Haryana declares holiday in schools on October 21 in view of HSSC Group D exam

All Haryana government and private schools will be closed on Saturday and schools may take classes on another gazetted holiday.

Haryana schools to remain closed on October 21 (Representational Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Vagisha Kaushik | October 19, 2023 | 01:41 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of School Education, has announced a holiday in all government and private schools of the state on October 21 as HSSC Group D exam is scheduled to be held on Saturday. The directorate said that schools may arrange classes on any other gazetted holiday, if required.

“It is hereby intimated that the government has decided that all the government and private schools to declare 21st October, 2023 as non-working day on account of written examination of CET Group D posts and staff not deputed for exam duty shall not be allowed to enter the premises keeping in view the sensitivity of the exam,” the directorate said in a direction to district education officers.

“There will be holiday in all the schools of Haryana on Saturday due to Group D examination of Haryana Staff Selection Commission. The Directorate of School Education has issued instructions in this regard,” the state public relations department said in a post on X.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the written examination for Haryana Staff Service Commission Central Eligibility Test (HSSC CET) Group-D posts in pen and paper mode. The exams will be held on October 21 and October 22 in two shifts. The morning shift will be held from 10 AM to 11.45 PM and evening shift will be conducted from 3 PM to 4.45 PM

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