CBSE Budding Authors Programme
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 refocuses on the ideal path from Learn-To-Read to Read-To-Learn. The policy clearly states that languages will be taught in an
enjoyable and interactive style, with plenty of vibrant and proactive conversations, early
reading and subsequent writing.
The students can submit their stories in Hindi or English in the following three
categories:
Category Classes Length of Submissions
I Classes 5-6 500- 600 words
II Classes 7-8 600- 900 words
III Classes 9-10 1000- 1500 words
Steps of the Programme:
I. First Phase:
- Conduct of the Programme at the School Level
Timeline: 24th August- 16th September 2022
- Schools shall organise the programme at their end from 24th August 2022 to
16th September 2022. Schools to nominate 01 teacher to coordinate this activity.
- Sharing of information about this activity to all students.
- The teachers and students can register on the CBSE Reading Mission Platform
https://cbseacademic.nic.in/ and access exemplar stories/ books in Hindi and
English.
- Hindi/ English/ Language teachers to encourage students to read at least 7 stories
(available in the school library or at CBSE Reading Mission Platform) to aid them to
participate in this activity.
- Schools to give one week to students to read extensively with a view to prepare for
the Budding Author’s Programme. Some inputs for writing are at Annexure I.
These may be shared with students.
- Later, the schools to conduct the contest within school hours where students to
create and write short stories, in either English or Hindi.
- Schools shall complete the evaluation of entries and shortlist two students/
participants per category for the next round of this programme.
- Guidelines for submission of entries by the students and the evaluation criteria to
be shared as given at Annexure II.
- Schools to submit information regarding student participation at First Phase of the
Programme at the link -https://forms.gle/aMbsimVP14TBcNFM6
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