<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="student-reg-form"> <div class="row"> date picker <div class="form-group"> <label class="col-md-4 control-label" for="date"> Birth Date *</label> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="input-group"> <div class="input-group-addon"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar aria-hidden="true""></span> </div> <input class="form-control" id="date" name="student_dob" placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY" type="text"/> </div> <span class="help-block">Students birth date</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Include jQuery --> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script> <!-- Include Date Range Picker --> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.4.1/js/bootstrap-datepicker.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.4.1/css/bootstrap-datepicker3.css"/> <script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ var date_input=$('input[name="student_dob]'); //our date input has the name "date" var container=$('.student-reg-form form').length>0 ? $('.student-reg-form form').parent() : "body"; date_input.datepicker({ format: 'mm/dd/yyyy', container: container, todayHighlight: true, autoclose: true, }); date_input.datepicker(options); }) </script> </script>