CBSE in collaboration with NCERT is organizing creative writing competition to celebrate the 400thBirth Anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji. Levels of Competition
1. School Level 2. Regional Level 3. National Level CBSE will organize this competition at two levels (school and regional) for all its affiliated schools except Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. Competition at School Level (To be organized by individual School)
1. The schools shall themselves conduct the competition in an online mode from 24thJune to 19th July 2021 as per the following the details: Category Creative Writing Form Theme For Students of Classes VI-VIII ? Paragraph (100–150 words) ? Essay (400 – 500 words) ? Poem
a. Childhood of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji
b. Transformation of Tyag Mal to Tegh Bahadur
For Students of Classes IX-X ? Paragraph (150-200 words) ? Essay (500- 700 words) ? Poem
a. Life of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji
b. Establishment of Anandpur Sahib
For Students of Classes XI-XII ? Paragraph(200-250 words) ? Essay(700 – 1000 words) ? Poem
a. Journeys of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji (Punjab and other regions)
b. Teachings of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji
2. The students can choose any one theme and one writing form.
3. The Paragraph/Essay/Poem can be submitted in HindiorEnglish language.
4. Schools shall complete the evaluation of entries by 24th July 2021 and shortlist one entry per category per writing form for onward submission to CBSE.
5. Selected entries should be submitted online at the following link from 24th July to 30th July2021: https://forms.gle/fAxR558a63txemgcA
Please note:The entry can be submitted as a word file, pdf file or as jpg. file not exceeding 10 MB.
6. Schools will give participation certificates to all their students participating in this competition at this level. Competition at Regional Level (To be organized by CBSE)
1. The students who have been selected by the schools will participate at regional level in the month of September 2021.
2. Topic/Theme will be given by CBSE from the life and times of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji.
3. The competition will be held in all the above three mentioned categories and in all the writing forms (Paragraph, Essay, Poem) as mentioned above.
4. All the participants will be give an e-Certificate by CBSE.
5. The Board will forward the top 200 participants (inclusive of all categories and writing forms)from each CBSE Region to NCERT for the National Level Competition. Competition at National Level (To be conducted by NCERT)
1. The National Level competition will be organised by NCERT in collaboration with SCERTs through MyGov Platform from 1 st January to 28th February 2022.
2. Awards will be declared by NCERT.
