National Education Day (NED) Observed Annually on 11 November to Honour Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Important Days

National Education Day (NED) is celebrated every year across India on 11 November to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Minister of Education (MoE) in independent India.


      - The day emphasizes the importance of quality education and skill development opportunities.

      - 11 November 2024" marks the "136th birth anniversary" of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, born on 11 November 1888.

      - In "2008, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), now known as the Ministry of Education (MoE), declared "11 November" as National Education Day.

Main Points:-   (i) The first-ever National Education Day was observed on 11 November 2008.

      (ii) In "1912, he began publishing a weekly Urdu journal called "Al-Hilal", which was banned by British authorities.

(iii) He served as the "President of the Indian National Congress (INC)" twice, in *1923" and "1940

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