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CBSE schools take up fitness challenge for 5-star tag

TNN | Updated: Dec 9, 2019

Indore: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will now give Fit India School rating to its affiliated schools to integrate fitness as an essential part of school education. City schools will have to apply before December 31.

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has prepared a system of Fit India School rating with certain parameters. The rating is divided into different levels depending on how much importance the school gives for inculcating fitness among its students and teachers in addition to the facilities available for fitness-related activities.

“Several initiatives have been taken to encourage students as well as schools to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives and daily routine. While CBSE schools have already been participating in Fit India School Week, this rating will further be motivational for the schools to continue with such sports activities,” said CBSE helpline counsellor, Jaydeb Kar told

The school will be eligible to get the rating if the school students spend minimum 60 minutes or more on physical activities daily, he added.

Any school that consists of a teacher trained in physical education, a playground where two or more outdoor games can be played, a physical education period each day for every class and other physical activities apart from sports such as dance, games, yoga etc. during the class will qualify for the rating.

However, for schools that want a three-star rating will have to ensure that all their teachers are physically fit and spend at least 60 minutes each day in physical activities. The school consists of at least two trained physical education teachers that are well versed with at least two sports.

The school should also have facilities for four sports including the two outdoor sports and each student learns and plays two sports – one of which could be a traditional or a local game.

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