National Educational eContent Competition

About

The Government of India, in its Union Budget 2022-23 announcement, emphasized setting up of a competitive mechanism for the development of quality e-content, acknowledging its pivotal role in escalating our efforts towards integrating digital technologies for educational purposes to achieve the NEP-2020 and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) - 4 of providing inclusive and equitable quality education and opportunities for lifelong learning for all by 2030. Moreover, NEP 2020 highlights the bi-directional relationship between technology and education and advocates for the use and integration of technology for teaching, learning, and assessment, overcoming the barriers of languages, preparing teachers at the preservice and in-service level, providing accessible education for the divyang, and streamlining the educational administration and management. The National Educational eContent Competition, an initiative of NCERT under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, has been contributing to advancing this vision by fostering the culture of prosumption (a portmanteau of production & consumption). It is the only national-level competition that recognizes a wide variety of educational eContent, addressing the learning needs of the entire spectrum of learners from foundational, preparatory, middle, to secondary school stages to adult education. Along with other major initiatives like NISHTHA CPD through DIKSHA, and capacity building under PM eVidya, it fuels the larger movement of nurturing the creative potential of the stakeholders in the education system and expanding the community of prosumers.

Objectives

• 1) To provide a national-level platform for nurturance of eContent developers and users
• 2) To incentivise the development of high quality eContent (aligned with NEP 2020) for school education
• 3) To ensure wider dissemination for the use of eContents through OER platforms

Competition Categories

Media Type

• Audio
• Video
• New Media (Immersive Experience/XR in Education, Digital Educational Games and Apps)

Learners/Audience

• Foundational Stage-Pre-school and Grade I-II (Age: 3-8 years) Learners
• Preparatory Stage -Grade III- V (Age:8 -11 years) Learners
• Middle Stage-Grade VI-VIII (Age: 11-14 years) Learners
• Secondary Stage - Grade IX-XII (Age:14-18 years) Learners

Producing Agency

• Government Organisations
• Independent eContent Creators/Institutions (other than the Govt.)
• Teachers/Teacher Educators
• University/College Student
• Children

Prizes & Rewards

• Prize for Best eContent*: The best Audio, Video & New Media for different categories will be given a cash prize of Rs. 80,000/- along with a certificate & a trophy.
• Prize for Individual Excellence: These prizes will be given for excellence in any of the following talents: Best Script, Best Editing, Best Voice Over, Best Camerawork, Best Set Design, Best Sound Recording, Best Animation / Graphics, Best Direction, Best Research, Best Design, Best UI/UX etc. The cash prize is Rs. 15000/-, along with a certificate and trophy.
• Jury Appreciation Prize for the best eContent/individual excellence is at the discretion of the Jury. This includes a cash prize of Rs. 15,000/- along with a certificate and trophy.
• Winners will be nurtured with professional training on the development of high-quality content.
• Winners will be appreciated and recognised duly.

Terms & Conditions

• The eContent should be produced from January 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025.
• There should not be any conflict in the authorship of the eContent.
• The duration of the eContent (Audio/Video eContent) should be between 10 minutes to 30 minutes.
• In the case of College Students and Children as producers of eContent, a copy of the ID and endorsement by the Principal of the College/School are mandatory.
• Participation should be limited to the competition categories regarding media type, learner/audience, and producing agency.
• 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, so application forms need to be filled out for each eContent separately. Any duplicate entry for the same eContent will be rejected.
• The eContent should be the participant's original work. Plagiarism of any is strictly prohibited. We encourage the use of Creative Commons-licensed or fair-use materials provided they don’t compromise the originality and creative efforts of the producer/s.
• The similarity index in any eContent should be below 10%. The use of the works of others within the permitted limit and should appropriately be credited. Any content that exceeds this threshold will be disqualified, and the participant/s will be banned from future editions of the competition.
• The eContent will not be selected if it contains excessive violence, sexual references, coarse language, content that advocates and supports racial, cultural, religious, or gender bias; technical glitches (e.g., poor audio/video quality, blank screen, resolution issues, frame rate problems, lags in apps/games).
• The eContent entries in other than Hindi/ English should be sent with subtitles in Hindi/ English.
• eContent for and by Children with Special Needs (CWSN) will be given preference to promote inclusive education.
• A copy of all the entries shall be retained by CIET, NCERT.
• Specific to New Media (Digital Educational Games & Apps)
• Coding has to be done by the creator.
• The creator of the eContent will have to transfer the copyrights to CIET, NCERT.
• The creator of the eContent will have to share the source-code and the copyrights to the eContent with CIET, NCERT.
• The developed app/game/software must run on a real-world platform (only simulation of the proposed app is not allowed).
• The app/game/software must not already be published on an online platform (such as Google Play or Apple App Store or Github).
• Only zipped files can be uploaded to the application portal. (eg. .zip, .rar, .7z, and .tar.gz )
• CIET, NCERT would have the right to telecast/broadcast the prize-winning eContent and upload it on DIKSHA/OER and other websites/portals managed by NCERT under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
• Only a few of the entries shortlisted by the Jury shall be screened during the final event of AICEeCC.
• All submitted entries will be judged by a panel of Jury. Results declared by the Jury will be binding.
• The evaluation of the New Media category may require the creators to present the short-listed entries (virtually) to a panel of Jury.
• To uphold the high standards of these awards, the Jury may choose not to declare a winner in a particular category if a suitable eContent is not found in the category.
• An entry that does not adhere to all the rules of the competition as outlined will be disqualified. There will be no formal notification of the disqualification/non-selection of any entry.
• Entries cannot be withdrawn or edited once submitted.
• If, during or after the awards, it is found that an entry or winner has an ongoing or pending legal dispute, the management team reserves the right to deem the entry or winner ineligible and/or withhold any award until the dispute is settled.
• CIET, NCERT reserves all rights to modify the rules and dates.

Application Form Submission

• Before submitting the final form, carefully read the brochure.
• Fill out the online Application Form (one application form for each eContent separately) along with all relevant documents.
• Please upload your eContent and other documents (synopsis, script, photograph, image of the eContent) in the highest possible resolution through the online form or share it through Google Drive at aiceavf.prd@ciet.nic.in.
• There is no application fee for sending your entry for NEeC 2025-26.