For RRB NTPC, Group D, SSC CGL, CHSL, PSC, State Exams, and Other Competitive Exams, here is a month-by-month list of key national and international days and dates. Every competitive / government examination usually includes 2-3 questions about significant days and dates.
The following is a list of significant days and dates based on events and festivals in India and around the world. Important days and dates for each month are listed below:
List of Important Days PDF:
| ">Jan-1st | ">English New Year, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, Global family day, World Peace Day |
| ">Jan-4th | ">World Braille Day |
| ">Jan-6th | ">World War Orphans Day |
| ">Jan-8th | ">African National Congress Foundation Day |
| ">Jan-9th | ">Pravasi Bharatiya Divas NRI Day |
| ">Jan-10th | ">World LAugusthter Day, World Hindi Day |
| ">Jan-11th | ">Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| ">Jan-12th | ">National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand) |
| ">Jan-15th | Cariappa took over the\ncommand of Army on this day in 1949 from the British), Pongal,\nMakar Sankranti">">Army Day (Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa took over the command of Army on this day in 1949 from the British), Pongal, Makar Sankranti |
| ">Jan-23rd | ">Netaji Subhash Chandra bose birthday |
| ">Jan-24th | ">National Girl Child day of India |
| ">Jan-25th | ">International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, National Voters Day |
| ">Jan-26th | ">Republic Day of India and International Customs day |
| ">Jan-27th | ">International Holocaust Day (The largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz- Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan 27, 1945.), International Day of Commemoration |
| ">Jan-28th | ">Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| ">Jan-28th | ">Data protection day |
| ">Jan-30th | ">Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day (Martyr’s day) World Leprosy Eradication Day |
| ">Feb-1st | ">Indian Coast Guard Day |
| ">Feb-2nd | ">World Wetlands Day |
| ">Feb-4th | ">World Cancer Day |
| ">Feb-4th | ">National Day of Sri Lanka |
| ">Feb-6th | ">International day against female genital mutilation |
| ">Feb-7th | ">International Development Week |
| ">Feb-11th | ">World Day of the Sick |
| ">Feb 2nd Sunday | ">World Marriage Day |
| ">Feb-12th | ">Darwin Day |
| ">Feb-12th | ">Abraham Lincoln;s Birthday |
| ">Feb-13th | ">Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
| ">Feb-14th | ">Saint Valentine’s Day |
| ">Feb-18th | ">Taj Mahotsav |
| ">Feb-20th | ">World Day of Social Justice |
| ">Feb-21st | ">International Mother Language Day |
| ">Feb-22nd | ">World Scout Day |
| ">Feb-23rd | ">World peace and understanding day |
| ">Feb-24th | ">Central Excise Day |
| ">Feb-27th | ">World Sustainable Energy Day |
| ">Feb-28th | ">National Science Day |
| ">Mar 1st | ">Zero Discrimination Day World Civil Defence Day |
| ">Mar 3rd | ">World Wildlife Day World Hearing Day |
| ">Mar 4th | ">National Safety Day |
| ">Mar 8th | ">International Women’s Day |
| ">Mar 10th | ">CISF Raising Day |
| ">Mar 13th | ">No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March) |
| ">Mar 14th | ">Pi Day International Day of Action for Rivers |
| ">Mar 15th | ">World Consumer Rights Day |
| ">Mar 16th | ">National Vaccination Day |
| ">Mar 18th | ">Ordnance Factories Day (India) |
| ">Mar 20th | ">International Day of Happiness World Sparrow Day |
| ">Mar 21st | ">World Forestry Day World Down syndrome Day World Poetry Day |
| ">Mar 22nd | ">World Water Day |
| ">Mar 23rd | ">World Meteorological Day |
| ">Mar 24th | ">World Tuberculosis (TB) Day |
| ">Mar 27th | ">World Theatre Day |
| ">April 1st | ">Orissa Day, Prevention of Blindness week |
| ">April 2nd | ">World Autism Awareness Day |
| ">April 4th | ">International Day for Mine Awareness |
| ">April 5th | ">National Maritime Day |
| ">April 7th | ">World Health Day |
| ">April 10th | ">World Homeopathy Day |
| ">April 11th | ">National Safe Motherhood Day, National Pet Day |
| ">April 13th | ">Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919) |
| ">April 17th | ">World Haemophilia Day |
| ">April 18th | ">World Heritage Day |
| ">April 21st | ">National Civil Service Day, Secretaries Day |
| ">April 22nd | ">World Earth Day |
| ">April 23rd | ">World Book and Copyright Day |
| ">April 24th | ">National Panchayati Day |
| ">April 25th | ">World Malaria Day |
| ">April 26th | ">World Intellectual Property Day |
| ">April 28th | ">World Day for Safety and Health at Work, World Veterinary Day |
| ">May 1st | ">International Labour Day |
| ">May 3rd | ">Press Freedom Day |
| ">May 4th | ">Coal miner’s day |
| ">May (2nd Sunday) | ">Mother’s Day |
| ">May 8th | ">World Red Cross Day |
| ">May 9th | ">Victory day |
| ">May 11th | ">National Technology Day |
| ">May 12th | ">International Nurses day |
| ">May 14th | ">World Migratory day |
| ">May 15th | ">International Day of the Family |
| ">May 17th | ">World Telecommunication Day (Information Society Day) |
| ">May 21st | ">Anti-terrorism day |
| ">May 24th | ">Commonwealth Day |
| ">May 31st | ">Anti-Tobacco Day |
| ">June 1st | ">Global Parents Day |
| ">June 4th | ">International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| ">June 5th | ">World Environment Day |
| ">June 7th | ">International level crossing awareness day |
| ">June 8th | ">World ocean day |
| ">June 12th | ">World day against child Labour |
| ">June 14th | ">World blood donor day |
| ">June 17th | ">World day to combat desertification and drought |
| ">June 20th | ">World Refugee day |
| ">June 21st | ">Father’s day, World Music day |
| ">June (3rd Sunday) | ">Father’s Day |
| ">June 23rd | ">United Nation’s public service day |
| ">June 23rd | ">International Widow’s day |
| ">June 26th | ">International day against Drug abuse & Illicit Trafficking |
| ">June 27th | ">World Diabetes Day |
| ">July 1st | ">National Doctor’s day |
| ">July 1st | ">World UFO day, World Sports Journalists Day |
| ">July (1st Saturday) | ">International Day of Cooperatives |
| ">July 4th | ">American Independence day |
| ">July 6th | ">World Zoonoses Day |
| ">July 11th | ">World Population Day |
| ">July 12th | ">World Malala day |
| ">July 18th | ">Nelson Mandela International Day |
| ">July 28th | ">World Nature conservation day |
| ">July 29th | ">International Tiger Day |
| ">August 2nd | ">International Friendship Day |
| ">August 3rd | ">Independence day of Niger |
| ">August 5th | ">Independence day of upper Volta |
| ">August 6th | ">Hiroshima Day |
| ">August 9th | ">International day of World’s indigenous people |
| ">August 9th | ">Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day |
| ">August 12th | ">International Youth day |
| ">August 14th | ">Independence Day of Pakistan |
| ">August 15th | ">Independence Day of India |
| ">August 19th | ">World Photography day |
| ">August 20th | ">Sadbhavna Diwas |
| ">August 23rd | ">International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition |
| ">August 29th | ">National Sports Day |
| ">August 30th | ">Small Industry Day |
List of Important Days:-
| ">October 1st | ">International day of the Older person |
| ">October 2nd | ">Mahatma Gandhi birthday, International day of non-violence |
| ">October 3rd | ">World Habitat Day, World nature day |
| ">October 4th | ">World Animal Welfare Day |
| ">October 5th | ">World Teacher’s day |
| ">October 6th | ">World Wildlife day, World Food Security day |
| ">October 8th | ">Indian Air Force Day |
| ">October 9th | ">World Post Office day |
| ">October 10th | ">National Post Day |
| ">October 11th | ">International girl child day |
| ">October 12th | ">World Arthritis day |
| ">October 13th | ">UN International Day for National disaster reduction |
| ">October 14th | ">World Standards Day |
| ">October 15th | ">World White Cane Day (guiding the Blind) |
| ">October 16th | ">World Food Day |
| ">October 17th | ">International day for the eradication of poverty |
| ">October 20th | ">World statistics day |
| ">October 24th | ">UN Day, World development information Day |
| ">October 30th | ">World Thrift Day |
| ">October 31st | ">Rastriya Ekta Diwas (in memory of Sardar Patel), National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi) |
| ">November 1st | ">World vegan day |
| ">November 5th | ">World Radiography day |
| ">November 7th | ">Infant Protection day World Cancer Awareness Day |
| ">November 9th | ">World services day |
| ">November 10th | ">Transport Day |
| ">November 14th | ">Children’s Day in India Jawaharlal Nehru birthday |
| ">November 16th | ">International day for Endurance |
| ">November 17th | ">World Student day National Journalism day |
| ">November 18th | ">World Adult day |
| ">November 19th | ">World Citizen day |
| ">November 20th | ">Africa Industrialization Day Universal children day |
| ">November 21st | ">World Television day World Fisheries day |
| ">November 25th | ">World Non-veg day |
| ">November 26th | ">Law day |
| ">November 29th | ">International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
| ">November 30th | ">Flag day |
| ">December 1st | ">World Aids Day |
| ">December 2nd | ">World Computer literacy day International day of abolition of slavery |
| ">December 3rd | ">International Day of People with disabilities World conservation day |
| ">December 4th | ">Navy Day |
| ">December 5th | ">International volunteer day for economic and social development |
| ">December 7th | ">Armed Forces Flag Day International civil aviation day |
| ">December 9th | ">The International day against corruption |
| ">December 10th | ">Human Right Day |
| ">December 11th | ">International Mountain day |
| ">December 14th | ">International Energy day |
| ">December 18th | ">International Migrants day |
| ">December 19th | ">Goa’s liberation day |
| ">December 20th | ">International Human solidarity |
| ">December 23rd | ">Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) |
| ">December 29th | ">International Bio-diversity day |
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