CBSE Sahodaya National Conference 2026: Dates, Registration, Fee

Principals and teachers across CBSE schools have a Jammu date to mark. The 32nd National Annual Conference of Sahodaya School Complexes 2026 lands on 17 and 18 December 2026, and the board has opened both registration and a call for case studies. If your school wants in, two deadlines come well before the event itself.

The conference runs at the Baba Jitto Auditorium, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu, hosted together with the Jammu Sahodaya School Complex. This year’s theme is “Assessment: Empowering Globally Minded, Future-Ready Learners”.

The pitch is plain. CBSE wants principals to treat assessment as something more than marks, shifting towards learning, competencies, and each child’s progress. Talk at the conference will circle around competency-based assessment, useful feedback, and teaching that leans on evidence.

CBSE Sahodaya National Conference 2026 registration and key dates

Schools register online at the portal run by the organising Sahodaya. Detailed instructions sit on the Jammu Sahodaya School Complex website.

Register here: https://sahodayajammu.com/

The fee of Rs. 6,000/- (Rupees Six Thousand only) per participant is paid directly to the organising Sahodaya through their portal. CBSE notes that fee collected by the host Sahodaya will be subject to third party audit as laid down by the Board.

Sub-themes of the conference

The sessions are built around eight sub-themes:

• Competency-Based Assessment: Moving Beyond Rote Learning towards Holistic Evaluation
• Assessment for Global Citizenship, Intercultural Competence and 21st Century Skills
• Technology in Assessment: Opportunities, Challenges and Ethical Considerations
• Inclusive and Equitable Assessment Practices for Diverse Learners
• Formative Assessment, Continuous Feedback and Socio-Emotional Learning
• Portfolio, Project-Based and Alternative Assessment Models in Schools
• Building Assessment Literacy among Teachers, Principals and School Leaders
• Aligning Classroom Assessment with Board Examinations and the Vision of NEP 2020

Call for case studies and the e-Souvenir

CBSE has invited case studies for a general issue of the souvenir. Each case study should reflect the best practices a school has adopted, and it has to be an original contribution. No plagiarised work will be accepted.

The writing rules are specific:

• Word limit is 1000 words.
• Submit as a single file in MS Word format. PDF will not be accepted.
• Use Arial, or Unicode for Hindi, font size 12, with 1.5-line space and 2cm margins on both sides.
• The write-up can be in Hindi or English, with the topic, the contributor’s name (principal or teacher), and the name and address of the school.
• Attach photographs and other evidence in .jpeg format only.
• References, if any, go at the end.

Send the case study by e-mail to sahodayanationalconference2026@gmail.com on or before 30 November 2026. Entries received after the deadline will not be accepted, and hard copies won’t be entertained. The selected best practices will be collated and released as an e-SOUVENIR during the conference.

For help with registration or payment, schools can reach Mr. Harkirt Jij at +917889467465 or cbseprincipalnationalconf@gmail.com. The 30 November 2026 case study cut-off comes first, so schools planning to submit should start writing now.