Read the CBSE Notification on Call for Contributions for CENBOSEC (July–December 2024) on Sustainable Practices in Schools.
About the Notification
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is delighted to invite Principals, teachers, and students to contribute to the forthcoming issue of CENBOSEC, the Board’s biannual e-magazine. This issue, covering the period from July to December 2024, focuses on the theme: “Life Style for Environment (LiFE): Sustainable Practices in Schools.”
Aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE) 2023, the issue will address the critical challenge of environmental conservation and promote educational initiatives aimed at fostering environmentally sustainable practices.
Sub-Themes for Articles
Participants can submit articles in English or Hindi on any of the following sub-themes:
- Energy Efficiency
- Waste Management
- Water Conservation
- Sustainable Food Practices
- Biodiversity and Green Spaces
- Climate Action and Advocacy through Community Engagement
Cover Design Contest
Students are also invited to submit original cover designs based on the main theme. The best design will be featured in this issue of the e-magazine.
Submission Guidelines
- Each article should have complete details of the author with his/her coloured passport size photograph.
- The article sent for submission must be previously unpublished and in English or Hindi.
- Articles should be well-written with grace as well as clarity and copy-edited carefully before submission.
- The articles must be checked for plagiarism. Plagiarism is seen as a serious professional misconduct by the Board and if identified, the submitted article will be rejected.
- The author shall submit the article in MS-Word only (PDF will not be considered). The word file should be named “Name of author_School affiliation number”. The length of articles should not exceed 1000 words/2 pages (A4 size) including images. Font size should be 11-point Arial, whether in normal, bold or italic; including endnotes.
- Please do not insert line breaks in the text or special spacing for formatting. All texts/paragraphs should have one and a half spacing. In case of articles in Hindi, the software used to create the document needs to be mentioned/link to be given in page 3 of your attachment.
- Tables and images should be placed close to the text where they are referred. Table headings should be above the tables. The image caption should be centered below the image. The author should insert a self-photograph at the end of the article and mention her/his name, designation, school name and address with school affiliation number.
- All citations should be in endnotes and not in the text. It is the responsibility of the author to obtain permission for the use of any copyrighted material, including images.
Selection Process
A panel of experts will review all submissions. The 20 best articles and the selected cover design will be published.
How to Submit?
- Articles: Submit Here
- Cover Designs: Submit Here
Deadline
The deadline for submission is December 29, 2024.
Contact
For further details, contact cenbosec.cbse@cbseshiksha.in.
