In Punjab, schools will shut on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - this marks the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. Instead of classes, students stay home while offices close statewide to remember the ninth Sikh Guru’s sacrifice. From November 23 through 25, Sri Anandpur Sahib hosts big tribute events featuring culture shows, displays, and prayers. Alongside these, a unique assembly meeting of Punjab’s legislature happens on the 24th, yet only the next day counts as public leave. During those days, schools teach focused lessons highlighting the Guru’s journey and legacy.
On November 24, places like Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, or Uttarakhand mark Shaheedi Diwas as a public break from routine. Yet Punjab waits one extra day for its official pause - showing how local government choices shape remembrance differently there. Because of this delay, events in Punjab often stretch longer, blending several days of activities that feel close to home, tied strongly to what Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji gave up and why it still matters now.
Jalandhar’s renowned schools like Mayor World, Cambridge International school, St. Joseph’s Convent School will maintain a school holiday on 25th November to observe Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s 350th Balidaan Diwas.
In short, Punjab’s schools get a break on November 25 instead of the 24th. That shift lets students along with teachers join big cultural and faith-based gatherings happening statewide - backed by government backing.
