CBSE National Adolescent Summit 2025
No: CBSE/M&PR/Counseling/AS 2025
Dated: 12.11.2025
To
All Principals/Heads of Schools/ Institutions
affiliated to CBSE
CBSE National Adolescent Summit 2025
“Empowering Adolescents: Voices, Choices, and Wellbeing”
Dear Ma’am/Sir,
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is organizing the National Adolescent Summit 2025 on the theme Empowering Adolescents: Voices, Choices, and Wellbeing with the tagline Creating Safe Spaces for Every Teen.
Aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 objectives of holistic student development and wellbeing, the summit aims to promote safe, inclusive, and nurturing school environments. It will serve as a platform for dialogue, idea exchange, and collaborative action on adolescent health, emotional and social wellbeing, and overall growth, addressing key concerns such as mental health, identity and inclusion, social media influence, lifestyle challenges, and career preparedness for students through expert discussions and meaningful engagements.
Summit Date and Venue:
- Date: 5 December 2025 (Friday)
- Time: 9:30 AM 5.30PM (Participants may arrive by 9:00 AM for pre-program formalities)
- Venue: CBSE Integrated Office Complex, Sector-23, Phase – 1, Dwarka New Delhi 110077
Highlights:
Inaugural Session on Adolescents at the Crossroads: Building a Supportive Ecosystem
Plenary Session I on Mental Health Matters: Breaking the Silence
Plenary Session II on Digital Natives: Navigating Social Media, Cyber Safety & Screen Time
Panel Discussions
- Identity & Inclusion: Gender Sensitivity, Bullying, and Respect for Diversity
- Healthy Habits, Healthy Minds: Lifestyle, Substance Use & Body Image
- Adolescents & the Future: Career Choices, Skills, and Purpose
Youth Engagement Segment – My Voice, My Story
Special Segment: School Counseling Showcase on Counseling in Action: Best Practices from Schools
Valedictory Session on Collective Commitment for Adolescent Wellbeing
Expected Outcomes
- Enhanced awareness of adolescent wellbeing challenges, especially mental health.
- Strengthened collaboration between schools, parents, and mental health professionals.
- Adoption of a National Adolescent Wellbeing Charter for guiding future action.
- Empowerment of adolescents through knowledge, resilience, and self-expression.
Digital Certificates of Participation will be awarded to Principals, Vice-Principals, Counselors, and Wellness Teachers of CBSE-affiliated schools who attend the summit and submit the session feedback in prescribed form within 24 hours of its conclusion.
The Principals, Vice-Principals, Counselors, and Wellness Teachers of CBSE-affiliated schools across India and abroad are encouraged to register and participate in the Summit, which focuses on promoting the psychosocial wellbeing and holistic growth of students, in alignment with the shared objective of fostering overall student wellbeing.
Registration Formalities:
- Interested participants may register online at https://forms.gle/H4yeoJIVDDVU3kyd8
- Limited seats; registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Confirmation emails will be sent to the selected participants.
- Travel and accommodation expenses (TA/DA) are to be borne by the participants themselves.
For Queries, please write to : [email protected]
With Best Wishes,
Encls: Program Outline
(Himanshu Gupta)
Secretary
Copy to the respective Heads of Schools, Directorates, Organizations and Institutions as indicated below with a request to disseminate the information to all the schools under their jurisdiction:
1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18 Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-16
2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, B-15, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Noida-201309
3. The Director, NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016
4. The Secretary, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India
5. The Secretary, Sainik Schools Society, Room No. 101, D-1 Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
6. The Chairman, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, N-1/9, Near Doordarshan Kendra, PO Sainik School Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Odhisha-751005
7. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110054
8. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh-160017
9. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim 737101
10. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar 791111
11. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair 744101
12. The Director of School Education, Ladakh, Room No.101-102, Ground Floor, Council Secretariat, Kurbathang, Kargil Ladakh.
13. The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, 3rd Floor, B block, Anjaneya Towers, VTPS Rd, Bhimaraju Gutta, Ibrahimpatnam, Andhra Pradesh 521456
14. The Director, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESSESS Plaza, Community Centre, Sector -3, Rohini, Delhi
15. The Additional Director General of Army Education, A Wing, Sena Bhawan, DHQ, PO, New Delhi-110001
16. The Secretary AWES, Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army), FDRC Building No. 202, Shankar Vihar (Near APS), Delhi Cantt. -110010
17. The State Project Director, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, N-1/9, Nayapalli, P.O. Sainik School, Bhubaneswar, District- Khorda, Odisha-751005
18. DS to the Chairperson, CBSE
19. All the Directors/ HODs, CBSE
20. 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.
21. All Joint Secretary/ Deputy Secretary/ Under Secretary/ Assistant Secretary, CBSE
22. All Head(s)/ In-Charge(s), Centres of Excellence, CBSE
23. Joint Secretary (IT Unit) with the request to upload this circular on the CBSE Website
Secretary
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