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environment and resources are the sub-themes for the year 2014. It may be noted that names of all the winners of the National Level Science Exhibition will be sent to NCERT and Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS) for further consideration. Te winners may also get a chance to participate at JNNSEEC 2014 (Jawaharlal Nehru National Science and Environmental Exhibition for Children 2014) organised by NCERT. Tese exhibitions are one of the best ways to imbibe collaborative learning among students and teachers alike. Apart from such activities and forums collaborative learning processes can always be incorporated into a typical 40-45 minute class in a variety of ways. Some require a thorough preparation, such as a long-term project, while others require routine teaching techniques, such as posing a question during lecture and asking students to discuss ideas with their peers. In collaborative classrooms, the lecturing/listening/interactions note-taking process does not disappear entirely, but co-exist alongside other processes. Regardless of the specifc approach taken or how much of the ubiquitous lecture-based course is replaced, the goal is the same: to shift learning from a teacher-centred to a student- centred model. Vineet Joshi Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi January-March 2014 5