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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

(An Autonomous Organisation Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)

CBSE/SPORTS/2022 Date: 15.10.2022

Circular No.Acad-126/2022

All the Heads of Schools affiliated to CBSE

Under Independent Category of Schools

Subject: CBSE Inter-School Sports & Games Competitions (2022-23) – reg.

CBSE organizes sports events at Cluster/Zonal and National levels for its independent
category of schools every year in various age-groups for girls and boys separately.
The Board invites proposals from its affiliated schools to host these events and also for
applying to participate through an online portal. The following important points may be noted
in this regard:
1. List of Games, Age Groups and Clusters/Regions: The list of 24 games along with
age-groups at Cluster/Zonal and National level are given in Annexure - A & B.

2. Online Proposal by Schools for Organizing Sports Events: Schools wishing to host any
of the competitions at Cluster/Zonal or National Level, may apply online on the CBSE
website www.cbsegames.in before the last date as given in the tentative schedule.
 No proposal shall be accepted offline/manually.
 The link ‘Apply to Organize’ may be clicked for filling out the online form. Username
and Password will be the same as used by the schools for LOC or registration of
students for classes IX/X/XI/XII.
 The schools must ensure that they have all the facilities befitting to organize the sports
events, preferably as per specifications of infrastructure, available on the website of
SAI (Sports Authority of India) at the link:
https://saijobs.sportsauthorityofindia.gov.in/archive1.asp?ls_id=962.
 The schools must upload a 3-5 minute video on Youtube showing the playground(s)
of the game that the school wants to organize along with accommodation facilities and
washrooms for the ample number of participants. The URL link of the video uploaded
on Youtube should be pasted into the online application form.

3. Online Registration of Players for Participation in CBSE Sports Events: Schools

intending to sponsor their students/teams for participation in CBSE sports events should visit
the CBSE website www.cbsegames.in and complete the following 3 steps:

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

•Apply to •Send Confirmation

•Registration Participate to Organizing
School(s)

a) Step 1 - Registration:
 The schools may register their students online by filling out the form available at
above mentioned link by clicking ‘Register Student’. A UID is created for every
student.
 This registration is to be done only once and the same UID of the student will
continue for all the coming years till she/ he is studying in CBSE school(s).
 If any student already has the UID of the previous year(s), then this step of
Registration is NOT required for that student, and the UID of the previous year(s)
should be used to complete the second step as mentioned below.

‘शिक्षा सदन’ ,17 राऊज़ एवेन्यू ,इं स्टीटू िनल एररया, नई ददल्ली–110002
‘Shiksha Sadan’, 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110002

फ़ोन/Telephone: 011-23212603 वेबसाइट/Website :http://cbseacademic.nic.in ई-मेल/e-mail: directoracad.cbse@nic.in.

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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

(An Autonomous Organisation Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)

b) Step 2 - Apply to Participate:

 After registering the student, click ‘Apply to Participate’, to sponsor the student in
any game(s). This step is mandatory to participate in CBSE games.
 If only registration is done and this step (Apply to Participate) is not completed, the
student/ team will not be allowed to participate in CBSE games.
 It may be noted that for new students both the steps (‘Register a Student’ and
‘Apply to Participate’) are mandatory. However, for those students who were
registered in previous years, only the 2nd step (Apply to Participate) is required.
Their previous year’s Registration Number (UID) will be used for this year also.
c) Step 3 - Send Confirmation to Organizing School(s):
 After completing the above mentioned both the steps (‘Register Student’ and ‘Apply
to Participate’), the participating schools should send an email to the organizing
school(s) for confirmation of their participation at least one week prior to the
event, so that the organizing school(s) may make arrangements accordingly.
Note: The schools not completing the above steps (a to c) before the last date, will
not be able to participate in CBSE games.
4. How to Login:
 The already registered schools may use the same Username and Password as used for
LOC or registration of students of classes IX/X/XI/XII.
 The newly affiliated schools which are not registered with CBSE Sports may login and fill
‘New School Registration Form’. The school will be approved within 24 hours of filling out
the above form.
5. Mapping of School:
 The schools are advised to check the mapping of their school in their cluster.
 After login, if a line appears on top of the screen as “You are not mapped in any Cluster/
Zone”, the school should immediately report the same at manjit.cbse@gmail.com and
cbsegames@gmail.com so that the concerned school may be mapped in their cluster/
zone.
6. Age Criteria:
 A player shall be under 11, 14, 17,& 19 years of age as o 31.12.2022. Accordingly, for
session 2022-23 sports events, the age criteria will be as follows:
o Under 11 years: Born on or after 01.01.2012
o Under 14 years: Born on or after 01.01.2009
o Under 17 years: Born on or after 01.01.2006
o Under 19 years: Born on or after 01.01.2004
Similarly, age may be calculated for other age-groups.
7. Participation at CBSE National Level Sports Events: Participation of winners and/ or
Runner-ups of Cluster/ Zone level in CBSE National Sports Events will be as per following:
 Winner and First Runner-up: Winner and First Runner-up individuals/teams of the
following sports events will participate in CBSE Nationals in each category and
age-group separately: Athletics (Individual events), Table-Tennis, Badminton, Judo,
Skating, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tennis, Football-Girls, Chess (02 top teams),
Rifle-Shooting (Top 02 teams & 05 top individuals), Boxing, Archery and Yoga.
 Winners only: In case of team events of Athletics, Basketball, Football-Boys, Kabaddi,
Kho-Kho, Volleyball, Handball and Hockey, only the Winner Teams will participate in
CBSE Nationals.
The above rule is also applicable to all Foreign Zones/ Clusters/ Schools.

‘शिक्षा सदन’ ,17 राऊज़ एवेन्यू ,इं स्टीटू िनल एररया, नई ददल्ली–110002
‘Shiksha Sadan’, 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110002

फ़ोन/Telephone: 011-23212603 वेबसाइट/Website :http://cbseacademic.nic.in ई-मेल/e-mail: directoracad.cbse@nic.in.

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(शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के अधीन एक स्वायत्त संगठन)

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

(An Autonomous Organisation Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)

8. Sports Grant:
 The Board provides grants to schools for organizing sports events (Rs.2,00,000/- for
Cluster/ Zone level and Rs.3,00,000/- for National level).
 The sports grant will be transferred to the bank account of the host school after the
successful conduct of the sports event and submission of the required proforma of
expenditure (available on CBSE Sports website).
 Sports equipment such as shuttle-cock, tennis ball, football, volleyball and basketball etc.
will be arranged by the host schools. They may purchase/ hire equipment on their own
and meet expenditures out of CBSE grant. No extra payment will be given by CBSE in
this regard.
9. Videography:
 In order to bring transparency and promote fairness in games, CBSE has decided that
videography will be compulsory for all sports events at the Cluster, Zonal and National
levels.
 The record of videography shall be maintained by the organizing schools for a period of
3 months after the sports events are over.
 The organizing schools shall meet expenditure on videography out of CBSE grant.
No extra payment will be given by CBSE in this regard.
10. Rules:
 All stakeholders are requested to read ‘Organizational Rules’ and ‘Rules of Sports and
Games’ available at www.cbsegames.in under the menu ‘Sports Information’.
11. Correct Data Entry:
 The schools are requested to enter the correct details of participants i.e. name, date of
birth, class, game, event etc.
 No corrections will be allowed after the last date is over.
 The Principal of the concerned school must ensure the correct entry of participants’
details.
12. Annual Sports Fee:
 All independent private schools are required to remit Rs.10,000/- as Annual Sports Fee
at the time of depositing the registration fee online with LOC (List of Candidates).
 The Sports Fee would be automatically added to the online fee at the time of registration
of class IX/X/XI/XII students. So, the schools are not required to send Sports Fee
separately to CBSE.
13. Tentative Schedule of Activities:
Online Proposal by Schools for Organizing Sports 15.10.2022 to 27.10.2022
Events at Cluster/ Zonal/ National level
Online ‘Registration of Students’ and ‘Apply to
Participate’ for various sports events at Cluster/ 15.10.2022 to 31.10.2022
Zonal/ National level
Display of Sports Calendar (List of venues for
15.11.2022
sports events)
Conduct of Sports Events (tentative) Cluster / Zonal Level:
Note: The schools applying to host CBSE sports Between 20.11.2022 – 05.12.2022
events should plan to organize the sports events National Level:
accordingly. Between 15.12.2022 – 31.12.2022
Online Result Uploading by the Host Schools on Within 24 hours of the conduct of
CBSE web-portal under link ‘Upload Results’ event / preferably immediately

‘शिक्षा सदन’ ,17 राऊज़ एवेन्यू ,इं स्टीटू िनल एररया, नई ददल्ली–110002
‘Shiksha Sadan’, 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110002

फ़ोन/Telephone: 011-23212603 वेबसाइट/Website :http://cbseacademic.nic.in ई-मेल/e-mail: directoracad.cbse@nic.in.

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(शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के अधीन एक स्वायत्त संगठन)

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

(An Autonomous Organisation Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)

All Independent category private schools affiliated with the Board are requested to take note
of the above and participate accordingly in sports competitions. All precautions against the
Covid-19 pandemic need to be observed during CBSE sports events.

For further queries, schools may contact Dr. Manjit Singh, Deputy Secretary (Sports)
CBSE, Delhi at manjit.cbse@gmail.com or cbsegames@gmail.com

With Best Wishes!

Dr. Joseph Emmanuel

Director (Academics)

Copy to:
1. DS to Chairperson, CBSE
2. SPS to Secretary, CBSE
3. PPS to Controller of Examinations, CBSE
4. SPS to Director (Information Technology), CBSE
5. PPS to Director (Professional Exams Unit), CBSE
6. SPS to Director (Skill Education), CBSE
7. SPS to Director (Trainings), CBSE
8. SPS to Joint Secretary (Coordination), CBSE
9. The Sr. Public Relations Officer, CBSE
10. All Regional Directors/ Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this circular to
all the Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions
11. All Joint Secretaries/ Deputy Secretaries/ Assistant Secretaries, CBSE
12. The Hindi Officer, CBSE
13. The Officer in charge of I.T. with the request to put this circular on the CBSE websites

Director (Academics)

‘शिक्षा सदन’ ,17 राऊज़ एवेन्यू ,इं स्टीटू िनल एररया, नई ददल्ली–110002
‘Shiksha Sadan’, 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110002

फ़ोन/Telephone: 011-23212603 वेबसाइट/Website :http://cbseacademic.nic.in ई-मेल/e-mail: directoracad.cbse@nic.in.

 केन्द्रीय माध्यशमक शिक्षा बोर्ड
(शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के अधीन एक स्वायत्त संगठन)

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

(An Autonomous Organisation Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)

ANNEXURE-A
CBSE INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS COMPETITIONS

List of Games and Age-Groups

Level
SN Discipline/ Game Age Group(s) Under
Cluster Zonal National
01 Athletics Yes No Yes 14, 17 & 19 years
02 Basketball Yes No Yes 19 years
03 Football (Boys) Yes No Yes 19 years
04 Kabaddi Yes No Yes 19 years
05 Kho Kho Yes No Yes 19 years
06 Table Tennis Yes No Yes 14, 17 & 19 years
07 Volleyball Yes No Yes 19 years
08 Archery No Yes Yes 14, 17 & 19 years
09 Badminton No Yes Yes 14, 17 & 19 years
10 Boxing No Yes Yes 17 & 19 years
11 Chess No Yes Yes 11, 14, 17 & 19 years
12 Football (Girls) No Yes Yes 19 years
13 Handball No Yes Yes 19 years
14 Hockey No Yes Yes 19 years
15 Judo No Yes Yes 11, 14, 17 & 19 years
16 Rifle Shooting No Yes Yes 14, 17 & 19 years
17 Skating No Yes Yes 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 & 19 years
18 Swimming No Yes Yes 11, 14, 17 & 19 years
19 Taekwondo No Yes Yes 14, 17 & 19 years
20 Tennis No Yes Yes 17 & 19 years
21 Yoga No Yes Yes 14 & 19 years
22 Aerobics No No Yes 11, 14 & 19 years
23 Gymnastics No No Yes 11, 14, 17 & 19 years
24 Rope Skipping No No Yes 14 & 19 years

Note: Age is calculated ‘as on 31.12.2022’

‘शिक्षा सदन’ ,17 राऊज़ एवेन्यू ,इं स्टीटू िनल एररया, नई ददल्ली–110002
‘Shiksha Sadan’, 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110002

फ़ोन/Telephone: 011-23212603 वेबसाइट/Website :http://cbseacademic.nic.in ई-मेल/e-mail: directoracad.cbse@nic.in.

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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

(An Autonomous Organisation Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)

ANNEXURE-B
CLUSTERS & ZONES/REGIONS
CLUSTER AREA COVERED REGION ZONE
Assam; Arunachal Pradesh; Manipur; Meghalaya; Mizoram
Cluster I Guwahati Region Far East Zone
Nagaland; Sikkim; and Tripura
(FEZ)
Cluster II Chattisgarh; Odisha and West Bengal Bhubaneswar Region
Cluster III Bihar & Jharkhand Patna Region
Part of Uttar Pradesh
Districts of Uttar Pradesh that shall be part of Cluster IV–
Gonda; Hardoi; Kanpur; Unnao; Jhansi; Lucknow; Agra;
Barabanki; Mainpuri; Etawah; Ferozabad; Farrukhabad; Jalaun;
Cluster IV
Hamirpur; Lalitpur; Sitapur; Lakhimpur Kheri; Behraich; Mahoba;
Balrampur; Shravasti; Kannauj; Rai Bareilly; Banda; Fatehpur;
Auraiya; Mathura; Bareilly; Shahjahanpur; Kasganj & Etah;
Hathras; Aligarh & Pilibhit Allahabad (Prayagraj)
East Zone
Part of Uttar Pradesh Region
(EZ)
Districts of Uttar Pradesh that shall be part of Cluster V –
Allahabad; Varanasi; Faizabad; Gorakhpur; Gazipur; Kaushambi;
Cluster V Pratapgarh; Mirzapur; Basti; Deoria; Sultanpur; Mau; Azamgarh;
Jaunpur; Balia; Bhadoi; Padrauna; Maharajganj; Siddharth
Nagar; Sonebhadra; Ambedkar Nagar; Sahooji Maharaj Nagar;
Chandoli & Sant Kabir Nagar
Cluster VI Tamil Nadu; Puduchery and Andaman & Nicobar South Zone
Chennai Region
Cluster VII Andhra Pradesh & Telangana (SZ) – I
Cluster VIII Karnataka Bangalore Region
Cluster IX Maharashtra & Goa Pune Region
Part of Kerala
Districts of Kerala that shall be part of Cluster X
Cluster X
Kasargode; Wynad; Kannur; Kozikode; Palghat; Thrissur & South Zone
Malappuram (SZ) – II
Thiruvananthapuram
Part of Kerala & Lakshdweep
Region
Districts of Kerala that shall be part of Cluster XI
Cluster XI
Aleppey; Kollam; Idukki; Trivendrum; Kottayam; Pathanamthitta &
Ernakulam
Cluster XII Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Region
Cluster XIII Gujarat; Daman; Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haveli West Zone
Ajmer Region
Cluster XIV Rajasthan (WZ)
Districts of Haryana
Cluster XV Karnal; Panipat; Jind; Hisar; Sonipat; Rohtak; Bhiwani; Jhajjar;
Gurgaon; Faridabad; Rewari and Narnaul
Panchkula Region
Himachal Pradesh
Cluster XVI Part of Haryana: Panchkula Yamuna Nagar; Kurukshetra;
Ambala; Kaithal; Fatehabad and Sirsa
North Zone-II
Districts of Punjab
(NZ-II)
Cluster XVII Muktasar; Bhatinda; Mansa; Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala,
Roopnagar and Mohali, Chandigarh
Jammu & Kashmir and Districts of Punjab Chandigarh Region
Hoshiarpur; Amritsar; Faridkot; Fatehgarh Sahib; Firozpur;
Cluster XVIII
Gurdaspur; Jallandhar; Kapurthala; Ludhiana; Pathankot; Moga
and Nawan Shehar
Uttarakhand and following part of Western UP
Badaun; Baghpat; Bijnour; Bulandshahar; Gautam Budh Nagar; Dehradun Region and
Cluster XIX North Zone-I
Ghaziabad; Hapur; J P Nagar/Amroha; Meerut; Muradabad; Noida Region
(NZ-I)
Muzaffarnagar; Rampur; Saharanpur; Sambhal and Shamli
Delhi (East) Region and Central Zone
Cluster XX Delhi
Delhi (West) Region (CZ)
Cluster G-I Bahrain
Cluster G-II Kuwait
Cluster G-III Sultanate of Oman
Cluster G-IV Qatar Gulf
Cluster G-V Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Cluster G-VI United Arab Emirates

‘शिक्षा सदन’ ,17 राऊज़ एवेन्यू ,इं स्टीटू िनल एररया, नई ददल्ली–110002
‘Shiksha Sadan’, 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110002

फ़ोन/Telephone: 011-23212603 वेबसाइट/Website :http://cbseacademic.nic.in ई-मेल/e-mail: directoracad.cbse@nic.in.