GSHSEB calendar 2026-27: first tests from 22 October, board exams from 25 February

The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board’s calendar for 2026-27 sets out every term, break and exam window for the year that began on 8 June. Here are the dates worth putting in the diary now.

Terms and vacations

• First semester: 8 June to 4 November 2026 (120 teaching days)
• Diwali break: 5 to 25 November 2026 (21 days)
• Second semester: 26 November 2026 to 2 May 2027 (124 teaching days)
• Summer vacation: 3 May to 6 June 2027 (35 days)

That adds up to 244 working days, with 20 public holidays, 4 local holidays and 80 holidays in total excluding Sundays.

Exam windows

• First tests, Classes 9 to 12: 22 October to 2 November 2026
• Preliminary exams, Classes 10 to 12: 18 to 28 January 2027
• Class 12 science practicals: 5 to 13 February 2027
• Board exams, Classes 10 and 12: 25 February to 17 March 2027
• Annual exams, Classes 9 to 11: 5 to 20 April 2027

With the first tests now six weeks away, this is the point at which Class 10 and 12 students should have the June-to-October syllabus mapped against the board’s blueprint.

Reported by DeshGujarat on 3 May 2026.