NCERT and CyberPeace have launched the cyber safety competition for students and teachers across schools and colleges. eRaksha Competition 2023 was launched at CIET-NCERT during the expert group discussion and broadcasted to lakhs of homes through PM eVIDYA DTH Channels, NCERT Official YouTube Channel and CyberPeace TV.
The participants are encouraged to ideate, innovate and create on the topic. They reflect on their responsibilities in cyberspace and come up with innovative ideas, which they develop further using their creative expressions. The creations in the form of posters, paintings, videos, reels, shorts, poems, songs and skits etc. can be shared in the digital format on the eRaksha web portal. The participation is free and open to all stakeholders in the education ecosystem.
Participation in eRaksha competitors over the last 4 years has crossed one lakh with representation from all the states of India. All the participants with valid entries have been given digital certificates and the merit holders and winners receiving medals and printed certificates. The winners have been awarded technology devices like the Tablets, AI driven Home devices like Alexa, eReaders like Kindle etc. The winners along with a parent are provided with facilities to travel to Delhi in the award ceremony.