CBSE/DIR(A&T)/NED/2012

Dated : 16.10.2012

Circular No: Acad-83/2012 All Heads of Institutions Affiliated to the Board

Subject: CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY, 2012 Dear Principal, The National Education Day is celebrated every year on 11 November. The Govt. Of India, Ministry th of Human Resource Development, has declared 11 November as National Education Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, an eminent educationist, a great freedom fighter, and the first Education Minister of India vide Resolution No. 17-35/2004-PN.I dated th 11 September, 2008. I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. Mother Teresa
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CBSE has decided to celebrate the day by initiating a new category of Awards that would honour a teacher and a student for their exemplary contribution in the field of ensuring that Education cuts across boundaries, goes beyond and makes a positive difference in the lives of people. Theme : Joy of Giving Objective : To acknowledge a teacher and a student who have gone that extra mile to connect with people and have touched the lives of many. Participants : One teacher and one student nominated by the school who have been involved consistently and extensively in Outreach Programs and are responsible for bringing about a visible change in their area of work. The teacher should have worked for atleast a minimum of two years and the student should have worked for one year continuously and should be class VI or upwards.

Focus Areas : A positive impact on the Society through Work done for the underprivileged Work done with children having special needs Environmental issues Old Age homes ICT Literacy Any other

Procedure 1. Registration by the school through the CBSE website www.cbseacademic.in on or before th 26 October, 2012. The registration can be done online or a copy of the downloaded form can be sent in an email to [email protected]. A scanned copy of the registration form can be sent on email [email protected] together with Annexure A & B 2. Two teams (a student and a teacher in each team) will be selected from each CBSE region by distinguished panelists on the basis of the details filled in the questionnaire and the digital evidences. 3. The shortlisted teams will be invited to Delhi on 11 November, 2012 for the Final Round of interactions/presentations with eminent panelists 4. The Final Round will consist of a 5 minute presentation on the work done by the school and interaction with the judges. 5. The teams will be awarded in the following three categories for their contribution to the Society, with Certificates to the participants and Cash awards to the school to motivate them to continue with the exemplary work. Outstanding Excellent Meritorious 6. The invited schools will be given travelling allowance of IInd class Sleeper fare for the teacher and the student from their place of boarding to Delhi (to and fro). The school will have to make their own stay arrangements in Delhi. 7. For further queries please contact to Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Education officer on 011-23217128 or email at [email protected].
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Yours sincerely,

Dr. Sadhana Parashar Director (Academics & Training)

Copy to below mentioned respective Heads of Directorates/KVS/NVS/CTSA with a request to disseminate the information to all concerned schools under their jurisdiction: 1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18-Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi - 110 016. 2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, A-28, Kailash Colony, New Delhi. 3. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESS ESS Plaza, Community Centre, Sector-3, Rohini, Delhi 110 085. 4. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110 054. 5. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh- 160 017. 6. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim 737 101. 7. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar- 791 111. 8. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair-744 101. 9. Director of Education, SIE, CBSE Cell, VIP Road, JungleeGhat, PO 744103, A&N Island. 10. All the Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this circular to all the Heads of the schools affiliated with the Board in their respective regions 11. The Education Officers/AEOs of the Academic Branch, CBSE 12. The Research Officer (Tech) with the request to publish this circular on the CBSE Academic website. 13. The Library and Information Officer, CBSE 14. EO to Chairman, CBSE 15. PS to Chairman, CBSE 16. SO to CE, CBSE 17. PS to Secretary, CBSE 18. PA to Director (Academics and Training) 19. PS to Director (CTET) 20. PRO, CBSE

ANNEXURE A

NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY-2012

REGISTRATION FORM 1. 2. 3. 4. NAME OF THE SCHOOL: SCHOOL NO: AFFILIATION NO: COMPLETE SCHOOL ADDRESS: ... .. . NAME OF THE STUDENT: .CLASS: NAME OF THE TEACHER: .. EMAIL ID( School): TELEPHONE: MOBILE NO ( PRINCIPAL) : REGION: (Please tick your region from the following eight regions)
PANCHKULA BHUBANESHWAR GUWAHATI ALLAHABAD AJMER PATNA

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
DELHI

CHENNAI

I have understood the rules and regulations of this event and would like to participate in the right spirit. I hereby declare that all the information made in this application is true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that in the event of any information being found to suppress/ false or incorrect before or after the evaluation, my application is liable to be cancelled.

(Stamp with the signature of the Principal) Dated: 1 Any one student from class VI onwards and one teacher, from each school can be nominated by the school Principal. 2. There will be one team from each school (one student and one teacher) and there will be 16 teams representing 8 Regions of CBSE. 3. The Online Registration window will open from ..to... 2012. ANNEXURE B 4. Schools are requested to register and submit the Registration form and Annexures A & B before 26th October, 2012. TEMPLATE 5. The student and the teacher participating will be given an acknowledegement certificate and school will be given cash prize. Please provide the following information onformat describedPaper in typed format 6. The entries will be accepted only in the A-4 size Plain in Annexure B along (MS with the Registration form duly filled. 7. Schools can send their entries either typed or hand written in the format described in Annexure B 8. CBSE reserves the right to accept or reject any entry without any further reasoning.

Annexure B 1. Concept Note (Highlighting the vision and purpose of the activity undertaken in not more than 100 words) 2. Name of the activity. 3. Number of students / Parents/ Teachers involved. 4. Duration of this activity. 5. Number of Beneficiaries. 6. Programs for Awareness generation. 7. Process of Implementation 8. The Impact Indicators 9. Evidences (Digital, Newspaper, school magazines, Photographs, clippings, local recognitions etc.) 10. Challenges faced and Overcome 11. Teacher profile (subjects taught, workload of teaching periods, qualifications, interests, reasons for getting involved in this particular activity etc.) 12. Student profile (extra-curricular activities, responsibilities, reasons for involvement etc.)