National Education Day to be celebrated on Nov 11

New Delhi: Educational institutions at all levels across the country will celebrate November 11 as the 'National Education Day', commemorating the birthday of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, an eminent educationist and the first Union Minister of Education of independent India.

As India's Education Minister, Azad oversaw the establishment of a national education system with free primary education and modern institutions of higher education.

He is also credited with the foundation of the University Grants Commission (UGC), an important institution to supervise and advance higher education in the nation.

Seminars, symposia, essay-writing, elocution competitions, workshops and rallies with banner cards and slogans on the importance of literacy and nation's commitment to all aspects of education will be organized in educational institutions across the country on the National Education Day.