Central Board of Secondary Education

(An Autonomous Organisation under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India)
‘Shiksha Sadan’, 17-Rouse Avenue, New Delhi – 110 002

• Website: www.cbse.nic.in
• Phone: 23220153

DIRECTOR (ACAD.)/2009/ 10.11.2009
Circular No.55/09

Sub.: CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY

Dear Principal,
Your kind attention is drawn to the Board’s circular no.46/08 on the cited subject wherein you have been apprised of the Government of India decision to observe, the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, an eminent educationist and a great leader of India’s freedom struggle, on 11th November of every year as National Education Day without declaring any holiday on that day. You were also requested to conduct activities befitting the occasion. It is to remind you that a report of the activities conducted this year also may be sent to the Board subsequently.

Yours faithfully,
(C. GURUMURTHY)
DIRECTOR (ADAD.)

Copy with a request to respective Heads of Directorates/ KVS/ NVS/ CTSA as indicated below to also disseminate the information to all concerned schools under their jurisdiction:

1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18-Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110 016.
2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, A-28, Kailash Colony, New Delhi.
3. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110 054.
4. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector – 9, Chandigarh-160 017.
5. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim-737 101.
6. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar-791111.
7. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair-744 101.
8. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESSESS Plaza, Community Centre, Sector 3, Rohini, Delhi-110 085.
9. All the 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.
10. The Education Officers/ AEOs of the Academic Branch, CBSE.
11. The Joint Secretary (IT), with the request to put this circular on the CBSE website.
12. The Library and Information Officer, CBSE.
13. EO to Chairman, CBSE.
14. PA to Secretary, CBSE.
15. PA to CE, CBSE.
16. PA to HOD (AIEEE), CBSE.
17. PA to HOD (Edusat), CBSE.
18. PRO, CBSE.

Director (Acad.)