📅 IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DAYS
Note: Days marked with ✅ have been asked in previous WBCS Preliminary examinations.
JANUARY
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st January | English New Year / Global Family Day / World Peace Day | – |
| 4th January | World Braille Day | – |
| 6th January | World War Orphans Day | ✅ WBCS 2019 |
| 9th January | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) | – |
| 10th January | World Hindi Day | – |
| 11th January | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day | – |
| 11th January | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri | – |
| 12th January | National Youth Day (Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda) | ✅ Asked in WBCS |
| 13th January | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | – |
| 14th January | Lohri / Makar Sankranti | – |
| 15th January | Indian Army Day | ✅ Asked in WBCS Prelims |
| 15th January | Pongal | – |
| 18th January | National Immunization Day | – |
| 23rd January | Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose | – |
| 24th January | National Girl Child Day | – |
| 24th January | International Day of Education | – |
| 25th January | India Tourism Day | – |
| 25th January | National Voters’ Day | ✅ WBCS 2014 |
| 26th January | Republic Day (India) / International Customs Day | ✅ WBCS 2023 (Customs Day) |
| 27th January | International Day of Commemoration / International Holocaust Remembrance Day | – |
| 30th January | Martyrs’ Day | ✅ Asked in WBCS |
| Last Sunday of January | World Leprosy Day | – |
WBCS PYQ Example:
Q. The Election Commission of India celebrates the National Voters’ Day on?
(A) 26th January (B) 25th March (C) 25th January (D) 1st February
Answer: (C) 25th January
FEBRUARY
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st February | Kalpana Chawla’s Death Anniversary / Indian Coast Guard Day | – |
| 2nd February | World Wetlands Day | – |
| 4th February | World Cancer Day | ✅ WBCS 2015 |
| 6th February | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation | – |
| 7th February | International Development Week | – |
| 9th February | Safer Internet Day (Second day of the second week of February) | – |
| 10th February | World Pulses Day / National Deworming Day | – |
| 11th February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | – |
| 12th February | International Darwin Day / National Productivity Day | – |
| 13th February | World Radio Day / National Women’s Day | – |
| 14th February | Valentine’s Day | – |
| 20th February | World Day of Social Justice | – |
| 21st February | International Mother Language Day | – |
| 22nd February | World Scout Day | – |
| 23rd February | World Peace and Understanding Day | – |
| 24th February | Central Excise Day | – |
| 27th February | World NGO Day | – |
| 28th February | National Science Day (Raman Effect discovery by Sir C.V. Raman) / Rare Disease Day | ✅ WBCS repeatedly asked |
WBCS PYQ Example:
Q. World Cancer Day was observed in 2015 across the world on?
(A) 10th January (B) 4th February (C) 5th June (D) 15th July
Answer: (B) 4th February
MARCH
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st March | Zero Discrimination Day / World Civil Defence Day | – |
| 3rd March | World Wildlife Day / National Defence Day | – |
| 4th March | National Security Day | – |
| 8th March | International Women’s Day | ✅ WBCS 2011 |
| 10th March | CISF Raising Day | – |
| 11th March | Commonwealth Day / World Kidney Day | – |
| 14th March | International Day of Action for Rivers | – |
| 15th March | World Consumer Rights Day | – |
| 16th March | National Vaccination Day | – |
| 18th March | Ordnance Factories Day / Global Recycling Day | – |
| 20th March | World Sparrow Day / International Day of Happiness | – |
| 21st March | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / World Forestry Day / World Down Syndrome Day / World Poetry Day | – |
| 22nd March | World Water Day | ✅ Asked in WBCS Prelims |
| 23rd March | World Meteorological Day | – |
| 24th March | World Tuberculosis Day | – |
| 25th March | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | – |
| 27th March | World Theatre Day | – |
WBCS PYQ Example:
Q. International Women’s Day is celebrated on?
(A) March 15 (B) March 22 (C) March 10 (D) March 8
Answer: (D) March 8
APRIL
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st April | Odisha 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 (WHO founded in 1948) | ✅ Asked in WBCS |
| 10th April | World Homeopathy Day | – |
| 11th April | National Safe Motherhood Day / National Pet Day | – |
| 13th April | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day | – |
| 14th April | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti | – |
| 17th April | World Hemophilia Day | – |
| 18th April | World Heritage Day | – |
| 19th April | World Liver Day | – |
| 21st April | National Civil Service Day / Secretaries’ Day | – |
| 22nd April | International Earth Day | ✅ Asked in WBCS Prelims |
| 23rd April | World Book and Copyright Day | – |
| 24th April | National Panchayati Raj Day | – |
| 24th April | World Veterinary Day (4th Saturday of April) | – |
| 25th April | World Malaria Day | – |
| 26th April | World Intellectual Property Day | – |
| 28th April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work | – |
| 29th April | International Dance Day | – |
| 30th April | Ayushman Bharat Diwas | – |
MAY
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st May | International Labour Day / May Day | ✅ WBCS repeatedly asked |
| 1st May | Maharashtra Day | – |
| 2nd May | World Laughter Day (1st Sunday of May) | – |
| 3rd May | Press Freedom Day | – |
| 4th May | World Asthma Day (1st Tuesday of May) / Coal Miner’s Day / International Firefighters’ Day | – |
| 7th May | World Athletics Day / Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti | – |
| 8th May | World Red Cross Day / World Thalassaemia Day | – |
| 9th May | Mothers’ Day (2nd Sunday of May) | – |
| 11th May | National Technology Day | – |
| 12th May | International Nurses’ Day | – |
| 15th May | International Family Day | – |
| 16th May | Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday of May) | – |
| 17th May | World Telecommunication Day / World Hypertension Day | – |
| 18th May | World AIDS Vaccine Day / International Museum Day | – |
| 20th May | World Metrology Day / World Bee Day | – |
| 21st May | National Anti-Terrorism Day | – |
| 21st May | National Endangered Species Day (3rd Friday of May) | – |
| 22nd May | International Day for Biological Diversity | – |
| 24th May | National Commonwealth Day | – |
| 31st May | World No-Tobacco Day | ✅ Asked in WBCS Prelims |
WBCS PYQ Example:
Q. When is International Labour Day (May Day) celebrated?
(A) 30th April (B) 1st May (C) 2nd May (D) 3rd May
Answer: (B) 1st May
JUNE
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st June | World Milk Day | – |
| 3rd June | World Bicycle Day | – |
| 4th June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | – |
| 5th June | World Environment Day | ✅ Asked in WBCS Prelims |
| 7th June | World Food Safety Day | – |
| 8th June | World Ocean Day / World Brain Tumour Day | – |
| 12th June | World Anti-Child Labour Day | – |
| 13th June | International Albinism Awareness Day | – |
| 14th June | World Blood Donor Day | – |
| 15th June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day / World Wind Day | – |
| 16th June | International Integration Day | – |
| 17th June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | – |
| 19th June | World Sickle Cell Awareness Day / World Sauntering Day | – |
| 20th June | World Refugee Day | – |
| 20th June | International Fathers’ Day (3rd Sunday of June) | – |
| 21st June | International Yoga Day / World Music Day / World Hydrography Day | ✅ WBCS 2016 |
| 23rd June | International Olympic Day / United Nations Public Service Day | – |
| 26th June | International Day of the Tropics / International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking / International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | ✅ WBCS 2020 |
| 29th June | National Statistics Day | – |
| 30th June | World Asteroid Day | – |
WBCS PYQ Example:
Q. International Day of the Tropics is observed every year on?
(A) 23rd March (B) 4th July (C) 22nd September (D) 26th June
Answer: (D) 26th June
JULY
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st July | National Doctor’s Day / National Postal Worker Day / National Chartered Accountants’ Day | – |
| 2nd July | World Sports Journalists’ Day / World UFO Day | – |
| 4th July | International Cooperative Day / USA Independence Day | – |
| 6th July | World Zoonoses Day | – |
| 11th July | World Population Day | ✅ WBCS repeatedly asked |
| 12th July | National Paper Bag Day | – |
| 17th July | World Day for International Justice | – |
| 18th July | International Nelson Mandela Day | – |
| 22nd July | National Refreshment Day (4th Thursday of July) | – |
| 25th July | National Parents’ Day (4th Sunday of July) | – |
| 26th July | Kargil Vijay Diwas (In India) | – |
| 28th July | World Nature Conservation Day / World Hepatitis Day | – |
| 29th July | International Tiger Day | – |
| 30th July | International Friendship Day | – |
AUGUST
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st August | Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day | – |
| 6th August | Hiroshima Day | – |
| 7th August | National Handloom Day | – |
| 9th August | Nagasaki Day / Quit India Day / International Day of the World’s Indigenous People | – |
| 10th August | World Biofuel Day | – |
| 11th August | National Daughters’ Day | – |
| 12th August | International Youth Day | – |
| 13th August | Organ Donation Day / International Lefthanders Day | – |
| 15th August | Independence Day of India | ✅ WBCS repeatedly asked |
| 19th August | World Humanitarian Day / World Photography Day | – |
| 20th August | World Mosquito Day / Indian Akshay Urja Day | – |
| 21st August | World Senior Citizens’ Day | – |
| 23rd August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | – |
| 26th August | Women’s Equality Day | – |
| 29th August | National Sports Day (Major Dhyan Chand Birth Anniversary) / International Day against Nuclear Tests | ✅ WBCS repeatedly asked |
SEPTEMBER
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st September | National Nutrition Week (September 1 to 7) | – |
| 2nd September | World Coconut Day | – |
| 5th September | Teachers’ Day in India (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Birthday) | ✅ WBCS 2020 |
| 8th September | International Literacy Day | ✅ WBCS asked |
| 12th September | United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation / World First Aid Day | – |
| 14th September | National Hindi Day | – |
| 15th September | International Day of Democracy / Engineers’ Day | – |
| 16th September | World Ozone Day | ✅ WBCS 2017 |
| 19th September | International Talk Like a Pirate Day | – |
| 21st September | World Alzheimer’s Day / International Day of Peace / World Biosphere Day | – |
| 22nd September | World Rhino Day | – |
| 23rd September | International Sign Language Day | – |
| 26th September | World Contraception Day | – |
| 27th September | World Tourism Day | – |
| 28th September | Right to Know Day | – |
| 29th September | World Heart Day | – |
WBCS PYQ Example:
Q. Teachers’ Day is observed every year in India on?
(A) September 5 (B) October 2 (C) November 6 (D) December 25
Answer: (A) September 5
OCTOBER
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st October | International Day of Older Persons | – |
| 2nd October | Gandhi Jayanti / International Day of Non-Violence | ✅ WBCS repeatedly asked |
| 4th October | World Habitat Day (1st Monday of October) / World Animal Welfare Day | – |
| 5th October | World Teachers’ Day | – |
| 8th October | Indian Air Force Day | ✅ Asked in WBCS |
| 9th October | World Post Office Day | – |
| 10th October | World Mental Health Day / National Post Day | – |
| 11th October | International Day of the Girl Child | – |
| 12th October | World Arthritis Day | – |
| 13th October | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction | – |
| 14th October | World Sight Day (2nd Thursday of October) / World Standards Day | – |
| 15th October | World Students’ Day / International Day of Rural Women / World White Cane Day | – |
| 16th October | World Food Day | – |
| 17th October | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | – |
| 20th October | International Day of the Air Traffic Controller / World Statistics Day | – |
| 24th October | World Development Information Day / United Nations Day / World Polio Day | ✅ WBCS asked (UN Day) |
| 27th October | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | – |
| 30th October | World Thrift Day | – |
| 31st October | National Unity Day (Sardar Patel Birth Anniversary) | – |
NOVEMBER
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | International Journalists’ Remembrance Day | – |
| 5th November | World Tsunami Day / National Ayurveda Day | – |
| 6th November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | – |
| 7th November | National Cancer Awareness Day | – |
| 8th November | World Radiography Day | – |
| 9th November | National Legal Services Day | – |
| 10th November | World Immunization Day | – |
| 11th November | National Education Day | – |
| 12th November | World Pneumonia Day | – |
| 13th November | World Kindness Day | – |
| 14th November | Children’s Day in India (Jawaharlal Nehru’s Birthday) / World Diabetes Day | ✅ Asked in WBCS |
| 16th November | International Day for Tolerance | – |
| 17th November | National Epilepsy Day / International Students’ Day / National Journalism Day | – |
| 18th November | World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day | – |
| 19th November | International Men’s Day / National Integration Day | – |
| 20th November | Africa Industrialisation Day / Transgender Day of Remembrance / Universal Children’s Day | – |
| 21st November | World Fisheries Day / World Television Day | – |
| 25th November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | – |
| 26th November | National Law Day (India) / Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) | ✅ WBCS 2020 |
| 29th November | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People | – |
WBCS PYQ Example:
Q. Samvidhan Divas or Constitution Day is celebrated in India on?
(A) 3rd December (B) 25th October (C) 5th January (D) 26th November
Answer: (D) 26th November
DECEMBER
| Date | Event | WBCS PYQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st December | World AIDS Day | ✅ WBCS 2008 |
| 2nd December | National Pollution Control Day / International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | – |
| 3rd December | International Day of Disabled Persons | – |
| 4th December | Indian Navy Day | ✅ Asked in WBCS |
| 7th December | Indian Armed Forces Flag Day / International Civil Aviation Day | – |
| 9th December | International Day against Corruption | – |
| 10th December | Human Rights Day / International Animal Rights Day | ✅ WBCS asked |
| 11th December | International Mountain Day | – |
| 14th December | National Energy Conservation Day | – |
| 16th December | Vijay Diwas | – |
| 18th December | Minorities Rights Day / International Migrants Day | – |
| 20th December | International Human Solidarity Day | – |
| 22nd December | National Mathematics Day (Srinivasa Ramanujan Birth Anniversary) | – |
| 23rd December | Kisan Diwas (Farmers’ Day) | – |
WBCS PYQ Example:
Q. Which day is observed as World AIDS Day?
(A) December 4 (B) December 10 (C) December 14 (D) December 1
Answer: (D) December 1
⭐ SUPER IMPORTANT DAYS FOR QUICK REVISION
| Day | Date | Why Important |
|---|---|---|
| National Voters’ Day | 25th January | Asked in WBCS 2014 |
| International Customs Day | 26th January | Asked in WBCS 2023 |
| World Cancer Day | 4th February | Asked in WBCS 2015 |
| National Science Day | 28th February | Raman Effect discovery |
| International Women’s Day | 8th March | Asked in WBCS 2011 |
| World Health Day | 7th April | WHO founded 1948 |
| International Labour Day | 1st May | Asked repeatedly |
| World Environment Day | 5th June | Asked repeatedly |
| International Yoga Day | 21st June | Asked in WBCS 2016 |
| World Population Day | 11th July | Asked repeatedly |
| National Sports Day | 29th August | Major Dhyan Chand |
| Teachers’ Day | 5th September | Dr. Radhakrishnan |
| World Ozone Day | 16th September | Asked in WBCS 2017 |
| Constitution Day | 26th November | Asked in WBCS 2020 |
| World AIDS Day | 1st December | Asked in WBCS 2008 |
📊 SUMMARY TABLE: MOST ASKED DAYS IN WBCS
| Day | Date | WBCS Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| National Voters’ Day | 25th January | 2014 |
| International Customs Day | 26th January | 2023 |
| World Cancer Day | 4th February | 2015 |
| National Science Day | 28th February | Multiple |
| International Women’s Day | 8th March | 2011 |
| Save Elephant Day | 16th April | 2022 |
| International Labour Day | 1st May | Multiple |
| International Day of the Tropics | 26th June | 2020 |
| World Population Day | 11th July | Multiple |
| Teachers’ Day | 5th September | 2020 |
| World Ozone Day | 16th September | 2017 |
| Constitution Day | 26th November | 2020 |
| World AIDS Day | 1st December | 2008 |
🎯 THEMES FOR EXAM (RECENT/EXPECTED)
| Day | Recent / Expected Theme |
|---|---|
| International Women’s Day (8 March) | Accelerate Action |
| World Health Day (7 April) | Healthy Cities, Healthy Lives |
| World Environment Day (5 June) | Beat Plastic Pollution |
| International Yoga Day (21 June) | Previous theme: Yoga for Humanity |
Note: Official themes for 2026 are yet to be released. The above are recent or expected themes.
✅ STATIC FACTS FOR EXAMS
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| WHO founded | 7th April 1948 |
| UN founded | 24th October 1945 |
| Raman Effect discovered | 28th February 1928 |
| First Republic Day | 26th January 1950 |
| Constitution adopted | 26th November 1949 |
| First Constitution Day celebrated | 26th November 2015 |
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