This article talks about the CBSE Notification about CBSE Games 2023-24. Read it here.
CBSE organizes sports events at Cluster/ Zonal and National levels for its independent category of schools every year in various age-groups for girls and boys separately. The Board invites proposals from its affiliated schools to organize these events and also for ‘applying to participate’ through an online portal. The following may be noted in this regard:
List of Games, Age-Groups and Clusters/ Zones/ Regions: The list of games along with age-groups at Cluster/ Zonal and National level are given in Annexure – A & B.
Online Proposal by Schools for Organizing Games: Schools wishing to organize any of the games at Cluster/ Zonal or National Level, may apply online on CBSE website www[dot]cbse[dot]gov[dot]in (click on the tile named ‘CBSE SPORTS SYSTEM’ on main website) or at www[dot]cbseacademic[dot]nic[dot]in (click on tab ‘Sports’). The direct link for the same is here.
Online Registration of Players for Participation in CBSE Games:
Schools intending to sponsor their students/ teams for participation in CBSE sports events should visit the CBSE website (as mentioned in point 2 above) and complete the following 3 steps:
Mapping of School: The schools are advised to check the mapping of their school in their cluster. After login, if boxes of Cluster and Zone (on top of the screen) appear blank, this means that the school is not mapped in any cluster/ zone and the organizing school will unable to see the entries of that school. In this case, the school should immediately report the same at manjit[dot]cbse[at]gmail[dot]com and cbsegames[at]gmail[dot]com
Correct Data Entry: The schools are requested to enter the correct details of participants i.e. name, date of birth, game, event etc., as no corrections will be allowed after last date.
Entry with ‘Late Fee’ after the Last Date: Late fee will be charged for registration and ‘applying to participate’ after the last date:
Age Criteria: A player shall be under 11, 14, 17, & 19 years of age as of 31.12.2023. Accordingly, for session 2023-24 sports events, the age criteria will be as follows:
Similarly, age may be calculated for other age-groups.
Participation in CBSE National Level Sports Events:
First & second positions in individual sports events, and winners & first runner-up in team games (at Cluster and Zonal level) will participate in CBSE Nationals in each category and age-group. However, in case of Chess (02 top teams), Shooting (Top 02 teams & 05 top individuals) and Yogasana (Top 02 teams & 05 top individuals).
Sports Grant to Organizing Schools:
The Board provides sports grant to schools for organizing sports events (Rs.2,00,000/- for Cluster/ Zonal level and Rs.3,00,000/- for National level). However, for Athletics and Swimming competitions, sports grant shall be Rs.4,00,000/- at Cluster/ Zonal level and Rs.5,00,000/- for National level. The sports grant will be transferred to the bank account of the organizing school after the successful conduct of the sports event and submission of the required proforma of expenditure details (proforma available on CBSE Sports website). Sports equipment such as shuttle-cock, tennis-ball, football, volleyball and basketball etc. will be arranged by the organizing schools. They may purchase/ hire equipment on their own and meet expenditures out of CBSE grant. No extra payment will be given by CBSE in this regard.
Videography: To bring transparency and promote fairness in games, videography is compulsory for all sports events at the Cluster, Zonal and National levels. The record of videography shall be maintained by the organizing schools for a period of 3 months after the sports events are over. The organizing schools shall meet the expenditure on videography out of CBSE grant. No extra payment will be given by CBSE in this regard.
Tentative Schedule of Activities:
| Online Proposal by Schools for Organizing CBSE Games at Cluster/ Zonal/ National level | 23.08.2023 to 31.08.2023 |
| Online ‘Registration of Students’ and ‘Apply to Participate’ for various sports events at Cluster/ Zonal/ National level (by participating schools) | 01.09.2023 to 20.09.2023 |
| Display of Sports Calendar (List of sports venues) | 25.09.2023 |
| Conduct of Sports Events (tentative) Note: The schools applying to organize CBSE games should plan accordingly | Cluster / Zonal Level: Between 01.10.2023 – 25.10.2023 National Level: Between 01.11.2023 – 10.11.2023 |
| Online Result Uploading by the Host Schools on CBSE web-portal under link ‘Upload Results’ | Within 24 hours of the conduct of event (preferably immediately) |
For further queries, schools may contact Dr. Manjit Singh, Deputy Secretary (Sports) CBSE, Delhi at manjit[dot]cbse[at]gmail[dot]com or cbsegames[at]gmail[dot]com
