New school timings in Punjab from tomorrow

Starting November 4, school timings in Punjab will be from 9 am to 3 pm for primary schools and 9 am to 3:20 pm for middle and senior secondary schools. The change in timings was announced today for 19,000 schools across the state, including government, private, aided and recognised schools due to change in weather with the Department of Education officially issuing orders to this effect.

Every year in Punjab, school timings are adjusted three times throughout the academic session. From April 1 to September 30, schools operate from 8 am to 2 pm. From October 1 to October 31, primary schools run from 8. 30 am to 2.30 pm, while middle to senior secondary schools operate from 8.30 am to 2.50 pm. Starting from November 1 to February 28, the timings for primary schools are from 9 am to 3 pm, and for middle to senior secondary schools, from 9 am to 3.20 pm.

This time as well, the orders for change of timings was from November 1, but since the first day of school in November will be from Monday, due to Diwali weekend, the changed timings will come into effect from November 4 (Monday).