Important Days of Year for Competitive Exams

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.

Important Days of Year for Competitive Exams.
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Month Wise Important Days of year for Competitive Exams

Important Days in January

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1 JanuaryGlobal Family Day (अंतरराष्ट्रीय परिवार दिवस)
4 JanuaryWorld Braille Day (विश्व ब्रेल दिवस)
6 JanuaryWorld War Orphans Days
8 JanuaryAfrican National Congress Day
9 JanuaryNon-Resident Indians (NRI) Day (प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस)
10 JanuaryWorld Hindi Day (व‍िश्‍व हिंंदी द‍िवस)
11 JanuaryDeath anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri (लालबहादुर शास्त्री पुण्यतिथि)
12 JanuaryNational Youth Day (राष्ट्रीय युवा दिवस) – Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda (स्वामी विवेकानंद जयंती)
15 JanuaryIndian Army Day (भारतीय थल सेना दिवस)
23 JanuaryBirthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस जयंती)
24 JanuaryNational Girl Child day of India (राष्ट्रीय बालिका दिवस)
25 JanuaryNational Voters Day (राष्ट्रीय मतदाता दिवस)
India Tourism Day (राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन दिवस)
International Customs Duty Day (अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सीमा शुल्क दिवस)
28 JanuaryBirth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
29 JanuaryNational Data Privacy Day
30 JanuaryMartyr’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 FebruaryWorld Marriage Day (विश्व शादी दिवस)
1 FebruaryIndian Coast Guard Day (भारतीय तटरक्षक बल दिवस)
2 FebruaryWorld Wetlands Day (विश्व आर्द्रभूमि दिवस)
4 FebruaryWorld Cancer Day
12 FebruaryBirth Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln
Darwin Day – Birth Anniversary of Charles Darwin
13 FebruarySarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary
14 FebruarySaint Valentine’s Day
18 FebruaryTaj Mahotsav (ताज महोत्सव) – 10 Days of Celebration
20 FebruaryWorld Day of Social Justice (विश्व सामाजिक न्याय दिवस)
21 FebruaryInternational Mother Language Day (अंतरराष्ट्रीय मातृभाषा दिवस)
22 FebruaryWorld Scout Day
24 FebruaryCentral Excise Day (केंद्रीय उत्पाद शुल्क दिवस)
27 FebruaryWorld Sustainable Energy Day
28 FebruaryNational 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 MarchNo Smoking Day
1 MarchWorld Civil Defense Day (विश्व नागरिक सुरक्षा दिवस)
Zero Discrimination Day (शून्य भेदभाव दिवस)
3 MarchWorld Wildlife Day (विश्व वन्यजीव दिवस)
4 MarchNational Safety Day (राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा दिवस)
8 MarchInternational Women’s Day (अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस)
10 MarchCISF Raising Day (केंद्रीय औद्योगिक सुरक्षा बल स्थापना दिवस)
14 MarchPi Day
International Day of Action for Rivers (नदियों के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस)
15 MarchWorld Consumer Rights Day (विश्व उपभोक्ता अधिकार दिवस)
16 MarchNational Vaccination Day (राष्ट्रीय टीकाकरण दिवस)
20 MarchWorld Sparrow Day (विश्व गौरैया दिवस)
International Day of Happiness (अंतर्राष्ट्रीय प्रसन्नता दिवस)
21 MarchWorld Down syndrome Day
World Forestry Day (विश्व वानिकी दिवस)
World Poetry Day (विश्व कविता दिवस)
22 MarchWorld Water Day (विश्व जल दिवस)
23 MarchWorld Meteorological Day (विश्व मौसम विज्ञान दिवस)
24 MarchWorld Tuberculosis (TB) Day
27 MarchWorld Theatre Day (विश्व रंगमंच दिवस)

Important Days in April

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1 AprilPrevention of Blindness week (1st to 7th April)
Orissa Day (उत्कल या ओडिशा दिवस)
2 AprilWorld Autism Awareness Day
4 AprilInternational Day for Mine Awareness
5 AprilNational Maritime Day
7 AprilWorld Health Day
10 AprilWorld Homeopathy Day
11 AprilNational Pet Day
National Safe Motherhood Day
13 AprilJallianwala Bagh Massacre Day (13th April 1919)
14 AprilDr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti
17 AprilWorld Hemophilia Day
18 AprilWorld Heritage Day
21 AprilNational Civil Service Day
Secretaries’ Day
22 AprilWorld Earth Day
23 AprilWorld Book and Copyright Day
24 AprilNational Panchayati Day
25 AprilWorld Malaria Day
26 AprilWorld Intellectual Property Day
28 AprilWorld Veterinary Day
World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Important Days in May

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Second Sunday of MayMothers Day
1 MayMay Day
International Labour Day
Gujarat Day
Maharashtra Day
3 MayPress Freedom Day
4 MayCoal miner’s day
8 MayWorld Red Cross Day
9 MayVictory day
11 MayNational Technology Day
12 MayInternational Nurses day
14 MayWorld Migratory day
15 MayInternational Day of the Family
17 MayWorld Telecommunication Day (Information Society Day)
21 MayAnti-terrorism day
24 MayCommonwealth Day
31 MayAnti-Tobacco Day

Important Days in June

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Important Days in July

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