The list of important days and dates that occur throughout the year is provided here to help candidates who want to cover every aspect of exams. Because you will be asked questions from this list in almost every state exam, you can be certain of marking one or two of them.
We would advise you not to ignore this topic because even a single point difference can cause a change in your final ranking in this day and age of intense competition. The important dates and days listed below are arranged by the month of the event that occurs to make things easier to remember and recall.
Important Dates:
January
January 1 | English New Year, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, Global family day, World Peace Day |
January 4 | World Braille Day – International |
January 6 | World Day – War Orphans |
January 9 | NRI Day |
January 10 | World Laughter Day |
January 11 | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day |
January 12 | National youth day |
January 15 | National Army Day |
January 24 | National Girl child day |
January 25 | National Voters Day |
January 26 | Republic Day |
January 30 | Martyr’s Day (India), Sarvodaya Day, World Leprosy Eradication Day |
February
February 1 | Indian Coast Guard Day |
February 2 | World Wetlands Day |
February 4 | World Cancer Day |
February 13 | World Radio Day (UNESCO) |
February 20 | World Day of Social Justice (Recognized by the UN) |
February 21 | International Mother Language Day (Recognized by the UN) |
February 24 | Central Excise Day |
February 28 | National Science Day |
March
March 4 | National Security Day |
March 8 | International Women’s Day (Recognized by the UN), International Literacy Day |
March 11 | World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film |
March 13 | World Kidney Day |
March 15 | World Consumer Rights Day, World Disabled Day |
March 16 | National Vaccination Day |
March 18 | National Ordnance Factories Day |
March 21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – UN, World Poetry Day, World Forestry Day |
March 22 | World Water Day |
March 23 | World Meteorological Day |
March 24 | World TB Day |
March 27 | World Theatre Day |
April
April 2 | World Autism Awareness Day (Recognized by the UN) |
April 5 | World Day for Mine Awareness, National Maritime Day |
April 7 | World Health Day |
April 10 | World Homoeopathy Day |
April 14 | Cultural Unity Day |
April 17 | World Haemophilia Day (Recognized by the UN) |
April 18 | World Heritage Day |
April 21 | Civil Services Day |
April 22 | World earth day |
April 23 | World book and copyright day |
April 24 | Panchayat Diwas |
April 25 | World malaria day |
April 26 | World intellectual property day |
May
May 1 | International Labour Day |
May 2 | World Asthma Day |
May 3 | World Press Freedom Day (UN) |
May 8 | World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day |
May 11 | National Technology Day, National Resurgence Day |
May 12 | World Nurses Day |
May 15 | International Day of Families (Recognized by the UN) |
May 17 | World Telecommunication Day |
May 21 | Anti-Terrorism Day |
May 22 | World biodiversity day |
May 24 | Commonwealth day |
May 31 | World anti-tobacco day |
June
June 1 | Global Day of Parents, International Children’s Day |
June 5 | World Environment Day |
June 20 | World Refugee Day (Recognized by the UN) |
June 21 | International Yoga Day |
June 23 | International widow day, International Olympic Day |
June 29 | National Statistics day |
July
July 1 | Doctor’s Day, International Joke Day, Architecture Day |
July 2 | World UFO Day |
July 7 | International Cooperative Day |
July 11 | World Population Day (Recognized by the UN) |
July 18 | International Nelson Mandela Day |
July 26 | Kargil Memorial Day |
July 28 | World Hepatitis Day, World Nature Conservation Day |
August
August 6 | Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day |
August 9 | Quit India Day (India), Nagasaki Day |
August 12 | International Youth Day |
August 15 | India’s Independence Day |
August 19 | World Humanitarian Day |
August 20 | Sadbhawna Diwas |
August 29 | National sports day |
August 30 | Small industry day |
September
September 5 | Teachers Day |
September 8 | International Literacy Day |
September 14 | World first aid day |
September 15 | International Day of Democracy |
September 16 | World Ozone Day |
September 18 | Biosphere Day |
September 21 | International Day of Peace |
September 24 | World Heart Day |
September 27 | World Tourism Day |
October
October 2 | International Day of Non-Violence |
October 3 | World habitat day |
October 5 | World Teachers’ Day |
October 8 | Indian Air force day |
October 10 | World mental health day |
October 11 | International girl child day |
October 17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
October 20 | World Statistics Day |
October 24 | United nations day |
November
November 7 | National cancer awareness day |
November 16 | National press day |
November 17 | National epilepsy day |
November 20 | Universal Children’s Day |
November 21 | World Hello Day, World Television Day (Recognized by the UN), World Fisheries Day |
November 26 | National Law Day |
December
December 1 | World Aids Day |
December 3 | World Conservation Day |
December 4 | Indian Navy Day |
December 7 | Indian Armed Force Flag Day |
December 10 | Human Rights Day |
December 11 | UNICEF day |
December 14 | National Energy Conservation Day |
December 25 | National good governance day |
Conclusion:
This is an article with a selective and important list of Important Days and Dates for competitive exams. These types of questions have been asked in competitive exams, and there are chances to ask again and again in competitive exams.