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Circular No.ACAD-93/2021
Subject: National level Cybersecurity Skills Game – in CTFj (Amrita India Capture the Flag Junior)
🔺With the large-scale rapid adoption and steep growth of digital technologies and online services, the security of our cyberspaces is now an indispensable component of personal safety especially with rising cases of data breaches and cyber-attacks.
Thus, one of the most critical talent needs relates to cyber-safety and cyber-defence skills. 🔺Education is crucial in increasing awareness and combating cyber threats.
🔺CBSE and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham bring you a unique program to learn, practise and enhance Cybersecurity skills.
🔺No prior knowledge of computers, programming is necessary to participate in this program.
🔺The program is called Amrita India Capture the Flag Junior (Amrita InCTFj) – a national level Cybersecurity Skill incubation program open to school students.
🔺In addition to cybersecurity knowledge, students will develop important 21st century skills such as analytical thinking, problem-solving, agility, team effort etc. It is currently in its 6th edition.
🔺Online guidance and sessions will be held to help students to learn. 🔺The program design aligns to National Educational Policy 2020 with ability to earn a certification at the end of the program.
🔺* OBJECTIVE*-
▪️Amrita InCTF Junior program uses teach-practise-compete approach to teach cybersecurity.
▪️The contest is free of cost and no prior knowledge is required for participation.
▪️Students from 7th grade to 12th grade can participate in the contest. ▪️Video highlights of 2019 event is at

🔺KEY HIGHLIGHTS –
▪️Top 10 students from each state will qualify for the online finals.
▪️Access to international conference.
▪️Training by Cyber Security Team – bi0s
🔺* BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS*-
▪️Gain hands-on applicative experience in cyber-security, starting from zero.
▪️ Develop & grow 21st century skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, etc.
▪️Connect with like-minded peer-group, and become a large community of cyber-security enthusiasts
▪️Networking & mentoring opportunity from top CTF players, veteran mentors and industry experts
across India.
▪️Grand prizes worth Rs. 3 Lakh to be won.
▪️Aspiring students receive direct mentorship from our experts, along with other scholarships &
access to paid learning platforms.
▪️Certificates for all participants
🔺TIMELINE –
▪️Registration – October to 3rd November 2021.
▪️Learning Round (Self-paced Learning)- October 2021.
▪️Training Round (conducted by experts) – October to 3rd Nov 2021.
▪️State Level Qualifiers & Elimination- 4th Nov to 7th Nov 2021.
▪️Training for qualified students- 10th to 30th November 2021.
▪️National Finals & InCTF International Conference – December 2021 (1st week)
🔺INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS -,
1. To get started, open junior.inctf.in/start
Here you can learn more about the programme, how it works, how to get started, how to register etc. explained through videos & other guides.
2. To register for the event, you need to first make an account by filling the form in the website. You can use your or your parent’s email.
3. Upon creating the account, you shall be redirected to our CTF platform where you can fill in other details such as your school, grade of study, state of residence etc, and complete the registration process. You shall receive an email confirmation upon successful registration.
4. Once registered, you can access the CTF dashboard from where you can start participating in the contest. Here you shall also receive further guidelines and updates on the programme.
5. To connect with other peers and mentors, join the InCTFj discord server – [https://discord.gg/QVXewGh7sP].
You will find different chat channels, where you can post your doubts, questions and get help from mentors as well as from others participating. You will also receive all the updates & resources here.
🔺RESOURCES :
▪️YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/inctfj
▪️Email – inctfj@am.amrita.edu
🔺Teacher Training
Those teachers who wish to get trained to guide students for the contest can register via
https://forms.gle/FNAxibfUSyg1Pnub9
🔺Students of grade 7 and above can register for this.
Thank you
(For students of grades 7 and above and staff (teaching 6 and above), CBSE and VMC.)

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Dear Parents
The school will remain closed (no classes) from Tuesday, 12th October to Saturday, 16th October on a/c of Dussehra Break.
School will resume from Monday, 18th October.
Thank you

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Webinar Topic: Liberal Education in India & Ashoka Admissions Walkthrough
School: Sangam School Of Excellence
When: Tuesday, 19th October, 2021
Timing: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm
Speaker: Rangoli Dhingra, Academic Counselor Outreach, Ashoka University
Through this session, we aim to familiarise the students with the concept of Liberal Education, the revolution it has brought about in the field of education worldwide and the scope of its study at Ashoka University.
The session will also cover Ashoka University’s Holistic Admissions Process (Application, Assessments and Interview stage) with an aim to help you understand the various segments of the unique process.
Registration Link:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kcu6trjspEte7WYLf_aQRBEET1Ik8Rq9O
(Please note that once the registration is done, the unique joining link will be sent to the email id provided by you).