Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has announced its calendar for academic year 2009-10.

According to the calendar, schools will work for 250 days between 8 June 2009 and 13 June 2010. The month of July will have maximum 27 working days, August will have 22, September:24, October:11, November:21, December:25, January:24, February:22, March:23, April:24 and May:07.

Total 56 days are allotted for vacation and 20 days for public holidays.

21-day Diwali vacation will start on 15 October to end on 4 November. 35-day Summer vacation will start on 10 May to end on 13 June.

Four days are given to schools to decide holidays according to their adjustments.

First test will start on 10 September, second test on 27 January. Board exams of standard 10th and 12th will be starting on 4 March 2010. GUJCET is scheduled on 8 April 2010. Annual exams of 8th,9th and 11th will start on 12 April 2010.