The National Skill Expo and Guidance Festival 2025-2027, organized at EDII, by CBSE, on January 28th, 2025, marked a significant milestone in orienting students towards holistic development models balancing life skills, work talents and responsibilities as a citizen.
Shri Rahul Singh, IAS, Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was the Chief Guest of this event which witnessed culmination of 15 regional events, where 108 students from 54 schools showcased their projects on disciplines as varied as Information Technology, Beauty & Wellness, Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking & Innovation, Agriculture and Food Production etc.
EDII has actively been working in the thrust area of school entrepreneurship in close cooperation with the Government and regulatory bodies. Its programmes are targeted at students as well as teachers & resource persons. The Institute houses a Centre for Entrepreneurship and during the event, a document on the Center was released. The document delineates the vision & strategy of the Centre and also throws light on the initiatives of the Institute under this banner. It also gives a glimpse into the ‘way forward’.
Shri Rahul Singh, Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education, said, “CBSE has initiated a plethora of activities to encourage reading among children to enhance their comprehension skills, language proficiency and vocabulary. Reading should be joyful not forced, it can be done through stories, discussions, libraries and active engagement with newspapers.”
Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII conducted a session on ‘Entrepreneurship for Modern India’. He stated, “Entrepreneurship is a life skill; it’s a state of mind, and when we work with children, we try to drive in this belief. We want children to develop unique traits and competencies associated with entrepreneurship so that they excel in any professional career that they choose. School Entrepreneurship is important as a discipline to make sure that children become problem solvers, develop an entrepreneurial mindset with unique ‘winning’ virtues. EDII has been highly proactive in propelling school entrepreneurship through training & capacity building of students as well as teachers, developing curriculum & text books, supporting patent filing and incubating ideas.”
Students showcasing their products during the National Skill Expo and Guidance Festival 2025-2027.
