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GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
SCHOOL EDUCATION (PROG.II) DEPARTMENT
Memo.No. 5536/SE.Prog.II/A1/2020 Dated: 03-09-2021

Sub: School Education Department – Academic Calendar for Classes I to X for the
Academic Year 2021-22 – Reg.
Ref: From the Director, School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad, Lr.No.Rc.No.100/
Genl/2021, Dt. 26-08-2021.

***
The attention of the Director of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad in the reference
cited, she is informed that, the Academic Calendar for Classes I to X for the year 2021-22 as
approved by the Government is appended herewith as Annexure.
The Director of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad is requested to take necessary
action in the matter accordingly.

SANDEEP KUMAR SULTANIA

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The Director of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad (w.e).
Copy to: The Director, SCERT, Telangana, Hyderabad (w.e) SC/SF.
// FORWARDED BY ORDER //
SECTION OFFICER
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 ANNEXURE TO THE GOVT. MEMO.NO.5536/SE.PROG.II/A1/2021

DATED: 03-09-2021

ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2021-22

(For Classes I to X)
1. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
• Date of re-opening of schools in physical mode: 01-09-2021
• The last working day for the academic year 2021-22: 23-04-2022
• Total number of working days: 213 (47 virtual mode + 166 physical mode)
• Summer vacation : 24-04-2022 to 12-06-2022
• Syllabus distribution for A.Y. 2021-22: The syllabus for all the subjects for Class -X shall
be completed by 10-01-2022 and take revision classes and conduct Pre –Final Exams before
28-02-2022.
• Syllabus for classes I to IX shall be completed by 28-02-2022. The revision and remedial
teaching and preparation for SA-2 exam will be during the month of March, 2022.
2. EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Assessment Classes I to IX Class X
FA-1 05-10-2021 By 05-10-2021
SA-1 01-12-2021 to 08-12-2021 01-12-2021 to 08-12-2021
FA-2 28-02-2022 By 31-01-2022
* Pre-Final Exams: Before 28-02-2022
SA-2 07-04-2022 to 18-04-2022
* SSC Exams: March/April, 2022
Note: For Classes I to X - 2 Formative Assessment (F.A)s and 2 Summative Assessment (SA)s shall
be conducted.
3. SHORT TERM HOLIDAYS
Holidays Dates
Dasara vacation 06-10-2021 to 17-10-2021 (12 days)
Christmas vacation for Missionary Schools 22-12-2021 to 28-12-2021 (7 days)
Sankranthi vacation other than Missionary
11-01-2022 to 16-01-2022 (6 days)
Schools
4. SCHOOL EVENTS
4.1 Science Exhibition / Seminar
Event District Level State Level National Level
21-09-2021 to Last week of December, 2021 /
INSPIRE
05-10-2021 October, 2021 January, 2022
November / December 2021 / --
JNNSMEE
December 2021 January, 2022
November / December 2021 / --
Science Seminar
December 2021 January, 2022
4.2 Rashtriya Avishkar Saptah:
Rashtriya Avishkar Saptah, 2021 to be observed in schools in the month of October, 2021
(October being the month of Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s Birth Anniversary) as Rashtriya Avishkar
Saptah-2021. During this month the students of Upper Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary
Stages, across the state, will uniformly carry out a study involving experimentation as per the
guidelines of NCERT.

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5. MONTH-WISE NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS AND MONTH-WISE ACTIVITIES /
PROGRAMMES
No. of
Month From To working Activities Schedule
days
• Schools reopening: 01-09-2021
• Revision of lessons conducted through
September
01-09-2021 30-09-2021 24 various digital platforms / remote
2021
learning.
• Teaching of current year syllabus.
• FA-I: 01-09-2021 to 05-10-2021
(28 working days)
• Student’s performance shall be
October recorded in the Registers and
01-10-2021 31-10-2021 14
2021 Cumulative Records: By 05-10-2021.
• Dasara vacation: 06-10-2021 to
17-10-2021 (12 days) – First Term
Holidays.
November
01-11-2021 30-11-2021 23 • Preparation for SA-I
2021
• SA-I for classes I to X : 01-12-2021 to
08-12-2021 (68 working days)
• Answer scripts to children: By
13-12-2021.
• Recording results in Cumulative
December
01-12-2021 31-12-2021 25 Records on 14-12-2021.
2021
• Declaration of results and parents
meeting : 15-12-2021.
• Christmas vacation for Missionary
Schools: 22-12-2021 to 28-12-2021
(7 days)
• Sankranthi vacation (other than
Missionary Schools): 11-01-2022 to
16-01-2022 (6 days) – Second Term
Holidays.
January
01-01-2022 31-01-2022 18 • FA-2: 09-12-2021 to 31-01-2022 for
2022
Class-X (36 days).
• Student’s performance shall be
recorded in the Registers and
Cumulative Records: By 31-01-2022.
• FA-2: 09-12-2021 to 28-02-2022 for
classes I to IX (59 days).
• Student’s performance shall be
recorded in the Registers and
Cumulative Records: By 28-02-2022.
February
2022
01-02-2022 28-02-2022 23 • Pre-Final Exams for Class X: Before
28-02-2022. Exams should be
conducted during morning session and
preparation for the next exam under the
supervision of subject teacher during
afternoon session.
• SSC Exams: During March / April,
2022.
March 2022 01-03-2022 31-03-2022 24 • Revision and remedial teaching for
classes I to IX and preparation for final
Exams (S.A)
• SA-2 for classes I to IX: 07-04-2022
April 2022 01-04-2022 23-04-2022 15
to 18-04-2022 (47 days virtual mode +
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 161 days physical mode = 208 working
days)
• Answer scripts to children: By
20-04-2022.
• Recording results in Cumulative
Records on 21-04-2022.
• Declaration of results and parents
meeting : 23-04-2022.
• Last working day for the academic
year 2021-22 : 23-04-2022
• Summer vacation: 24-04-2022 to
12-06-2022.
6. NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS
Sl. Number of
Mode of Teaching
No. working days
1. Virtual mode (online) from 01-07-2021 to 31-08-2021 47

2. Physical mode (offline) from 01-09-2021 to 23-04-2022 166

Total number of working days 213

7. SCHOOL TIMINGS
• High Schools: 09.30 AM to 04.45 PM. In case of twin cities of Hyderabad and
Secunderabad, the High School timings will be 08.45 AM to 04.00 PM.
• Upper Primary Schools: 09.00 AM to 04.15 PM and in twin cities of Hyderabad and
Secunderabad 08.45 AM to 04.00 PM.
• Primary Schools and Primary Section of Upper Primary Schools (Classes I to V): 09.00
AM to 04.00 PM and in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
• The Primary Schools and Upper Primary Schools working in the High Schools campus shall
follow the High School timings i.e., Primary Schools from 09.30 AM to 04.15 PM with the 45
minutes lunch break and Upper Primary Schools will be from 09.30 AM to 04.45 PM with 45
minutes lunch break.
8. SCHOOL COMPLEX MEETINGS
Primary and Upper No. of School Complex
Schedule
Primary / High Schools Meetings
1. November, 2. January,
Primary Schools 3
3. February
Upper Primary / 1. November, 2. January,
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High Schools 3. February

9. OTHER PRGRAMMES
Programmes Schedule
Bala Sabha 1st Saturday in every month
Quiz Programmes 3rd Saturday in every month
Swachh School / Haritha Haram 4th Saturday in every month
Telangana Formation Day 2nd June
Telangana Bhasha Dinotsavam 9th September
National Mathematics Day 22nd December
School Annual Day December, 2021 / January, 2022
International Mother Language Day
21st February
(‘Mathru Basha’ Dinotsavam)
National Science Day 28th February

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10. SMC MEETINGS
SMC meetings must be conducted during first week of every month and minutes of the
meetings must be recorded. The Headmaster must inform all the SMC Members and ensure for their
participation.
11. IMPLEMENTATION OF CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Co-curricular activities as a part of curriculum promote overall development of the children.
The activities prescribed are creative in nature and value oriented and guide for development of good
citizens. These activities shall not be neglected and the Headmaster shall plan and distribute co-
curricular activities to the teachers based on their work load in Primary, Upper Primary and High
Schools and see that all the co-curricular activities must be implemented and recorded in the
Cumulative Records. The ‘Health & Physical Education’ will be implemented by the PETs / PDs
following COVID guidelines. The Headmaster is responsible for the implementation of all the co-
curricular activities and recording the grades properly.
12. CHILDREN HEALTH PROFILE
All the schools must take necessary steps for the health checkup of the students with the help
of local Primary Health Centre and take referral cases to the nearby Area Hospitals. The Health Cards
have already been printed under Cumulative Records which need to be filled up and maintained
properly. The health checkup of every child twice in a year is a must. The Headmasters must ensure
and implement.
SANDEEP KUMAR SULTANIA
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

// FORWARDED BY ORDER //
SECTION OFFICER

PROCEEDINGS OF THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION :: TELANGANA

:: HYDERABAD

Rc.No. 100/Genl/2021 Dated: 07-09-2021

Sub: Education Department – Academic Year – 2021-22 – Commencement of

Regular Classes in all Educational Institutions – SOP – Issued – Reg.
Ref: Govt. Memo.No. 3724/SE. Prog.-II/A1/2021, dated: 31-08-2021.
***
The attention of all the Heads of the Departments, Regional Joint Directors of School
Education, Hyderabad & Warangal, all the District Educational Officers in the State is invited
to the reference read above, and they are informed that Government has communicated the
directions of Hon’ble High Court of Telangana, issued regarding opening of schools in W.P.
(PIL) No. 98 of 2021, in which among others, Director of School Education has been directed
to lay down the SOPs to be followed by all school managements conducting classes offline.
In this connection, the Standard Operating Procedure to be followed by all school
managements conducting offline classes is given below:

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 SOP for reopening of all Educational Institutions
in the context of COVID-19

1. Background:
Government of Telangana vide Govt. Memo. No. 3724/SE.Prog.II/A1/2021, dt. 24-
08-2021 has directed that all public and private educational institutions shall open form 1st
September, 2021 in physical mode, duly following COVID norms.
Further, Government vide Govt. Memo. No.3724/SE.Prog.II/A1/2021, dt:
31-08-2021 has communicated the directions of Hon’ble High Court of Telangana, issued
regarding opening of schools in W.P. (PIL) No. 98 of 2021, in which among others, Director
of School Education has been directed to lay down the SOPs to be followed by all school
managements conducting classes offline, within one week and give wide publicity in print
and electronic media, to the same.

2. Scope:
This SOP outlines various general precautionary measures to be adopted in addition to
specific measures to be taken in the schools, to prevent spread of COVID-19. It applies to
both Public and Private Schools.
3. General Preventive Measures:
The General preventive measures include the following public health measures that
are to be followed to mitigate risk of COVID-19. These measures need to be observed by all
(teachers, students) at all times.

i. Physical distancing shall be followed.

ii. Use of face covers / masks in mandatory.
iii. Frequent hand washing with soap. Use of hand sanitizers can be done wherever
feasible.
iv. Monitoring of health by all and reporting of my illness at the earliest to the nearest
health facility.
v. Spitting shall be strictly prohibited.
4. All Schools shall specifically ensure the following arrangements:
a) Students willing to study from home may be allowed to do so.
b) No child shall be compelled by any school management to physically attend
offline classes, if his or her parent is not inclined to send the child to school and
no penalty shall be imposed in case a child does not attend school or offline
classes.
c) Headmasters shall primarily focus on preparing students for classroom interaction,
especially slow learners, by designing a bridge course for them.
d) Headmaster / Teachers shall ensure the following.
i) Create learner – friendly school and classroom environment.
ii) Teachers shall be prepared for teaching in classroom as well as follow-up of
students studying from home through online mode.
iii) Address concerns of Children with Special Needs along with other children.
iv) Project-work, assignments to be done at home under the guidance of
teachers and parents.
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 v) Parental advisory to be issued, that no child shall be compelled by any
school management to physically attend offline classes, if his or her parent is
not inclined to send the child to school and no penalty shall be imposed in
case a child does not attend school or offline classes.
vi) Parents / Students and Staff shall be sensitized about mandatorily following
all COVID protocols such as wearing masks at all times, hand sanitization
and social distancing.
vii) Students shall also be trained as COVID SAFETY ambassadors to spread
awareness to their parents and families about COVID appropriate behavior.
One period in the day can be devoted to this sensitization exercise.
viii) Assembly, group work, games shall not be permitted until further orders.
ix) All classrooms should be thoroughly disinfected on a daily basis and all
frequently touched objects shall be sanitized properly.
x) Text books shall be distributed to each student without fall.
5. Mid Day Meal :
i) The Headmasters shall ensure that kitchen, the place of serving mid day meal
and utensils are cleaned and maintained in hygienic condition and ensure that
the rice, provisions etc., are of good quality and available in required
quantities so that Mid Day Meal can be provided.
ii) Physical distancing norms shall be observed in the kitchen as well. No other
person shall be allowed in the kitchen except minimum essential staff.
Cleanliness of kitchen and its staff shall be ensured.
iii) Staggered timings may be put in place for having Mid Day Meals, to avoid
crowding.
iv) Physical distancing at drinking water taps shall be ensured.

9. Ensure Physical Distancing at the Entry and Exit points of the School :
i) Students, staff and faculty shall be examined at the entry of school for any
symptoms.
ii) The timing of entry and exit for students of different classes may be
staggered, depending on the strength of the classes.
iii) Sharing of items like pens / pencils, erasers, books, food, water bottle,
glasses, plates should be strictly prohibited.
10. Ensuring Safe Transport :
i) Since students may be coming from different locations by using public /
private transport, it is important that the drivers of the vehicles are sensitized
on ensuring commuters follow physical distancing during transport. The
Headmasters shall ensure the same.
ii) All commuters and drivers of the vehicles shall wear cover / masks in the
vehicles used for transport.
iii) Students commuting through public transport shall be adequately guided by
schools to take all precautions such as physical distancing, covering nose and
mouth with face cloth / masks, sanitizing hands etc.,
11. SOP to the followed in case of Students / Staff affected due to COVID :
i) The Headmaster shall keep the phone numbers of the nearest Primary Health
Centre or any other close by reliable medical facility, which shall be
contacted for medical aid and emergency.
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 ii) The Headmaster shall ensure that the child is taken to the nearest Primary
Health Centre or any other close-by reliable medical facility, for COVID
Test, in case he or she is found to have any COVID like symptoms.
iii) In case, any child or member of staff is found to be COVID positive, his/her
immediate contacts or students and staff in the school shall be tested by both
RTPCR & RAT tests.
iv) Disinfection of the premises shall be taken up thoroughly if the person is
found to be COVID Positive.
v) Any COVID Positive case, either of the student or any teacher shall be
reported to Director of School Education through the respective District
Educational Officers on a daily basis.
vi) No child, affected due to COVID by losing either one of the parents or both
the parents shall be discharged from the school on account of non payment of
tuition fees or an account of lack of uniform and learning material. All the
management of private aided and unaided schools shall adhere to these
instructions without fail.
13. Regulation of School Fees during the Academic Year 2021-22:

a) Government of Telangana have issued G.O.Rt.No. 75, dt. 28-06-2021, regarding

regulation of School fees for the Academic Year 2021-22, directing all Private
unaided recognized schools in the State, which are affiliated to the State Board,
CBSE, ICSE & Other International Boards that:

“Not to increase any kind of fees during the Academic Year – 2021-22 and shall
charge only tuition fee on monthly basis till further orders”.
b) Non-compliance of the above instructions may result in cancellation of school
recognition, revoking the No Objection Certificate already granted for affiliation
to other boards and initiation of appropriate action against the School
Management under relevant Acts / Rules.

Therefore, all the Heads of the Departments, Regional, Joint Directors of School
Education, Hyderabad & Warangal, all the District Educational Officers in the State are
requested to take necessary action in the matter, accordingly.

Sd/- A. Sridevasena
Director of School Education.

// True Copy : Attested //

Additional Director (Coordination)

To
The State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director, SCERT, Hyderabad.
The Director, Model Schools, Hyderabad.
The Director, Government of Examination, Hyderabad.
The Director, SIET, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, TREIS, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Regional Joint Directors of School Education, Hyderabad & Warangal.
All the District Educational Officers in the State.
Copy to all Private School Managements through DEO’s.
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