Registrations are invited for CBSE Reading Challenge 2024-25 for Class 6-10 students.
About CBSE Reading Challenge
CBSE organises Reading Challenge as an initiative to inculcate a lifelong love of reading in students and enhancement of essential skills for their academic and personal development. Students from classes 6 to 10 of schools affiliated to CBSE may participate in this activity.
CBSE Reading challenge aims to nurture the following critical abilities:
- Reading with comprehension and accuracy;
- Constructing meaning by retrieving information and relating text to previous knowledge;
- Reflect and evaluate the text and;
- Interpreting information and drawing logical conclusions.
Rounds
There will be two rounds of this activity.
First Round:
- All schools may register for this stage.
- This is to be conducted offline at the school level.
Please see Annexure 1 for details.
Second Round:
- Participating schools may nominate and register 10 students, two students from each class {(classes 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) one each for both English and Hindi categories}.
- This round will be conducted through CBSE Reading Challenge online portal.
Please see Annexure 1 for details.
Languages – The challenge will be conducted in both Hindi and English. Students may participate in either one or both languages.
Categories
- Category- I (Class 6-7)
- Category- II (Class 8-10)
Rewards
All participants of Round-II will be issued an online participation certificate by the Board. Outstanding performers will be awarded appreciation certificates.
CBSE encourages all schools to motivate their students to take part in this enriching initiative. The CBSE Reading Challenge presents an excellent opportunity to enhance literacy skills, critical thinking and instill a passion for reading with understanding.
Timeline
01.08.2024 to 25.08.2024: Schools affiliated to CBSE may register students for Reading Challenge Round One:
- Classes VI & VII and VIII to X
- Hindi or English or both
- Registration link available on: www.cbse.gov.in, www.cbseacademic.nic.in
28.08.2024: Question Papers with the scoring criteria will be made available on the portal to the registered schools to download.
28.08.2024 to 31.08.2024
- The schools shall download papers and conduct the challenge offline.
- Schools to identify ten top-performing students:
- 2 each from Classes VI, VII, VIII, IX and X
- For both Hindi and English challenges.
- If more than ten students perform equally well, schools may conduct an additional screening test to select the top ten.
02.09.2024 to 17.09.2024: Schools shall register the selected students for Round two via the link on the CBSE website.
Round 2:
24.09.2024 to 27.09.2024:
- CBSE will conduct a computer- based Reading challenge for registered students.
- Only schools that completed Round One and registered students for Round Two are eligible to participate.
Contact
For any queries and additional information please send an email to cbse.reading.mission@cbseshiksha.in.
