National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas)
India’s Press Information Bureau states that National Education Day is celebrated every November 11 in honour of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Date and recurrence
11 November annually
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is India / national education commemoration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Education Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Press Information Bureau, Government of India — National Education DayNational Government
Frequently asked questions
When is National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas)?
11 November annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 11 November.
Does National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas) fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: India / national education commemoration. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas)?
The stored designation basis is: India’s Press Information Bureau states that National Education Day is celebrated every November 11 in honour of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.. Supporting provenance includes Press Information Bureau, Government of India — National Education Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas) international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to India. Its fuller verified scope is: India / national education commemoration.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
Other observances on November 11
These records also resolve to November 11, 2026 under the current authority data.
11 November — anniversary of the 1918 Armistice and annual commemoration of Victory and Peace
French official remembrance guidance cites the 1922 law fixing the annual Victory and Peace commemoration on 11 November, the anniversary of the 1918 Armistice; current law also extends the…
Armistice 1918
France’s Service Public table lists Armistice 1918 on Wednesday 11 November 2026 among the national legal holidays that apply in the overseas framework.
Armistice 1918
France’s Service Public table lists Armistice 1918 on Wednesday 11 November 2026 among the national legal holidays that apply in the overseas framework.
Armistice 1918
France’s official Service-Public holiday tables list Armistice 1918 on 11 November in the overseas legal-holiday framework, supporting the fixed date applicable to French Guiana within that…
Bhai Duj / Bhai Dooj
A Government of India 2026 restricted-holiday list records Bhai Duj on 11 November 2026.
Dia da Independência Nacional
Angola government material identifies 11 November as National Independence Day and commemorates the proclamation of independence in 1975.