CBSE Skill Expo and Guidance Festival 2023
CBSE organized Skill Expo cum Awareness Workshops on Skill Courses for the Principals and Teachers of CBSE affiliated schools, at Panipat (Haryana), Agra and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) in the year of 2022 to create awareness for skills along with recognizing the importance of skills
CBSE Skill Expo and National Guidance Festival (Guwahati Event) 2023
CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
(An Autonomous Organization Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)
CBSE/SE/DS(SP)/2023
Dated:14/08/2023
To,
Heads of All Institutions Affiliated to CBSE
Subject: CBSE Skill Expo and Guidance Festival – 2023
Greetings from CBSE for 77th Independence Day!
CBSE organized Skill Expo cum Awareness Workshops on Skill Courses for the Principals and Teachers of CBSE affiliated schools, at Panipat (Haryana), Agra and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) in the year of 2022 to create awareness for skills along with recognizing the importance of skills.
In addition, CBSE in association with Lifology Foundation, organized National Guidance Festival for students & parents of class VIII-XII in the month of September, 2022 in digital mode to provide information on future careers, skillsets to excel and a clear plan regarding “Which career paths to choose and How to reach the destination”. The event was a great success in meeting its objectives towards creating awareness about different career paths to the students.
Also, NEP 2020 has emphasized the importance of scientific guidance for children at schools. The real question is ‘How to decide What to become in Future’ This decision becomes tough and complex in the current scenario where a lot of changes are happening in the world of careers which signifies the role of scientific Career and Skill Guidance at school.
In this context, CBSE intends to integrate both these events i.e. Skill Expo and National Guidance Festival into Skill Expo and Guidance Festival – 2023 with a view to organize regional events comprising all regions of the Board leading to a National level event with an aim to encourage the creativity, innovate and also to foster peer learning of students, teachers and principals alike.
Benefits for participation in the event:
Inspiring Dreams: Inspire young minds to dream big by showcasing success stories and role models from various fields, motivating them to strive for their skill development and aspirations.
Exploring Pathways: Help students discover a wide range of skilling and career paths available to them, empowering them to make informed choices about their future.
Industry Insights: Offer insights into current industry trends and emerging fields, helping students align their skill development and educational choices with the demands of the job market.
Job Ready Skills: Orient students about the job ready skills of future such as AI, Robotics, Data Science, Genomics and so on. Give students right exposure to the fields and guide them on decision making.
21st Century Skills: Expose students to the need for essential skills like communication, critical thinking, and adaptability, preparing them for the ever-evolving job market.
Guidance and Counselling: Provide expert guidance and group counselling sessions to assist students in understanding their strengths, interests, skill development and potential career options.
Parental Involvement: Engage parents in the skill development and career planning process to create a supportive environment at home, facilitating better decision-making by students.
Holistic Profile: orient the participants to focus not only on academic excellence but also on skill development, overall personal growth, emphasizing the importance of well-rounded development for successful careers.
Themes for the skill expo 2023 are:
| THEME | SUB-THEMES |
| Local to Global | Sub-themes shall be intimated in due course of time through separate notifications |
| Future Tech | |
| Health and Wellness | |
| Hospitality & Tourism | |
| Sustainability & Environmental Conservation | |
| AVGC Sector (Animation, visual effect, Gaming, Comics) |
Guidelines for participation:
- All schools willing to participate need to register using the link which shall be provided in the notification along with timeline for skill expo separately (as per schedule).
- Eligibility for participation:
The students may participate in any of the 02- categories:
- Category I – Classes 6 to 10, and Category II – Classes 11 to 12
- A School Team will be represented by:
a) 1 teacher & 2 student per skill
b) one mentor Skill teacher
c) The skill expo will be organized at Two levels- i) Regional ii) National
- Minimum one and maximum three skills from one school can be exhibited.
- Minimum two teams can be registered by a school.
- The names of the students and the mentor teacher, once registered, cannot be changed at any stage of the exhibition.
- The school team participating at Regional and National Level must remain the same.
- The themes/sub-themes once selected cannot be changed. Similarly, the skill chosen cannot be changed.
- The project/exhibit to be showcased may be:
- process used to create an item/product.
- application of entrepreneurship
- Care should be taken to use eco-friendly innovative material in the preparation of exhibits.
- The teams would be required to submit the details of their respective projects (title, description, list of materials used, images, video) within the stipulated time-frame (as mentioned in respective notification).
- The screening of the entries would be done before the regional/national level exhibitions.
- Schools can either prepare or exhibit one skill on their own or they can include experts in the particular field also.
- The exhibits will be assessed by a team of experts as per the following criteria:
| a. Creativity and imagination | 20% |
| b. Originality and innovativeness | 15% |
| c. Scientific thought / principle / approach | 15% |
| d. Technical skills, workmanship, craftsmanship etc. | 15% |
| e. Entrepreneurship, scalability and utility for society in future | 15% |
| f. Economics (low cost), portability and durability | 10% |
| g. Presentation – effectiveness of display and relevant explanations | 10% |
Schedule of the events:
| Sr. No | Tentative Dates | Duration of the event | Proposed City | Concerned Regional Office of the Board |
| 1 | September 13, 2023 (Wed) | 01 Day | New Delhi | Delhi East Delhi West Noida |
| 2 | September 20, 2023 (Wed) | 01 Day | Dehradun | Dehradun Chandigarh Panchkula |
| 3 | September 27, 2023 (Wed) | 01 Day | Guwahati | Bhubaneshwar Guwahati |
| 4 | October 5, 2023 (Thu) | 01 Day | Surat | Ajmer Bhopal |
| 5 | October 11,2023 (Wed) | 01 Day | Bangalore | Bangalore Pune |
| 6 | October 17, 2023 (Tue) | 01 Day | Chennai | Chennai Vijayawada |
| 7 | November 01, 2023 (Wed) | 01 Day | Varanasi | Prayagraj Patna |
| 8 | November 14, 2023 (Tue) | 01 Day | Trivandrum | Trivandrum |
| 9 | November 15, 2023 (Wed) | 01 Day | Trivandrum | National Event |
Important Points:
- Schools under the concerned regional office of the Board shall be eligible for participation in the respective event.
- These events are for the students, principals and teachers of CBSE affiliated schools. The participating school/team would bear all expenses related to participation in the event including lodging / boarding arrangements at the venue city of the exhibition.
- Certificates will be awarded to the selected best entries at the Regional/National Level.
- There is no fee for registering for these.
- Shortlisted projects will be informed via e-mail.
- The selected best exhibits (the number may increase or decrease depending on the quality of the exhibit) at each Regional Level exhibition will be eligible to participate in the National Level Exhibition.
- The decision of the committee members/experts for screening the entries will be considered final.
Venue of the event shall be notified region wise in the due course of time. The notification in this regard shall be displayed well in time from the event date.
Accordingly, all schools affiliated to the CBSE are requested to motivate and guide the students for maximum participation in this event as and when registration opens for the individual events.
For any queries, please send an email to: skillexpo@cbseshiksha.in With best wishes,
(Dr. Biswajit Saha)
Director (Skill Education)
Source: CBSE
Postponement of CBSE Skill Expo and National Guidance Festival – 2023
NOTIFICATION
Postponement of CBSE Skill Expo and National Guidance Festival – 2023
It is hereby informed that due to administrative reasons, Skill Expo and National Guidance Festivals which were scheduled at Guwahati (Assam) on 27th September 2023 and at Surat (Gujarat) on 05th October 2023 have been postponed. The revised dates of the said events shall be notified in the due course of time.
Inconvenience in this regard is regretted
For any queries or clarifications, please send an email to: skillexpo@cbseshiksha.in.
(Dr. Biswajit Saha)
Director (Skill Education)
Source: CBSE
Postponement of CBSE Skill Expo and National Guidance Festival – 2023
NOTIFICATION
Postponement of CBSE Skill Expo and National Guidance Festival – 2023
It is hereby informed that due to administrative reasons, Skill Expo and National Guidance Festivals which were scheduled at Guwahati (Assam) on 27th September 2023 and at Surat (Gujarat) on 05th October 2023 have been postponed. The revised dates of the said events shall be notified in the due course of time.
Inconvenience in this regard is regretted
For any queries or clarifications, please send an email to: skillexpo@cbseshiksha.in.
(Dr. Biswajit Saha)
Director (Skill Education)
Source: CBSE
Postponement of CBSE Skill Expo and National Guidance Festival – 2023
NOTIFICATION
Postponement of CBSE Skill Expo and National Guidance Festival – 2023
It is hereby informed that due to administrative reasons, Skill Expo and National Guidance Festivals which were scheduled at Guwahati (Assam) on 27th September 2023 and at Surat (Gujarat) on 05th October 2023 have been postponed. The revised dates of the said events shall be notified in the due course of time.
Inconvenience in this regard is regretted
For any queries or clarifications, please send an email to: skillexpo@cbseshiksha.in.
(Dr. Biswajit Saha)
Director (Skill Education)
Source: CBSE