Veer Gatha Project 5.0

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 (students of all schools in India) 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 Ministry of Defence and 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 2021-22,19.5 lakhs in Veer Gatha 2.0 conducted in 2022-23, 1.37 crore in Veer Gatha 3.0 conducted in 2023-24 and 1.76 crore in Veer Gatha 4.0 conducted in 2024-25. Hon’ble Raksha Mantri and Hon’ble Minister of Education have commended Veer Gatha as ‘heralding of a revolution amongst the students of India’.

Hon’ble Minister of Education in his speech on Veer Gatha 4.0 Felicitation Event held on 25.01.2025 has mentioned the followings:

Hon'ble Minister of Education mentioned about the bravery and sacrifice of Prithvi Raj Chauhan, King Kharvela of Kalinga and also mentioned about chivalrous & magnanimous dynasties of Magadha, Cholas. He has suggested to include stories and art of telling stories of great pre-independence warriors in the next edition, i.e., Veer Gatha 5.0.
For Veer Gatha Edition-5.0, the Hon'ble Minister has recommended the inclusion of technological elements in the form of activity/ entries such as videography, reporting, anchoring, focused on "SAMARIK PARAMPARA" i.e. military traditions, military strategies, description of wars and struggles of great warriors, soldiers, rulers, and monarchs.
The Hon'ble Minister has recommended establishment of a dedicated "Veer Gatha Corner" in every school across all States and UTs to showcase student talent and prepare them for future editions.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and MyGov, has launched Project Veer Gatha 5.0 during 2025–26.

The Ministry of Defence will organize virtual/ face-to-face awareness programmes / sessions for schools across the country. These programmes/ sessions will take place frequently. List of venues and timing for the aforesaid programme / sessions will be shared (in advance) by the Ministry of Defence with every State / UT so that maximum schools can participate.

Interdisciplinary and art-integrated activities like Poem, Paragraph, Essay, Painting, Multi-Media Presentation/ Short Video (Anchoring/ Storytelling/ Reporting), etc. would be the activities to be done by individual students as a Project to recreate achievements of warriors of India/Gallantry Award winners/military strategies etc. through creative mediums, connecting to contemporary contexts for inspiration.

Topics & Categories

Categories	Activities	Suggestive Topics
Preparatory Stage (Grade 3rd to 5th)	Poem /Paragraph (150 words) /Painting /Drawing	i. My role model is (Gallantry Award winner) . The values which I have learnt from his/her life are…………………
		Or ii. (Gallantry Award winner) gave the supreme sacrifice for our nation. If given a chance for keeping his/her memory alive, I would like to………….
Middle Stage (Grade 6th to 8th)	Poem /Paragraph (300 words) /Painting /Drawing/ Multi-Media Presentation/ Short Video (Anchoring/ Storytelling/ Reporting)
		Or iii. The indomitable spirit and military strategies of the warriors of India. For instance, but not restricted to King Kharavela of Kalinga, Prithviraj Chauhan, Shivaji, Warriors of 1857- the 1st War of Independence and Tribal Uprising etc. (Write about any one warrior who inspires you the most)
Secondary Stage (Grade 9th to 12th)	Poem /Essay (750 words) /Painting/ Drawing /Multi-Media Presentation/ Short Video (Anchoring/ Storytelling/ Reporting)

Project Timelines

The following timelines of the project may be followed: -

Timeline	Particulars
Latest by 1st September 2025	Notice of Veer Gatha 5.0 project to be forwarded by MoE to Education Department of all the States / UTs and all the School Education Boards.
Latest by 5th September 2025	Education Departments of States / UTs and all the Education Boards will thereafter issue notices to their respective schools for promoting / conducting the Veer Gatha 5.0 project.
8th September 2025 To 31st October 2025	As per information / details furnished by MoD, organization of virtual / face to face interactions of gallantry award winners with schools. Conduct of Activities at the School Level. School shall themselves conduct the activities on the above topics and evaluate the same.
10th October 2025 to 31st October 2025	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 [Preparatory Stage (Grade 3rd to 5th)]: 01 best entry Category-2 [Middle Stage (Grade 6th to 8th)]: 01 best entry Category-3 [Secondary Stage (Grade 9th to 12th)]: 01 best entry for Grade 9th to 10th & 01 best entry for Grade 11th to 12th NOTE: Schools with highest grade upto grade 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.
1st November 2025 to 20th November 2025	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 - I. Best entries of District level will be forwarded by District Level Nodal Officers to State / UT Level Nodal Officers(s) through MyGov Portal.
21st November 2025 to 3rd December 2025	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 - I. 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.
4th December 2025 to 24th December 2025	Evaluation at National Level (by the committee to be constituted by MoE)
By 27th December 2025	Submission of Result of National Level Evaluation to MoE by National Level Committee
By 30th December 2025	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

The Project Veer Gatha 5.0 will have 3 levels: District level, State/ UT Level and National level.
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/ CAPF Schools/ State Board Schools/ CBSE Schools will be involved for evaluation on nomination basis.
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.
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.
National Level Evaluation: Evaluation at National Level shall be conducted by National level Committee which would be constituted by Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Reward & 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 (5.0).

Category-1 [Preparatory Stage (Grade 3rd to 5th)]: 25 winners
Category-2 [Middle Stage (Grade 6th to 8th)]: 25 winners
Category-3 [Secondary Stage (Grade 9th to 12th)]: 50 winners (25 winners from Grades 9th & 10th & 25 winners from Grade 11th & 12th)

State / UT Level – 08 Winners (two from each category) (2 winners each from category 1 & 2 and 4 winners from category 3 which includes 2 winners from Grade 9th to 10th & 2 winners from 11th-12th) at State / UT level irrespective of Board (Will not include students earlier selected in Super 100)
District Level – 04 winners (one from each category). (1 winner each from category 1 & 2 and 2 winners from category 3 which includes 1 winner from Grade 9th to 10th & 1 winner from 11th-12th). These will not include students earlier selected in Super 100 and the students selected at State/UT level.

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 / District.

Websites for References

The Following links can be referred by Schools:

Website https://gallantryawards.gov.in/ to know in detail about the brave-hearts.
NCERT book on Paramvir Chakra Awardees at the link: https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/publication/otherpublications/veergatha.pdf

Rubrics for Evaluation 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:

if the essay / Paragraph is not relevant to the topic, no marks will be awarded.
if the number of words exceeds the word limit by 50 or more, then 2 marks will be deducted from the final score.

Rubrics for Assessment of Poem

Sl. 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 will be awarded

Rubrics for Assessment of Multi-media Presentation

Sl. 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/situa tion 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 will be awarded

Rubrics for Assessment of Paintings

Sl. 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	Artwork show a mastery of advanced techniques in composition. All objects are placed in correct space.	Artwork shows good technique. All objects are placed in correct space.	Artwork shows some technique and understanding of art concepts.	Artwork 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 will be awarded