Jharkhand schools shut till January 8 due to cold weather conditions
Vaishnavi Shukla | January 5, 2026 | 08:56 PM IST | 1 min read
Jharkhand Schools: All classes from pre-nursery to Class 12 will remain suspended for students during this period, as per the school education and literacy department's official notice.
The Jharkhand government has announced that schools in the state will remain closed due to severe cold and dense fog. The Jharkhand School Education and Literacy Department has announced that all government, government-aided, unaided (including minority) and private schools across the state will remain closed from January 6 to 8.
The directive applies to students from pre-nursery to Class 12, and no regular academic activities will be conducted during this period. However, the teachers and non-teaching staff in government schools should report to their respective institutions and carry out non-academic duties as assigned.
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Jharhand pre-board exams 2026 after assessing weather
About the Jharkhand pre-board exams 2026 planned during the school closure, the department said that school authorities can decide what to do after reviewing the weather situation. The decision to close schools was made after the Meteorological Centre in Ranchi predicted cold wave and “cold day” conditions in many parts of the state for the next two days.
The authorities have also requested parents avoid sending their children out of the house unnecessarily and to take all necessary precautions in view of the intense cold. Earlier, the district administrations of Ranchi and Jamshedpur had already ordered school closure till January 6 due to cold wave conditions.
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