cbseacademic.in World No Tobacco Day 2015 Competition : Central Board Secondary Organization

Organization : Central Board Secondary Organization
Competition Name : World No Tobacco Day 2015 Competition
Applicable States : All India

Website : http://cbseacademic.in/circulars.html
Notification : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/595No%20Tobacco%20Day%20-%20Circular%202015.pdf

Competition Details :

** The World No Tobacco Day,designated by the World Health Organisation [WHO], is observed every year on 31st May, to highlight the global health crises triggered by easy availability of tobacco products in the market and their continued growth in popularity, especially among the young.

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** The CBSE is,therefore,committed to supporting all initiatives by schools to break this dangerous trend.
** Schools have the major responsibility to highlight and raise awareness among their students,staff and the community about the negative impact of tobacco use.
** The Board directs all schools to ensure that Section 6 of Indian Tobacco Control Act COTPA 2003, which prohibits the sale of tobacco products
** in an area within a radius of 100 meters from the outer boundary of any institution of education is effectively enforced through a display board to be put up outside the school.
** Effective awareness-raising is possible through the conduct of various competitions, where students apply their knowledge, observation and creativity,through a variety of media,on the spot.
** These will go a long way in eradicating themenace of tobacco use in the future

Theme:The Harmful Effects of Tobacco Use

Competition :

** Poster making
** Essay writing
** Nukkad Natak /Skit
** Jingle/Songs
** Each school must conduct the competitions in their school and send the best 2 entries to the CBSE board.
** The entries need to be submitted by the schools and individual applications from students are not accepted.

Poster designing Rules: Convey a clear message.
Size: half chart paper
Time Limit: 2 hours
Eligibility: Classes 6-8

Essay writing : [800 – 1000 words]Supply a suitable title.
Time Limit: 1.5 hours for essay/story writing.
Word Limit: Only one entry per participant, with a word limit of 800-1000.
Language: English or Hindi
Eligibility: Classes 9-10

Nukkad Natak /Skit : Supply a suitable title.
Time Limit: 4-5 minutes
Group only: Only one entry per team of 10 or more students.
Language: English or Hindi
Eligibility: Classes 9-10

Jingles/Songs : Supply a suitable title.
Time Limit: 2 minutes
Group only: Only one entry per team of 10 or more students.
Eligibility: Classes 6-8

Avoid the Rules :

** Any inappropriate content
** Any abusive language
** Plagiarism
** Bias against any community, occupation, religion or group of people
** Cluttered with too many images and messages in Posters
** Essay should be original.

Submission of Entries:

Essays:
** Soft copies of Essays either in the form of MS Word File or Scanned Document to be sent by email on the email id: rajeswary.cbse01@gmail.com
** Poster/Skit/Jingles or Songs: The Video CDs along with scripts of the Skit/Jingles/Songs and the hard copies of Posters can be sent to the below mentioned address by the means of post
** Ms. P. Rajeswary, Education Officer [English]“Shiksha Sadan”,17, Rouse Avenue,New Delhi – 110002

Rewards for Winners:
** The winners will be awarded a certificate and a citation.
** The best videos will be uploaded on the YouTube channel of CBSE.
** Top 30 entries from each event will be selected by a panel of judges.
** The Result will be made available on the academic website of the Board.

Please note:
** Entries received after the specified date or failing to adhere to specified norms, will be deemed invalid.
** Reports along with photographs (captioned) may be sent for publication in the CBSE quarterly bulletin,CENBOSEC