World Students Day 2023: History, Date, Significance and Theme

World Students Day

World Students Day 2023: World Students Day 2023 is celebrated on the birth anniversary of the great Scientist, Former President and Teacher Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on 15th October every year. World Student day is not only celebrated in India but also in all over the world. The purpose of this day is to honor and acknowledge the work, achievements and contribution of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam for education and students. He also served as 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. He was also known for his love and dedication towards students and focus on promoting the better level of education for the students.

World Students Day 2023: History

World Students Day has been celebrated from the 15th October 2010, when the United Nation declared the day as the World Students Day. 15th October is the birthday of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, was born on the same date on 15th October 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu (Madras). Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is also known as the Missile man of India as he was one of the known aerospace scientist and teacher and contributed his work towards the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force. When he worked in DRDO he led the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) to develop five different missiles- Prithvi, Agni, Trishul Akash and Nag. In 2002, he became the President of the Republic of India.

World Students Day 2023 Date

15th October was announced as World Students Day by the United Nations on the birth anniversary of the ‘Missile Man’ APJ Abdul Kalam. This day is celebrated as the World Students Day because of his contribution towards the education of students and worked for it. Celebrate this day as the World Students Day from 15th October 2010.

World Students Day Significance

The significance of celebrating World Students Day is to make the society aware about education and students, because students are the future of the country. 15th October is celebrated as the World Students Day to pay tribute or honor to the contribution of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. He is an inspiration for students all over the world. The significance of celebrating this day are as follows.

• This day serves as a platform to motivate and inspire students in their studies by giving them the examples of Abdul Kalam’s work towards the better education of students.
• It encourages the students in pursuing their dream, passion and becoming  a responsible person of the country.
• This Day is celebrated for students to make them more aware about education and its importance in one’s life.
• With the help of this day students also promote international awareness regarding educational issues faced by them and the need for cooperation among countries to improve education systems all over the world.

World Students Day 2023 Theme

World Students Day 2023 Theme is “If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means ‘First Attempt In Learning”. It is the unique and best theme for the World Students Day 2023. This theme is launched by the Ministry of Education and Government of India for inspiring the students. On the occasion of World Students Day 2023 many events, campaigns are conducted in Schools, Government & Private Organizations to increase the awareness about education, its importance for our life and many more discussions are held on this day