CBSE Budding Authors Programme 2023-24 for Class 5-10 Students [No Registration Fee]: Register by Nov 30

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is conducting the CBSE Budding Authors Programme 2023-24 under the CBSE Reading Mission to ignite the creative spark within students by encouraging them to explore the art of storytelling. The first level of the competition has already started on November 10 and will conclude on November 30.

About the Programme

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has started a series of activities to facilitate and encourage reading habits among students and create a vibrant learning environment. Under the CBSE Reading Mission, the board has launched the CBSE Budding Authors Program, which encourages students to learn the art of storytelling to stimulate their inner creativity.

Under this program, the students will get an opportunity to express their imagination and ideas, with a chance to see their work published. The CBSE Budding Authors Programme aims to provide students with a platform to engage in reading different types of stories and learning to write effectively.

As students write and submit short stories under this programme, they would have an opportunity to express their creativity and get a chance to see them published.

Category & Eligibility

The students can submit their stories in Hindi or English in the following three categories:

• Category 1: Classes 5-6 (500- 600 words)
• Category 2: Classes 7-8 (600- 900 words)
• Category 3: Classes 9-10 (1000-1500 words)

Steps of the Programme

The competition will be conducted at two levels:

CBSE Budding Authors Program consists of a two-stage event. The first phase event will be conducted at the school level which will be conducted between November 10 and 30. After the completion of the competition, the schools will evaluate and shortlist two students per category following prescribed guidelines. The stories can be written in English or Hindi Language.

The second phase of the competition will be conducted online. For this, schools will have to shortlist 2 winners of each category at the link provided on the CBSE Academic website. The school can only register a maximum of six students in each category. Each student will receive a unique login ID and password that they can use to submit their assignments. By January 15, the students will have had time to write, edit, and submit their stories.

Benefits

• There is no fee for participation.
• All those who will participate in the second phase will get an online certificate of participation at the school’s email ID, according to the information shared by the board.
• A panel of experts will evaluate the entries submitted by students in the second phase. Students selected for the second phase will receive editing assistance to complete their work.
• CBSE will publish the best stories selected at the national level as a collection of short stories for each category.

Contact Information

For any query, you may send an email to cbse.reading.mission@cbseshiksha.in

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