Current Affairs - Important Days - Discussion

National Education Day is celebrated every year on November 11 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India’s first Education Minister. The observance was initiated in 2008 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, now known as the Ministry of Education. Maulana Azad played a vital role in laying the foundation of India’s modern education system and establishing key institutions such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), promoting learning and cultural development across the nation.