Bank Holidays: Will banks be closed on November 1st? Find out the full month's outlook here.

Bank Holidays: With the beginning of November, the festive season is coming to an end. However, banks across the country will be closed for approximately nine to ten days this month. Therefore, customers who need to visit the bank to complete important work should check the holiday list first. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the official list of bank holidays for the month of November, which includes both regional festivals and weekly holidays. Customers are advised to take these holidays into account when planning their transactions to avoid any inconvenience.

Banks will be closed on November 1st

November 1st will be a holiday for the Kannada Rajyotsav in Karnataka and Igas-Bagwal in parts of Uttarakhand. Banks will be closed in Bengaluru and Dehradun on this day. The Chhattisgarh government has declared a holiday on November 1st for all educational institutions and government offices. The General Administration Department issued an order for this. However, banks will remain open as usual on this day. Banks are not included in this holiday.

Banks will be closed on November 5th

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list, banks will be closed in many cities across the country on November 5th on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, Kartik Purnima, and Raas Purnima. These cities include Aizawl, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, and other cities. Customers are advised to complete their banking needs in advance to avoid arriving at a bank for urgent work and finding it locked.

Banks across the country will observe regular weekly holidays on November 2nd, 8th, 9th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, and 30th, as they fall on Saturdays and Sundays. Overall, banks will have approximately nine holidays in November 2025. This includes weekends, second and fourth Saturdays, and festival holidays.

Holidays will not affect online services.

Bank branches will remain closed during these holidays, but customers will be able to access digital services such as ATMs, internet banking, mobile apps, and UPI without interruption. However, some services may be temporarily affected during scheduled maintenance work, so customers are advised to prepare in advance.

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