Ahmedabad: Primary schools across Gujarat will observe a 21-day Diwali vacation from Nov 5 to 25, according to a circular issued by the Directorate of Primary Education.Schools will reopen on Nov 26, when the second academic term begins.The circular has been sent to district education officers (DEOs), district primary education officers (DPEOs) and administrative officers across the state. It directs DEOs and DPEOs to coordinate vacation dates to maintain uniformity across primary and secondary schools.Officials have been asked to inform all govt and grant-in-aid teacher training institutes, pre-primary teacher training institutes, self-financed PTC colleges and schools under their jurisdiction about the schedule.First-year students at teacher training institutes will begin academic activities on Nov 19. The schedule will allow them to complete the prescribed number of working days under National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) norms.
