teachers’ Union (Akstu) says that the discussion should be held on the Minister’s proposal because Kerala experienced the adverse effects of monsoon rains in the recent past. However, it should be ensured that the prospects of students who set out from the state after class XII are not affected. A re -evaluation of the public examination schedule would also be required.
The Association of Higher Secondary Teachers (AHSTA) with the support of an assisted secondary teacher says that rising summer temperatures and lack of water make impractical classes in schools during April May. Given that the proposed change in the schedule will also cause problems for students appearing for national entrance examinations and admission to institutions in other countries, discussions with teachers and experts should take place on this matter.
Published – 1 August 2025 20:05
