Static GK questions on Important Days are a near-certainty in SSC CGL/CHSL, RRB NTPC, IBPS, SBI and most state exams. The list below covers the high-frequency National and International days asked across the last decade of papers, organised month-wise so you can revise one month at a time.
5 min readUpdated 27 April 2026Includes practice quiz
Why this matters: Expect 1–2 direct questions in SSC GA, RRB GS and Banking GA sections. Focus on fixed-date days (most are constant year-on-year) and the 2–3 'floating' days that change annually.
January
Date
Day
1 Jan
Global Family Day / New Year
9 Jan
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
10 Jan
World Hindi Day
12 Jan
National Youth Day (Swami Vivekananda Jayanti)
15 Jan
Indian Army Day
24 Jan
National Girl Child Day
25 Jan
National Voters' Day; National Tourism Day
26 Jan
Republic Day; International Customs Day
28 Jan
Data Privacy Day
30 Jan
Martyrs' Day (Shaheed Diwas) — Gandhi Ji
February
Date
Day
2 Feb
World Wetlands Day
4 Feb
World Cancer Day
11 Feb
International Day of Women & Girls in Science
13 Feb
World Radio Day; National Women's Day (Sarojini Naidu)
14 Feb
Valentine's Day
20 Feb
World Day of Social Justice
21 Feb
International Mother Language Day
24 Feb
Central Excise Day
27 Feb
World NGO Day
28 Feb
National Science Day (Raman Effect)
March
Date
Day
3 Mar
World Wildlife Day; World Hearing Day
4 Mar
National Safety Day
8 Mar
International Women's Day
14 Mar
Pi Day
15 Mar
World Consumer Rights Day
20 Mar
International Day of Happiness; World Sparrow Day
21 Mar
International Day of Forests; World Poetry Day
22 Mar
World Water Day
23 Mar
World Meteorological Day; Shaheed Diwas (Bhagat Singh)
24 Mar
World Tuberculosis Day
27 Mar
World Theatre Day
April
Date
Day
2 Apr
World Autism Awareness Day
5 Apr
National Maritime Day
7 Apr
World Health Day
10 Apr
World Homoeopathy Day
11 Apr
National Safe Motherhood Day
14 Apr
Ambedkar Jayanti
17 Apr
World Haemophilia Day
18 Apr
World Heritage Day
21 Apr
Civil Services Day
22 Apr
Earth Day
23 Apr
World Book & Copyright Day
24 Apr
National Panchayati Raj Day
25 Apr
World Malaria Day
26 Apr
World Intellectual Property Day
May
Date
Day
1 May
International Labour Day; Maharashtra & Gujarat Day
3 May
World Press Freedom Day
8 May
World Red Cross Day
11 May
National Technology Day
12 May
International Nurses Day
15 May
International Day of Families
17 May
World Telecommunication Day
18 May
International Museum Day
21 May
National Anti-Terrorism Day
22 May
International Day for Biological Diversity
24 May
Commonwealth Day
31 May
World No-Tobacco Day
June
Date
Day
1 Jun
World Milk Day
3 Jun
World Bicycle Day
5 Jun
World Environment Day
7 Jun
World Food Safety Day
8 Jun
World Oceans Day
12 Jun
World Day Against Child Labour
14 Jun
World Blood Donor Day
20 Jun
World Refugee Day
21 Jun
International Yoga Day
23 Jun
International Olympic Day
26 Jun
International Day Against Drug Abuse
July
Date
Day
1 Jul
National Doctors' Day; GST Day
11 Jul
World Population Day
17 Jul
World Day for International Justice
18 Jul
Nelson Mandela International Day
26 Jul
Kargil Vijay Diwas
28 Jul
World Hepatitis Day; World Nature Conservation Day
29 Jul
International Tiger Day
August
Date
Day
6 Aug
Hiroshima Day
8 Aug
Quit India Movement Day
9 Aug
International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples; Nagasaki Day
12 Aug
International Youth Day
15 Aug
Independence Day (India)
19 Aug
World Photography Day; World Humanitarian Day
20 Aug
Sadbhavana Diwas (Rajiv Gandhi)
29 Aug
National Sports Day (Major Dhyan Chand Jayanti)
September
Date
Day
5 Sep
Teachers' Day (Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Jayanti)
8 Sep
International Literacy Day
14 Sep
Hindi Diwas
15 Sep
Engineers' Day (M. Visvesvaraya Jayanti)
16 Sep
World Ozone Day
21 Sep
International Day of Peace
27 Sep
World Tourism Day
October
Date
Day
1 Oct
International Day for Older Persons
2 Oct
Gandhi Jayanti; International Day of Non-Violence
4 Oct
World Animal Welfare Day
5 Oct
World Teachers' Day
8 Oct
Indian Air Force Day
9 Oct
World Postal Day
10 Oct
World Mental Health Day
11 Oct
International Day of Girl Child
14 Oct
World Standards Day
15 Oct
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Jayanti; World Students' Day
16 Oct
World Food Day
24 Oct
United Nations Day
31 Oct
National Unity Day (Sardar Patel Jayanti); Indira Gandhi Death Anniversary
November
Date
Day
7 Nov
National Cancer Awareness Day
11 Nov
National Education Day (Maulana Azad Jayanti)
14 Nov
Children's Day (Nehru Jayanti); World Diabetes Day
16 Nov
International Day for Tolerance
17 Nov
National Epilepsy Day
19 Nov
World Toilet Day
20 Nov
Universal Children's Day
21 Nov
World Television Day
26 Nov
Constitution Day (Samvidhan Diwas); National Law Day
29 Nov
International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
December
Date
Day
1 Dec
World AIDS Day
2 Dec
National Pollution Control Day
3 Dec
International Day of Disabled Persons
4 Dec
Indian Navy Day
5 Dec
World Soil Day
7 Dec
Armed Forces Flag Day
10 Dec
Human Rights Day
11 Dec
International Mountain Day
14 Dec
National Energy Conservation Day
18 Dec
International Migrants Day; Minorities Rights Day (India)
22 Dec
National Mathematics Day (Ramanujan Jayanti)
23 Dec
Kisan Diwas (Farmers' Day)
24 Dec
National Consumer Day
25 Dec
Good Governance Day; Christmas
Floating dates (verify each year)
International Mother's Day — second Sunday of May
World Red Cross Day — 8 May (fixed)
World Environment Day — 5 June (fixed)
Father's Day — third Sunday of June
International Day of Cooperatives — first Saturday of July
World Habitat Day — first Monday of October
World Post Day — 9 October (fixed)
World Heart Day — 29 September (fixed)
Quick Revision Facts
National Science Day (28 Feb) marks the discovery of the Raman Effect (1928).
National Youth Day (12 Jan) is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Engineers' Day in India (15 Sep) celebrates Sir M. Visvesvaraya's birthday.
Constitution Day is 26 November — the day the Constitution was adopted in 1949.
International Yoga Day (21 June) was first observed in 2015 after a UN resolution proposed by India.
Kargil Vijay Diwas (26 July) commemorates India's victory in the 1999 Kargil War.
World Environment Day was established by the UN in 1972; India hosted it in 2018 with the theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution'.
Hindi Diwas (14 Sep) marks the day Hindi was adopted as an official language in 1949.
Quick Quiz — National & International Days
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Important Days are asked in SSC CGL?
Typically 1–2 questions appear in the General Awareness section. Focus on fixed-date national days, UN-declared international days, and themed years.
Are dates same every year?
Most are fixed (e.g., 26 January, 15 August, 21 June). A small set are 'floating' — like Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May) — and need yearly verification.
Why is 28 February observed as National Science Day?
It marks Sir C.V. Raman's discovery of the Raman Effect on 28 February 1928, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
Which day is observed as Constitution Day in India?
26 November — the date on which the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution in 1949. It came into force on 26 January 1950.
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