Engineer’s Day is celebrated on different dates in different countries, so the answer depends on where you are.

Quick Scoop: Main Dates

  • India (also Sri Lanka, Tanzania) – September 15 every year, marking the birth anniversary of Sir M. Visvesvaraya, one of India’s most respected engineers.
  • United States – During the week of February 22, as part of National Engineers Week, timed around George Washington’s birthday (he worked as a surveyor and is symbolically linked to engineering).
  • United Kingdom – A national engineering day (now called National Engineering Day) is held in the first week of November each year to celebrate engineering and encourage young people into the field.
  • Canada – September 17.
  • Argentina – June 16.
  • Brazil – December 11.
  • Russia – December 22 (Power Engineer’s Day).

And many other countries have their own Engineer’s Day dates: for example, Bangladesh (May 7), France and Switzerland (March 4), Nepal (a date in the Vikram Samvat calendar), and more.

If you tell me your country, I can give a one-line, exact date just for you.

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