Submissions are invited for All India Children’s Educational eContent Competition 2023-24 by CIET-NCERT. The last date of submission is December 31, 2023.
About CIET
Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), a constituent unit of NCERT, came into existence in the year 1984 with the merger of Center for Educational Technology (CET) and Department of Teaching Aids (DTA).
Competition Details
All India Children’s Educational eContent Competition (AICEeCC) is a one-of-a-kind competition for children and teachers of India, organised by Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), NCERT, Delhi. The competition is fueled by the spirit of integrating digital technologies for educational purposes to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (4.0) of providing inclusive and equitable quality education and opportunities for lifelong learning for all, and National Education Policy (2020) emphasis on promotes digital pedagogy, and proposes various curricular & extension activities for making our teachers ‘Digital Teachers’.
In this context, this event is being organised to promote creative expression amongst educational media professionals, teacher educators, teachers and children for the development of eContent and for wider dissemination of high-quality eContent. This year, a new category is being introduced i.e “Theme-based Educational eContent” to provide a wider scope of creative themes, some themes related to the initiatives and campaigns by GoI.
Criteria for Selection
- The eContent should be produced/developed from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
- The eContent must be suitable for the following groups:
- Foundational Level (3-8 years or ECCE 3-6 years & Class I and II) [FLN]
- Preparatory Level (8-11 years or Class III to V) & Middle Level (11-14 years or Class VI to VIII) [PM]
- Secondary (14-18 years or Class IX to XII) [S]
- Teacher Education and Adult Education [TE & AE]
- Theme-based eContent [TB]
- The eContent entries in other than Hindi/ English should be sent with subtitles in Hindi/ English.
- eContent should be creative, have broad appeal and demonstrate excellent artistic and technical skills.
- eContent should speak to and respect children of diverse backgrounds and cultures positively.
- For promoting inclusive education, eContent on ‘Children with Special Needs’ (CWSN) will be given preference. This could mean an eContent produced by a person with special needs or an eContent based on CWSN.
- Duration of the eContent (Audio/Video eContent) should be between 3 minutes to 30 minutes.
Rules
- eContent made by compiling stock shots or any copyrighted graphics/images will not be eligible for the competition.
- One eContent can only be entered in one category (either FLN/PM/S/TE&AE/TB), so kindly send one application form for one eContent in one category only.
- A copy of all the entries shall be retained by CIET, NCERT.
- The submitted eContent will be used by NCERT for educational purposes including dissemination by online/offline modes.
Awards
The best Audio, Video & Animations, Immersive eContent & Digital Educational Games and Apps for different categories, viz., in each of the following stages will be awarded a cash prize Rs. 40,000/- along with a certificate & a trophy.
How to Submit?
Interested participants can submit online via this link.
Submission Deadline
The last date of submission is December 31, 2023.
Contact
Email: aiceavf[dot]prd[at]ciet[dot]nicdot]in
