Every year, National Education Day is celebrated on November 11. This year, National Education Day falls on a Saturday. National Education Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad - India's first Education Minister.
National Education Day is celebrated every year to understand the importance of education and how we can work towards making education a priority and easily accessible for all.
History:
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the first Education Minister of independent India. He served the position from 1947 to 1958. His work towards making education better and accessible is applauded and respected.
His contributions in the field of education and educational institutions are remembered – to commemorate the same, The Ministry of Human Resource Development announced his birthday to be celebrated as National Education Day. Since 2008, National Education Day has been celebrated.
Theme
The theme for National Education Day 2023 is “Embracing Innovation.”