CBSE Storytelling Competition 2025-26: Categories, Topics, Registration & Upload Guide

Particulars

Details

Competition name

CBSE Storytelling Competition 2025-26

Conducting body

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE-affiliated Schools)

Levels

Three levels -

• School Level

• Regional Level

• National Level

Languages

Hindi or English

Categories

• Preparatory stage

• Middle stage

• Secondary stage 1

• Secondary stage 2

Format

Video

Duration

Minimum - 2 minutes

Maximum - 4 minutes

Dates

• October 24 to November 6, 2025 (School Level)

• November 6 to November 20, 2025 December 10, 2025 (Regional Level)

Registration dates

November 6 to November 20, 2025 December 10, 2025

Assessment Criteria

Creativity, Fluency, Coherence, Content Delivery, and Expression

Official website

cbseit.in/cbse/web/story/Login.aspx

Category

Classes

Duration of Video

Preparatory Stage

Class 3 to 5

upto 2 min.

Middle Stage

Class 6 to 8

2-3 min

Secondary Stage (Phase 1)

Class 9 to 10

3-4 min

Secondary Stage (Phase 2)

Class 11 to 12

3-4min

Preparatory Stage (Class 3 to 5)

Class

Subject

Chapter Name/Theme

Topic For Storytelling

III

English

Badal and Moti (Noun)

Naming all around

Chandrayan (Verbs)

Verbo-motion

Hindi

कशवता चींटी

मेहनत का फल

आम का पेड़

वृक्षों से लाभ

Maths

House of hundreds – II

Hundreds hunt in Math Forest

Give and take

Zoo Adventure with Numbers

The World Around Us

Getting to Know Plants

The awakening of the seed

Water-a precious gift

Raindrops round trip

IV

English

Together we can

The flock that flew in formation (Using collective Nouns)

Hekko

My Pen Pal’s Visit (Tenses)

Hindi

बगीचे का घोंघा

िानवरों पर आधाररत

ओिम के रंग

भारत के त्यौहार

Maths

Sharing and Measuring

The sharing squad

The Cleanest Village

The Piggy Bank Adventure

The World Around Us

Exploring our neighbourhood

Journey by metro train

Happy and Healthy Living

Nourish and Flourish

V

English

The Wise Parrot

Wisdom Tales

Vocation

A Dream Career

Hindi

शकरण

पररश्रम का महत्व

न्याय की कुसी

पारम्पररक कहाशनयों का िौर

Maths

Data through Pictures

Routes of Graphs

Far and Near

Lengthy adventures

The World Around Us

The Mystery of Food

The Spoilage Saga

Our Vibrant Country

The Mosaic of Marvels

Middle Stage (Class 6 to 8)

Class

Subject

Chapter Name/Theme

Topic For Storytelling

VI

English

Rama to the Rescue

Clever Thinking Saves the Day

The Chair

True Friends: Always By Your Side

Hindi

हार की िीत

हार से शमली प्रेरणा

पेड़ की बात

पेड़ का बशलिान

Maths

Prime Time

You be my factor, I will be your Multiple

The Other Side of Zero

The Magic Elevator

Science

Beyond Earth

Admiring The Night

Diversity in the Living World

Unity in Variety: The Circle of Life Unfold

Social Science

The value of work

Heroes in uniform

India, that is Bharat

The tales of Shrestha Bharat

VII

English

Say the right thing

The power of words…. hurt or heal

The Tunnel

Adventures bring out inner strength

Hindi

तीन बुक्तद्धमान

बुक्तद्ध ही सच्चा धन है

पानी रे पानी

धरती की पानी वाली गुल्लक

Maths

Working with Fractions

Fractions in Disguise

Expression using Letter Numbers

Balance in Life

Science

Exploring Substances: Acids, Bases and Neutrals;

Magic of acids and bases

Life Processes in Animals

Travelogue of food

Social Science

Geographical diversity of India

Colours of India’s geography

How the land becomes sacred

When nature turns holy

VIII

English

The Wit that won Hearts

Wit’s gentle triumph

The case of the fifth word

Whispers of the Fir Tree

Hindi

हररद्वार

अमृत द्वार

एक टोकरी भर शमट्टी-

माटी की सौगात

Mathematics

A Story of Numbers

A Dialogue Across Time

We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply

The Puzzle of Missing Identity: A Detective Story

Science

The invisible living world beyond our naked eye

The la-la land of the double-faced microbes

Health: our ultimate treasure

A healthy man: Truly a wealthy man

Social Science

Colonial era in India

Whispers from the Sepoy Lines

The parliamentary system: the legislature and the Executive

Checks and Balances

Secondary Stage Phase 1 (Class 9 to 10)

Class

Subject

Chapter Name/Theme

Topic For Storytelling

IX

English

My Childhood

“The Kite that Never Flew”

A House is not a home

“My Backpack of

Memories”

Hindi A

कैिी और कोशकला

शवद्रोह बीि रोपण

बच्चे काम पर िा रहे हैं

बाल श्रम : अक्षम्य अपराध

Hindi B

एवरे स्ट मेरी शिखर यात्रा

िीत का िुनून

स्मृशत

बचपन की साहशसक नािानी

Maths

Co-ordinate Geometry

The Friendship of 4 Quadrants

Triangles

The Bridge Wonders (a story about building a strong, stable bridge).

Science

Matter in our surroundings

“From Panch Tatva to Particles”

Tissues

“Tissues: The Silent Architects of Life”

Social Science

French Revolution

Dawn of a new age

Constitutional design

Framing the Nation - A Vision of Dr Ambedkar

X

English

Nelson Mandela's long walk to freedom

A journey from darkness to dawn

Two stories about flying

Feathers of resolve

Hindi A

आत्मकथ्य (काव्य खंि)- ियिंकर प्रसाि

मैं और मेरा सत्य

नौबतखाने में इबाित (गद्य खंि) -यतीद्रं शमश्र

संगीत ही था मेरा मज़हब

Hindi B

मनुष्यता (काव्य खंि)

करुणा की िीत

सपनों के से शिन

बचपन की गशलयों से गुज़रती यािें

Maths

Coordinate Geometry

Finding your way with coordinates

Surface Area and Volume

From tiny scoop to Towering Sundae.

Science

Electricity

Ohm's law: the courtroom drama

Metals and non-metals

Dazzling world of metals and essential world of non-metals

Social Science

Gender, Religion and Caste

“Voices from the Kitchen”- My mother’s unpaid work

Money and Credit

A Rupee-coin speaks- My travels across India’s Economy

Secondary Stage Phase 2 (Class 11)

Class

Subject

Chapter Name/Theme

Topic For Storytelling

XI

English

Mother’s Day

Mothers: Angels on Earth.

Birth

Miracles happen when you believe in them!

Maths

Binomial Theorem

The king’s Magical Expansion

Sequence & Series

The Stairs to Infinity

History

Nomadic Empires

Chronicles of a Wandering Throne, The Nomad Oracle

Displacing the Indigenous People

Shadows of a Lost Homeland

Geography

The Origin and Evolution of the Earth

Unfolding the secrets behind the formation of diverse landforms

Biodiversity and Conservation

Echoes of Earth in Every Step

Pol. Science

Nationalism

The flag and the fire

Election and Representation

The Gavel and the Ballot

Sociology

Sociology and Society

The Social Lens: Understanding Our World

Culture and Socialisation

Cultural Roots, Social Fruits

Physics

Motion in a straight line

A goal properly set is halfway reached.

Gravitation

Beyond the apple: The true story of gravitation.

Chemistry

Hydrocarbons

The Carbon Chronicles

Equilibrium

The Invisible Balance: how reactions settle the score

Biology

Excretory Products and Their Elimination

Osmotic Odyssey in Nephron Nexus

Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Gradient Wars: The Rise of ATP

Computer Science

Societal impacts

Why would I never elude on a Python Assignment

Strings

The Enigma of the Sliced Message

Psychology

What is Psychology?

Humanistic Approach: Unfold your True Potential

Thinking

Fixing the Fixation

Physical Education

Physical Education and sports for children with special needs

Disability and Etiquette

Training and Doping in Sports

Doping and its disadvantages

Legal Studies

Classification of Laws

A tapestry of Justice

Cyber Laws, Safety and Security in India

The Digital Ghost

Home Science

Food, Nutrition, Health and Fitness

Importance of Food

Development and Characteristics of Self

Adolescence and Its Challenges

Accountancy

Financial Statements

Numbers that narrate

Depreciation, Provisions and Reserves

The Tale of the Rusty Machine

Business Studies

Emerging Modes of Business

Think about your online presence as a digital first impression.

Forms of Business Organisation:- partnership

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Economics

Statistical tools and interpretation

Cracking the mystery of the missing marks

Consumer equilibrium and demand

Smart shopping at the supermarket

Secondary Stage Phase 2 (Class 12)

Class

Subject

Chapter Name/Theme

Topic For Storytelling

XII

Economics

Excess Demand and Deficient Demand

Aggregate Demand Disquilibrium

Human Capital Formation

The Human Capital Gridlock

English

Indigo

Blue Bondage and Bravery

On the face of it

Shadows of self-discovery

Maths

Vector Algebra

The Lost Treasure of Vector Island

Probability

Lucky Luna and the Carnival of Odds

History

An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Whispers Through the Ruins, Empire of the Seven Hills

Kingship, Caste and Class: Early societies

From Thrones to Thresholds: Society in the Early Age

Geography

Human Development

Economic growth and human development go hand in hand.

Water Resources

Water Security-Preserve, Protect & Prosper.

Pol. Science

Contemporary South Asia

A Bay of Storms

India’s External Relations

Tides of Diplomacy

Physics

Moving Charges and Magnetism

Spark of life: The power of electric charges

Electromagnet Induction

The forced Induction.

Chemistry

Coordination chemistry

The hidden architects

Solutions

The secret life of solvents and solutes

Biology

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

The Messenger’s Mission-- Scripted by the Gene

Biotechnology Principles and Processes

Chain Reaction: The Replication Game

Computer Science

Exception handling in Python

When Things Go Wrong, Python Has a Plan

Database Concepts

Lost in the WHERE Clause

Psychology

Meeting Life Challenges

The Power of Positive Thinking

Psychological Disorders

Overcoming the Shadows of Negativity

Sociology

Structural Change

Shaping the future

The challenges of cultural diversity

Bridging cultural gaps

Physical Education

Children and Women in Sports

From playground to podium: Empowering Women and Children

Test and Measurement in Sports

The journey to peak performance

Legal Studies

Judiciary PIL (Public interest Litigation)

Justice by Proxy

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Lok Adalat

A bridge to Justice

Home Science

Consumer education and protection

Smart Shopping, informed choices

Work, livelihood, and career

Gender issues in the workplace

Accountancy

Financial Statements of a Company

Behind the Numbers: The Annual Report Reveal

Analysis of Financial Statements

The Detective CFO

Business Studies

Planning

A stitch in time saves nine

Financial Markets

In the game of Bull and Bear, be an Owl.