Important Days of Year for Competitive Exams are asked to check the general awareness of the students. Various days are observed as important due to specific reasons. Find all the important dates and days in a year of both National and International importance. In competitive entrance examinations, questions related to these important days are asked under General Awareness or General Knowledge section.
Month Wise Important Days of year for Competitive Exams
Important Days in January
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1 January | Global Family Day (अंतरराष्ट्रीय परिवार दिवस) |
4 January | World Braille Day (विश्व ब्रेल दिवस) |
6 January | World War Orphans Days |
8 January | African National Congress Day |
9 January | Non-Resident Indians (NRI) Day (प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस) |
10 January | World Hindi Day (विश्व हिंंदी दिवस) |
11 January | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri (लालबहादुर शास्त्री पुण्यतिथि) |
12 January | National Youth Day (राष्ट्रीय युवा दिवस) – Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda (स्वामी विवेकानंद जयंती) |
15 January | Indian Army Day (भारतीय थल सेना दिवस) |
23 January | Birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस जयंती) |
24 January | National Girl Child day of India (राष्ट्रीय बालिका दिवस) |
25 January | National Voters Day (राष्ट्रीय मतदाता दिवस) India Tourism Day (राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन दिवस) International Customs Duty Day (अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सीमा शुल्क दिवस) |
28 January | Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
29 January | National Data Privacy Day |
30 January | Martyr’s day (शहीद दिवस) – Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day World Leprosy Day (विश्व कुष्ठ रोग दिवस) |
Important Days in February
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2nd Sunday of February | World Marriage Day (विश्व शादी दिवस) |
1 February | Indian Coast Guard Day (भारतीय तटरक्षक बल दिवस) |
2 February | World Wetlands Day (विश्व आर्द्रभूमि दिवस) |
4 February | World Cancer Day |
12 February | Birth Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln Darwin Day – Birth Anniversary of Charles Darwin |
13 February | Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
14 February | Saint Valentine’s Day |
18 February | Taj Mahotsav (ताज महोत्सव) – 10 Days of Celebration |
20 February | World Day of Social Justice (विश्व सामाजिक न्याय दिवस) |
21 February | International Mother Language Day (अंतरराष्ट्रीय मातृभाषा दिवस) |
22 February | World Scout Day |
24 February | Central Excise Day (केंद्रीय उत्पाद शुल्क दिवस) |
27 February | World Sustainable Energy Day |
28 February | National Science Day (राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस) To mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928. |
Important Days in March
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2nd Wednesday of March | No Smoking Day |
1 March | World Civil Defense Day (विश्व नागरिक सुरक्षा दिवस) Zero Discrimination Day (शून्य भेदभाव दिवस) |
3 March | World Wildlife Day (विश्व वन्यजीव दिवस) |
4 March | National Safety Day (राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा दिवस) |
8 March | International Women’s Day (अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस) |
10 March | CISF Raising Day (केंद्रीय औद्योगिक सुरक्षा बल स्थापना दिवस) |
14 March | Pi Day International Day of Action for Rivers (नदियों के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस) |
15 March | World Consumer Rights Day (विश्व उपभोक्ता अधिकार दिवस) |
16 March | National Vaccination Day (राष्ट्रीय टीकाकरण दिवस) |
20 March | World Sparrow Day (विश्व गौरैया दिवस) International Day of Happiness (अंतर्राष्ट्रीय प्रसन्नता दिवस) |
21 March | World Down syndrome Day World Forestry Day (विश्व वानिकी दिवस) World Poetry Day (विश्व कविता दिवस) |
22 March | World Water Day (विश्व जल दिवस) |
23 March | World Meteorological Day (विश्व मौसम विज्ञान दिवस) |
24 March | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day |
27 March | World Theatre Day (विश्व रंगमंच दिवस) |
Important Days in April
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1 April | Prevention of Blindness week (1st to 7th April) Orissa Day (उत्कल या ओडिशा दिवस) |
2 April | World Autism Awareness Day |
4 April | International Day for Mine Awareness |
5 April | National Maritime Day |
7 April | World Health Day |
10 April | World Homeopathy Day |
11 April | National Pet Day National Safe Motherhood Day |
13 April | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day (13th April 1919) |
14 April | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti |
17 April | World Hemophilia Day |
18 April | World Heritage Day |
21 April | National Civil Service Day Secretaries’ Day |
22 April | World Earth Day |
23 April | World Book and Copyright Day |
24 April | National Panchayati Day |
25 April | World Malaria Day |
26 April | World Intellectual Property Day |
28 April | World Veterinary Day World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
Important Days in May
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Second Sunday of May | Mothers Day |
1 May | May Day International Labour Day Gujarat Day Maharashtra Day |
3 May | Press Freedom Day |
4 May | Coal miner’s day |
8 May | World Red Cross Day |
9 May | Victory day |
11 May | National Technology Day |
12 May | International Nurses day |
14 May | World Migratory day |
15 May | International Day of the Family |
17 May | World Telecommunication Day (Information Society Day) |
21 May | Anti-terrorism day |
24 May | Commonwealth Day |
31 May | Anti-Tobacco Day |
Important Days in June
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Important Days in July
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