🙋♂️Hello dear Aspirants, If you follow the recent competitive exam trends, you’ll notice that questions on Important National and International Days and Events are asked almost every year — whether it’s SSC, UPSC, WBCS, Railways, NDA, CDS, Police Exams, or any other state-level exam. To help you score full marks in this static section, ExamYog brings you this well-organised blog: “List of Important National and International Days and Events — Monthly Wise PDF Download.” Read carefully, make quick notes, and get exam-ready with ExamYog – Your Mock Test Partner.
This blog lists national and international important days month-wise that frequently appear in competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, WBCS, NDA, CDS, Railway exams, Police exams, BPSC, UPPSC, KPSC, MPSC, State PSCs, State PCS, UP Police exams, West Bengal Police exams and more. Each entry gives the date, event, short meaning and why it matters for your exams - so you can revise quickly and use it directly in preliminary or mains question's answers.
This blog also include structured items such as month-wise layout for fast revision, each item include date-event-significance, focus on stable high-probability days (national observances, UN days, key policy dates), it could be useful for last-minute revision, one-liners and quick MCQ practice for any competitive exam.
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of January Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st January | - English New Year - World Peace Day - Global Family Day |
| 3rd January | - DRDO Foundation Day |
| 4th January | - World Braille Day |
| 5th January | - National Birds Day |
| 6th January | - World War Orphans Day - Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |
| 8th January | - Rotation Day of Earth - African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 9th January | - NRI Day or Pravasi Bharatiya Divas |
| 10th January | - World Hindi Day |
| 11th January | - Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 12th January | - National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand) - Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
| 13th January | - Lohri Festival |
| 14th January | - Birth Anniversary of Mahasweta Devi |
| 15th January | - India Army Day |
| 21st January | - Tripura, Manipur & Meghalaya Foundation Day |
| 23rd January | - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 24th January | - National Girl Child Day of India - International Education Day |
| 25th January | - India Tourism Day - National Voters' Day |
| 26th January | - Republic Day of India - International Customs Day |
| 27th January | - International Holocaust Day - National Geographic Day |
| 28th January | - Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai - Data protection Day |
| 29th January | - Indian Newspaper Day |
| 30th January | - Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas |
| The last Sunday of January | - World Leprosy Day |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of February Month
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st February | - Indian Coast Guard Day |
| 2nd February | - World Wetlands Day |
| 4th February | - World Cancer Day - National Day of Sri Lanka |
| 6th February | - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
| 7th February | - International Development Week |
| 10th February | - World Pulses Day - International Epilepsy Day |
| 11th February | - World Day of the Sick - International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| 12th February | - Darwin Day - Abraham Lincoln's Birthday |
| 13th February | - Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary - World Radio Day |
| 14th February | - Saint Valentine's Day |
| 15th February | - International Childhood Cancer Day - World Pangolin Day |
| 20th February | - World Day of Social Justice - Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day - Mizoram foundation Day - World Anthropology Day |
| 21st February | - International Mother Language Day |
| 22nd February | - World Scout Day - World Thinking Day |
| 23rd February | - World Peace and Understanding Day |
| 24th February | - Central Excise Day |
| 26th February | - Death Anniversary of Veer Savarkar - World NGO Day |
| 27th February | - World Sustainable Energy Day |
| 28th February | - National Science Day - Rare Disease Day |
| 29th February | - Leap Year Day |
| 2nd Sunday of February | - World Marriage Day |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of March Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st March | - Zero Discrimination Day (UNAIDS) - World Seagrass Day - World Civil Defence Day |
| 3rd March | - World Wildlife Day - World Hearing Day - National Defense Day |
| 4th March | - National Safety Day |
| 5th March | - International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness |
| 8th March | - International Women’s Day |
| 10th March | - International Day of Women Judges - CISF Raising Day |
| 12th March | - No Smoking Day |
| 14th March | - Pi Day - International Day of Action for Rivers |
| 15th March | - World Consumer Rights Day |
| 16th March | - National Vaccination Day |
| 18th March | - Ordnance Factories Day (India) |
| 20th March | - International Day of Happiness - World Sparrow Day |
| 21st March | - World Forestry Day - World Day for Glaciers - World Down Syndrome Day - World Poetry Day |
| 22nd March | - World Water Day - Bihar Diwas |
| 23rd March | - World Meteorological Day |
| 24th March | - World Tuberculosis (TB) Day |
| 27th March | - World Theatre Day |
| 30th March | - International Day of Zero Waste |
| Second Wednesday of March | - No Smoking Day |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of April Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st April | - Orissa Foundation Day - April Fool's Day - Prevention of Blindness Week |
| 2nd April | - World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4th April | - International Day for Mine Awareness |
| 5th April | - National Maritime Day |
| 7th April | - World Health Day |
| 8th April | - World Tradition Day |
| 10th April | - World Homeopathy Day |
| 11th April | - National Safe Motherhood Day - National Pet Day |
| 12th April | - International Day of Human Space Flight |
| 13th April | - Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Remembrance Day (1919) |
| 14th April | - Tamil New Year - Ambedkar Remembrance Day |
| 15th April | - Bengali New Year (Pohela Boishakh or Nobo Borsho) |
| 17th April | - World Haemophilia Day |
| 18th April | - World Heritage Day |
| 20th April | - Chinese language Day |
| 21st April | - World Creativity and Innovation Day - National Civil Service Day - Secretaries' Day |
| 22nd April | - World Earth Day |
| 23rd April | - World Book and Copyright Day - English Language Day - Spanish Language Day |
| 24th April | - International Girls in ICT Day - International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace - National Panchayati Raj Day |
| 25th April | - World Malaria Day - International Delegate's Day |
| 26th April | - World Intellectual Property Day - International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day |
| 28th April | - World Day for Safety and Health at Work - World Veterinary Day |
| 29th April | - International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes |
| 30th April | - International Jazz Day - Ayushman Bharat Diwas |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of May Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st May | - International Labour Day (Worker's Day) - Maharashtra Day - Gujarat Day |
| 2nd May | - World Tuna Day |
| 3rd May | - Press Freedom Day |
| 4th May | - Coal Miner's Day - International Firefighter's Day |
| 5th May | - World Portuguese language Day |
| 7th May | - World Athletics Day |
| 8th May | - World Red Cross Day (Red Crescent Day) - World Thalassemia Day - Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War |
| 9th May | - Victory Day - Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
| 10th May | - World Migratory Bird Day |
| 11th May | - Mother's Day - National Technology Day |
| 12th May | - International Nurses Day - International Day or Plant Health |
| 14th May | - World Migratory day |
| 15th May | - International Day of the Family |
| 16th May | - International Day of Living Together in Peace |
| 17th May | - World Telecommunication Day (Information Society Day) - World Hypertension Day |
| 18th May | - World AIDS Vaccine Day |
| 19th May | - World Fair Play Day |
| 20th May | - World Bee Day |
| 21st May | - National Anti-terrorism Day - International Tea Day |
| 22nd May | - International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 24th May | - Commonwealth Day |
| 25th May | - World Football Day |
| 29th May | - International Day of UN Peacekeepers |
| 30th May | - International Day of Potato |
| 31st May | - Anti-Tobacco Day (World Non-Tobacco Day) |
| First Sunday of May | - World Laughter Day |
| First Tuesday of May | - World Asthma Day |
| Second Sunday of May | - Mother’s Day |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of June Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st June | - World Milk Day - Global Parents Day |
| 2nd June | - Telengana Foundation Day |
| 4th June | - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5th June | - World Environment Day |
| 7th June | - World Food Safety Day |
| 8th June | - World Oceans Day |
| 12th June | - World Day Against Child Labour |
| 14th June | - World Blood Donor Day |
| 20th June | - World Refugee Day |
| 21st June | - International Day of Yoga |
| 23rd June | - International Widow's Day |
| 27th June | - World Diabetes Day |
| 29th June | - National Statistics Day |
| 30th June | - World Asteroid Day |
| Third Sunday of June | - Father's Day |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of July Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st July | - National Doctor’s Day - National Postal Worker Day - Chartered Accountants Day |
| 2nd July | - World UFO Day - World Sports Journalists Day |
| 4th July | - American Independence day |
| 5th July | - International Day of Cooperatives |
| 6th July | - World Zoonoses Day |
| 7th July | - World Chocolate Day - Global Forgiveness Day |
| 11th July | - World Population Day |
| 12th July | - World Malala day - International Day of Hope |
| 15th July | - World Youth Skills Day |
| 17th July | - World Day for International Justice |
| 18th July | - Nelson Mandela International Day |
| 20th July | - International Chess Day - International Moon Day |
| 22nd July | - National Mango Day - Pi Approximation Day |
| 23rd July | - National Broadcasting Day - Chandra Shekhar Azad's Birth Anniversary |
| 25th July | - International Day for Judicial Well-being |
| 26th July | - Kargil Vijay Diwas |
| 28th July | - World Nature Conservation Day - World Hepatitis Day |
| 29th July | - International Tiger Day |
| 30th July | - World Day Against Trafficking in Person - International Friendship Day |
| First Saturday of July | - International Day of Cooperatives |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of August Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st August | - World Lung Cancer Day |
| 2nd August | - International Friendship Day |
| 3rd August | - Independence Day of Niger |
| 5th August | - Independence Day of Upper Volta |
| 6th August | - Hiroshima Day |
| 7th August | - National Handloom Day |
| 9th August | - Quit India Movement Day - International Day of World’s Indigenous People |
| 11th August | - National Daughter’s Day - World Steelpan Day |
| 12th August | - International Youth Day - World Elephant Day |
| 13th August | - Organ Donation Day - International Left Handers Day |
| 14th August | - Independence Day of Pakistan |
| 15th August | - Independence Day of India |
| 16th August | - National Roll Over Day |
| 19th August | - World Photography day - World Humanitarian Day |
| 20th August | - Sadbhavna Diwas (Birth Anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi) - World Mosquito Day |
| 21st August | - World Senior Citizen’s Day - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism |
| 26th August | - Women’s Equality Day |
| 27th August | - World Lake Day |
| 29th August | - National Sports Day (birth Anniversary of Major Dhyanchand) |
| 30th August | - Small Industry Day |
| 1st - 7th August | - World Breastfeeding Week |
| 1st Sunday of August | - International Friendship Day |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of September Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st September | - World Letter Writing Day |
| 2nd September | - World Coconut Day |
| 3rd September | - Skyscraper Day |
| 5th September | - Teacher’s Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Birthday) - Forgiveness Day - International Day of Charity |
| 7th September | - Independence Day Of Brazil - International Day of Police Cooperation |
| 8th September | - International Literacy Day |
| 10th September | - World Suicide Prevention Day |
| 12th September | - United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation |
| 13th September | - World First Aid Day |
| 14th September | - Hindi Day (Hindi Diwas) |
| 15th September | - International Day of Democracy - Engineer’s Day in India |
| 16th September | - World Ozone Day |
| 18th September | - World Bamboo Day - International Equal Pay Day |
| 20th September | - World Cleanup Day |
| 21st September | - International Day of Peace |
| 22nd September | - Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer Patients) - World Rhino Day |
| 23rd September | - International Day of Sign Languages |
| 25th September | - Social Justice Day - World Pharmacists Day |
| 26th September | - Day of the Deaf |
| 27th September | - World Tourism Day |
| 28th September | - World Rabies Day |
| 29th September | - World Heart Day |
| 30th September | - International Translation Day |
| 1st - 7th September | - National Nutrition Week |
| Last Sunday of September | - World Rivers Day |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of October Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st October | - International Day of the Older Person - International Coffee Day - World Vegetarian Day |
| 2nd October | - Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday) - International Day of Non-Violence |
| 3rd October | - World Nature Day |
| 4th October | - World Animal Welfare Day - International Day of Banks |
| 5th October | - World Teachers’ Day (UN) |
| 6th October | - World Food Security Day - World Wildlife Day |
| 8th October | - Indian Air Force Day |
| 9th October | - World Post Office day |
| 10th October | - National Post Day - World Mental Health Day |
| 11th October | - International Girl Child Day - World Migratory Bird Day |
| 12th October | - World Arthritis Day |
| 13th October | - UN International Day for National Disaster Reduction |
| 14th October | - World Standards Day |
| 15th October | - World White Cane Day (Guiding the Blind) - World Students Day |
| 16th October | - World Food Day |
| 20th October | - World Statistics Day |
| 24th October | - United Nations Day |
| 30th October | - World Thrift Day |
| 31st October | - National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas- in memory of Sardar Patel) - National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi) |
| First Monday of October | - World Habitat Day |
| 24th - 31st October | - Global Media and Information Literacy Week |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of November Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st November | - World Vegan Day - Karnataka Formation Day - Haryana Formation Day |
| 5th November | - World Radiography Day - World Tsunami Day - National Ayurveda Day |
| 7th November | - Infant Protection Day - World Cancer Awareness Day |
| 9th November | - Legal Services Day |
| 10th November | - Transport Day |
| 11th November | - National Education Day (on Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad) |
| 12th November | - World Pneumonia Day |
| 13th November | - World Kindness Day |
| 14th November | - Children’s Day (India) - Jawaharlal Nehru’s birth anniversary |
| 16th November | - International Day for Endurance |
| 17th November | - World Student Day - National Journalism Day - National Epilepsy Day |
| 18th November | - World Adult Day |
| 19th November | - World Citizen Day - International Men’s Day |
| 20th November | - Universal Children Day |
| 21st November | - World Television Day - World Fisheries Day |
| 25th November | - World Non-veg Day |
| 26th November | - Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) |
| 29th November | - International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
| 30th November | - Flag Day |
| Third Week of November | - World Toilet Day |
🔎Important National & International Days and Events of December Month
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st December | - World AIDS Day |
| 2nd December | - World Computer Literacy Day - National Pollution Control Day - International Day of Abolition of Slavery |
| 3rd December | - International Day of Persons with Disabilities - World Conservation Day |
| 4th December | - Indian Navy Day |
| 5th December | - World Soils Day |
| 7th December | - Armed Forces Flag Day |
| 9th December | - International Day Against Corruption |
| 10th December | - Human Rights Day |
| 11th December | - International Mountain Day |
| 14th December | - International Energy Day |
| 16th December | - Vijay Diwas |
| 18th December | - International Migrants Day - Minorities Rights Day in India - Arabic Language Day |
| 19th December | - Goa’s Liberation Day |
| 21st December | - World Meditation Day |
| 22nd December | - National Mathematics Day (India) |
| 23rd December | - Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) |
| 24th December | - National Consumers Day |
| 25th December | - Christmas Day - Good Governance Day |
| 26th December | - Veer Bal Diwas |
| 29th December | - International Bio-diversity Day |
| 31st December | - End of the Year New Year Eve’s() |
📝 MCQ Practice – Important Days and Events PYQs
To strengthen your preparation for Important National and International Days and Events, regular MCQ practice is a must. Most exams like UPSC, SSC, WBCS, WBP, UPPSC, KPSC, BPSC, JPSC, NDA, CDS, CISF, CAPF, WBPSC, and other state PSCs ask direct or indirect questions from this topic.
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- Avoid silly mistakes in exams
- Link static days with current affairs themes for your understand
- Build confidence for both Prelims and Mains of any exam
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📢 MCQ Practice – Important Days and Events
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📚 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. What are the most commonly asked Important Days and Events in exams?
Some high-frequency ones include:
✅ 26 January — Republic Day
✅ 15 August — Independence Day
✅ 5 June — World Environment Day
✅ 8 March — International Women’s Day
✅ 14 November — Children’s Day
✅ 26th November — Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas).
Q2. Is this list updated for current exams?
Yes. The list is compiled using authentic sources like the Government of India calendar, UN observance list, and PIB updates — suitable for all upcoming exams.
Q3. When is World Asthma Day?
World Asthma Day is observed every year on the first Tuesday of May.
It’s organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to raise awareness about asthma, its prevention, and better management. The theme changes annually to highlight global health priorities related to respiratory diseases.
Q4. When is World Environment Day observed?
World Environment Day is observed on 5 June every year. It’s organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote global awareness about environmental protection.
Q5. When is Republic Day celebrated in India?
Republic Day is celebrated every year on 26 January to mark the day the Constitution of India came into force in 1950. It symbolises India’s transition to a Republic.
Q6. When is International Yoga Day celebrated?
International Day of Yoga is celebrated on 21 June every year. It was first proposed by India at the United Nations in 2014, and promotes physical, mental, and spiritual health through yoga.
Q7. When is National Voters’ Day celebrated in India?
National Voters’ Day is observed on 25 January every year. It commemorates the foundation day of the Election Commission of India (1950) and aims to encourage voter participation.
Q8. When is International Literacy Day observed?
International Literacy Day is celebrated on 8 September each year to promote education and awareness about literacy as a basic human right, coordinated by UNESCO.
Q9. When is International Women’s Day observed?
International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March every year to recognise women’s achievements and advocate for gender equality worldwide.
Q10. When is Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) celebrated?
Constitution Day is celebrated on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1949. It is an important static GK question in Polity and Current Affairs sections.
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