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Central Board of Secondary Education expression series is an online/offline essay/poem/drawing competition organised by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in India for classes 1 to 12.[1][2] It was initiated in 2014.[3][4] A cash prize of Indian Rupees 2500-25,000 is given to each of the 36 winners (12 in each category) [4][5] In 2014, more than 29,000 students participated. Entries are accepted in any of 22 scheduled languages and in English.[6] The purpose of the contest is to make students aware of the history of women and men who have served the nation of India.[2]
| Date | Topic | Picture | References | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2014 | Good Governance day | [7] | More than 29,000 students took part. | |
| 26 December 2014 | ||||
| 2014 | Young Scientific Minds of India | |||
| 24 December 2014 | Education for Future Development | [8] | On the eve of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya's birthday. |
It focused on the contribution of great leaders of India and on several important issues related to women, society (both rural and urban) and the nation.[4]
| Date | Name of leader / Topic | Picture | References | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 & 11 July 2015 | [9] | First in 2015 | ||
| 18 and 19 December 2015 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | [6][10][11][12] | The circular was issued by Praggya M. Singh, assistant professor and joint director, CBSE. | |
| 15 October 2015 | Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | [13] | ||
| 2 October 2015 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | [1][14] | ||
| 11 October 2015 | Jayaprakash Narayan | [15][16][17] | ||
| 25, 26 and 27 September 2015 | Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya | [16] | Only series which lasted for 3 days | |
| 5 and 6 September 2015 | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan | [18] | ||
| 16 December 2015 | Madan Mohan Malviya |
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| 3 November 2015 | Maulana Kalam Azad | [21][22] | ||
| 31 October 2015 | Sardar Patel | [23][24] | ||
| Sept 21–28, 2015 | Indo-Africa expression series | [25] |
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The final winners are selected from three class categories, i.e. classes 1st to 5th, Classes 6th to 8th and classes 9th to 12th.[26] Winning entries are compiled in an E- book.[4]
To join the expression series, students studying under the board will be required to submit an essay, a poem or a drawing on any of the three topics - 'Jayaprakash Narayan's role in Indian freedom struggle', Jayaprakash Narayan: the real 'Lok Nayak' and opinion on Jayaprakash Narayan said, "True politics is about promotion of human happiness."