Karnataka School Holidays November 2025: Day Off for Students Amid Festival and Weather-Linked Breaks

Karnataka school holidays November 2025 update: November, the eleventh month of the year, brings with it several important festivals, community celebrations, and weather-related challenges across the state. While students gear up for mid-term exams, school projects, and co-curricular activities, the state's education calendar also brings several holidays in recognition of regional festivals and important events.

After an extended 11-day break in October (October 8-18) due to the Social and Educational Survey delay, students will now enjoy a few holidays in November 2025. These holidays, combined with weekends, offer ample opportunity for relaxation, family trips, and festive enjoyment.

However, the existing holidays combined with weekends will be enough for students to enjoy, take rest, go on a family/friends trip, or explore fun activities.

Karnataka School Holidays in November 2025:

Refer to the table below to check the Karnataka school holidays in the month of November 2025:
Date Day Holiday / Occasion Remarks
November 1 (Saturday) Kannada Rajyothsava State formation day
November 5 (Wednesday) Guru Nanak Jayanti Religious festival
November 8 (Saturday) Kanakadasa Jayanti Honours poet-saint

School Holiday on Account of Guru Nanak Jayanti

Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Gurpurab, is a festival celebrating the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Educational institutions in not Karnataka, but majority states like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, etc., remain closed on this day.

Schools Closed in View of Kanakadasa Jayanti

Kanakadasa Jayanti is an annual observation of the birth anniversary of Sri Kanaka Dasa, who was a 16th-century saint, poet, philosopher, and musician from Karnataka. Schools and colleges in Karnataka remain closed on this day.

Kannada Rajyotsava is a state festival celebrated on November 1st to mark the formation of Karnataka state in 1956. It commemorates the day when all the Kannada-speaking regions of southern India were merged to form a single state, which was formerly called Mysore before its name was changed to Karnataka in 1973.

School holidays in Karnataka are influenced by local culture, traditions, education boards, and regional weather patterns. While the festival dates are fixed in the academic calendar, unforeseen events like heavy rainfall or natural disasters can cause sudden changes. This makes it important for parents and students to stay informed through official updates.