Introduction
Project Veer Gatha was instituted under Gallantry Awards Portal (GAP) in 2021 with the aim to disseminate the details of acts of bravery of the Gallantry Awardees and the life stories of these brave hearts among the students so as to raise the spirit of patriotism and instill amongst them values of civic consciousness. Project Veer Gatha deepened this noble aim by providing a platform to the school students to do creative projects/activities based on gallantry award winners. As part of this, the students framed different projects through various media like art, poems, essays and multimedia on these gallantry award winners and best projects were awarded at national level by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Education.
The project has been coterminous with Republic Day Celebrations each year. Veer Gatha has been a phenomenal success with 8 lakhs participation in Veer Gatha 1.0 conducted in 2021-22 and 19.5 lakhs in Veer Gatha 2.0.conducted in 2022-23. Hon'ble Raksha Mantri and Hon'ble Minister of Education have commended Veer Gatha as 'heralding of a revolution amongst the students of India'.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE) has now decided to launch Project Veer Gatha 3.0 in the current year 2023-24.
Topic & Categories
| Categories | Activities | Suggestive Topics |
| Class 3 to 5 | Poem/ Paragraph (150 words) /Painting/ Drawing/ Multimedia Presentation/Video | i) My role model is (Gallantry Award winner) The values which I have learnt from his/her life are.. Or ii) The Gallantry Award winner gave the supreme sacrifice for our nation. If given a chance for keeping his/her memory alive, I would like to. Or iii) Rani Lakshmibai came into my dream. She wanted me to serve our nation by Or iv) 1857 Mutiny has been marked as the First war of Indian Independence. The life story of (name of the freedom fighter) motivates me to Or v) Role of Tribal Uprising in Freedom Struggle. |
| Class 6 to 8 | Poem/ Paragraph (300 words) /Painting/ Drawing/ Multimedia Presentation/Video |
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| Class 9 to 10 | Poem/ Essay (750 words) /Painting/ Drawing/ Multimedia Presentation/Video |
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| Class 11 to 12 | Poem /Essay (1000 words) /Painting/ Drawing/ Multimedia Presentation/Video |
Project Timelines
The following timelines of the project may be followed
| Timeline | Particulars |
| 28 July to 30 September 2023 | After the conduct of activities at the school level, the school shall
upload 01 best entry per category i.e. a total of 04 entries from each
school, at the MyGov portal. Category-1 (Class 3 to 5) : 01 best entry Category-2 (Class 6 to 8) : 01 best entry Category-3 (Class 9 to 10) : 01 best entry Category-4 (Class 11 to 12) : 01 best entry NOTE: Schools with highest class upto class 5, 8 and 10 can also submit total 4 entries. The breakup is as under:- (i). Schools upto class 10 School will submit 01 best entry in each of the Category-1, 2 & 3. School can submit an extra entry in any one of Category-1, 2 & 3. Total entries to be submitted by school is 04. (ii). Schools upto class 8 School will submit 01 best entry in Category-1 & 2. School can submit two extra best entries in Category-1 & 2. Total entries to be submitted by school is 04. (iii). Schools upto class 5 Since there is only one Category for School upto class 5, the school will submit 04 best entries in Category-1. |
| 15 October to 10th November 2023 |
District level evaluation of entries submitted by schools to be done by
District level Nodal Officers to be appointed by States/UTs Nodal Officers /Education Department. Rubrics for evaluation are given at Annexure l.
Best entries of District level will be forwarded by District Level Nodal Officers to State / UT Level Nodal Officers(s) through MyGov Portal. |
| 11 November to 25 November 2023 |
Evaluation of entries submitted by District Level Nodal Officers to be
done at State/UT level by State / UT Level Nodal Officers(s). Rubrics for evaluation are given at Annexure l.
States / UTs Level Nodal Officers will give (through MyGov Portal) the best entries (as per Annexure II) to Ministry of Education Government of India for the National Level Evaluation. States/UTs will need to confirm the genuineness and originality of the entry being given for the National Level Selection through telephonic / video call interview or any other mode as appropriate. |
| 26 November To 10 December 2023 | Evaluation at National Level (by the committee to be constituted by MoE) |
| By 15 December 2023 | Submission of Result of National Level Evaluation to MoE by National Level Committee |
| By 20 Dec 2023 | Forwarding of results by MoE to MoD |
(*Schools must not wait for the last date of submission. As soon as the activities are completed at the school level and 01 best entry in each category is shortlisted by schools, they shall submit the same at the given portal)
Evaluation of Entries:
i) The Project Veer Gatha 3.0 will have 3 levels: District level, State/ UT Level and National level.
ii) The Evaluation will take place at every level i.e. District level, State level/ UT Level and National level. The teachers of Army Schools/ Navy Schools/ Air Force School/ Sainik School/ other Forces' Schools/ State Board Schools/ CBSE Schools will be involved for evaluation on nomination basis.
iii) Evaluation at District Level: The State Nodal Officer/ SPDs will appoint District level Nodal Officers for evaluation of entries at District level. The District Nodal Officers/ District Education Officer will engage DIET and other officials of the concerned State/ UT/ district for the evaluations at district level.
iv) Evaluation at State/ UT Level: The responsibility of evaluation at State / UT level will be of the Nodal Officers of States/ UTs or SPDs. The Nodal Officers of States/ UTs or SPDs will engage DIET/ SCERT/ other education officials of the concerned State/ UT for the evaluations at State/ UT Level.
v) National Level Evaluation: Evaluation at National Level shall be conducted by the National level Committee which would be constituted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Rewards and Recognition
There will be winners at every level. The number of winners to be declared is as follows:
• National Level - 100 winners (Super 100). No Veer Gatha Winner (at National Level) of earlier versions will be included in 100 winners (at National Level) of Veer Gatha Project 3.0.
Category: Class 3rd to 5th = 25 winners
Category: Class 6th to 8th = 25 winners
Category: Class 9th to 10th = 25 winners
Category: Class 11th to 12th = 25 winners
• State / UT Level - 08 Winners (two from each category) at State / UT level irrespective of Board (Will not include students selected in Super 100)
• District Level - 04 winners (one from each category). These will not include students selected in Super 100 and the students selected at State/UT level.
Students whose entry is uploaded at the Portal (CBSE/MyGov) will get an E-Certificate of Participation.
Felicitation of Winners
Felicitation of Winners: The winner at national level will be felicitated jointly by Ministry of Education, Government of India & Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. Each winner will be awarded a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- by the Ministry of Defence. All the winners at District & State / UT will be felicitated by respective District & State / UT. The modalities of the prize to be given in State/UT/District level may be decided by State/ District Authorities and budgeted accordingly. A certificate will be given to all the winners as follows:
- To Students Selected in Super 100 — Jointly by Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education, Government Of India.
- To Students Selected at State / UT Level — by Principal Secretary/Secretary Education of the concerned State / UT.
- To Students Selected at District Level - jointly by Collector/ District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner and District Education Officer / appropriate higher official as decided by the Education Department of concerned State / UT I District.
Guidelines for Uploading of Selected entries
- This is applicable for Nodal Officers of Non-CBSE Schools only. Please keep the UDISE code of the school along with all the other details of the school ready before applying.
- Multiple entries in the same category from a school are not allowed.
- Click on ‘Submit Now’ link, this will open a new page for entering Personal Details of the School.
- After filling Personal Details of the School, click on submit / Next button. This will open the page for making the class-wise submissions of Poem / Paragraph / Essay / painting / Multi-Media Presentation (whichever applicable).
- Entries can be uploaded in JPEG / PDF Formats only. Nodal officers of schools are advised to convert all selected entry files in JPG / JPEG format prior to uploading on MyGov portal
- In case, no submission is to be made in any of the entries, it is supposed to be left blank.
- At last, click on the "Submit" Button to finally submit the application.
- Please ensure the student details are accurate prior to making the final submission. Once the final Submission is made, it cannot be edited.
Annexure I
Rubrics for Assessment of Essay/Paragraph| S.No. | Area of Assessment | 4 Marks | 3 Marks | 2 Marks | 1 Mark |
| 1 | Originality of expression | Fresh, distinctive approach. It is highly imaginative or creative |
Conveys some creative, imaginative, or insightful ideas beyond the commonplace |
Reflects few creative, substantive, or imaginative ideas out of the ordinary |
Communicates no substantive or imaginative ideas and is unremarkable |
| 2 | Presentation | Expression is highly impressive and the content is very well organized | Fluent Expression and the content is well organized |
Message is sometimes difficult to follow and content is fairly well organized |
Message cannot be understood and the content is poorly organized |
| 3 | Support | Arguments are very well supported (with insightful examples, arguments, and details). The essay includes quotes/ passages from the text and a strong analysis of their significance. | Arguments are well supported. The author uses specific examples, arguments, and details to support key ideas. | Some key issues are unsupported. The main idea is clear but the supporting information is too general. | Several key issues are unsupported. Main idea is somewhat clear but there is need for more supporting information |
| 4 | Relevance to the topic | Information is very much relevant to the topic and cites recent examples. | Information is relevant to the topic | Some information is irrelevant to the topic | Very little relevance |
Maximum Score: 16
Note:
1) If the essay/paragraph is not relevant to the topic, no marks to be awarded
2) If the number of words exceeds the word limit by 50 or more, then 2 marks may be deducted from the final score.
Rubrics for Assessment of Poem
| S.No. | Area of Assessment | 4 Marks | 3 Marks | 2 Marks | 1 Mark |
| 1 | Originality of expression | Fresh, distinctive Approach. It is highly imaginative or creative |
Conveys some creative, imaginative, or insightful ideas beyond the commonplace |
Reflects few creative, substantive, or imaginative ideas out of the ordinary |
Communicates no substantive or imaginative ideas and is unremarkable |
| 2 | Presentation | Expression is highly impressive and the content is very well organized | Fluent Expression and the content is well organized |
Message is sometimes difficult to follow and content is fairly well organized |
Message cannot be understood and the content is poorly organized |
| 3 | Poetic Devices | 6 or more poetic devices (same or different) are used | 4-5 poetic devices (same or different) are used | 2-3 poetic devices (same or different) are used | 1 poetic device is used |
| 4 | Relevance to the topic | Information is very much relevant to the topic and cites recent examples | Information is relevant to the topic | Some information is irrelevant to the topic | Very little relevance |
Maximum Score: 16
Note: If the poem is not relevant to the topic, no marks to be awarded
Rubrics for Assessment of Multi-media Presentation
| S.No. | Area of Assessment | 4 Marks | 3 Marks | 2 Marks | 1 Mark |
| 1 | Originality of expression | Fresh, distinctive approach. It is highly imaginative or creative, |
Conveys some creative, imaginative, or insightful ideas beyond the commonplace |
Reflects few creative, substantive, or imaginative ideas out of the ordinary |
Communicates no substantive or imaginative ideas and is unremarkable |
| 2 | Presentation | Expression is highly impressive and the content is very well organized | Fluent Expression and the content is well organized |
Message is sometimes difficult to follow and content is fairly well organized |
Message cannot be understood and the content is poorly organized |
| 3 | Dialogue | There is an appropriate amount of dialogue for all members to have a balanced role and to bring characters/situations to life and it is realistic. | There is an appropriate amount of dialogue for all members to have a balanced role and to bring the story to life, but it is somewhat unrealistic. | There is not quite enough dialogue for all members to have a balanced role in this play OR it is often unrealistic. | There is not enough dialogue for all members to have a balanced role OR it is completely unrealistic |
| 4 | Relevance to the topic | Information is very much relevant to the topic and cites recent examples | Information is relevant to the topic | Some information is irrelevant to the topic | Very little relevance |
Maximum Score: 16
Note: If the Video is not relevant to the topic, no marks to be awarded
Rubrics for Assessment of Paintings
| S. No. | Area of Assessment | 4 Marks | 3 Marks | 2 Marks | 1 Mark |
| 1 | Originality of expression | Fresh, distinctive approach. It is highly imaginative or creative |
Conveys some creative, imaginative, or insightful ideas beyond the commonplace |
Reflects few creative, substantive, or imaginative ideas out of the ordinary |
Communicates no substantive or imaginative ideas and is unremarkable |
| 2 | Presentation | Expression is highly impressive and the content is very well organized | Fluent Expression and the content is well organized |
Message is sometimes difficult to follow and content is fairly well organized |
Message cannot be understood and the content is poorly organized |
| 3 | Technique | Art work shows a mastery of advanced techniques in composition. All objects are placed in the correct space. | Art work shows good technique. All objects are placed in the correct space. | Art work shows some technique and understanding of art concepts | Art work lacks technique and/or understanding of art concepts. |
| 4 | Relevance to the topic | Information is very much relevant to the topic and cites recent examples | Information is relevant to the topic | Some information is irrelevant to the topic | Very little relevance |
Maximum Score: 16
Note: If the Painting is not relevant to the topic, no marks to be awarded