The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, has launched a five-day offline training programme under Project MATE (Mind Activation Through Education). The training, beginning today, on August 26 at the AIIMS Delhi and will run until August 30.
According to CBSE, Project MATE has been developed by AIIMS Delhi as an adolescent wellness programme designed to enhance resilience, build coping strategies, and strengthen peer connectivity through the “MATE-5” framework.
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The programme initially involves about 50 counselors and wellness teachers from CBSE-affiliated schools in the Delhi-NCR region.
The five-day course is being facilitated by experts from psychiatry, psychology, and communication fields. Sessions cover a wide range of themes, including the biopsychosocial model of health, nutrition, family and social roles, coping with anxiety, counseling approaches, and digital well-being. Participants will also be trained in parental sensitisation, impact assessment tools, and developing peer support systems.
The programme initially involves about 50 counselors and wellness teachers from CBSE-affiliated schools in the Delhi-NCR region (Photo Credit: CBSE)
At the inaugural session, officials from both CBSE and AIIMS emphasised the need to integrate education and health for student well-being. According to an official statement, the programme is intended to equip school counselors with structured frameworks to address issues such as stress, loneliness, and emotional disconnection among students.
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Through this collaboration, CBSE and AIIMS aim to provide school counselors with tools that support emotional resilience, conflict resolution, and social connectedness among students.
CBSE has indicated that outcomes of this pilot training will be monitored through regular follow-ups, and based on the results, the programme may be scaled up for wider national implementation. Officials noted that the initiative is expected to strengthen the school counseling ecosystem, promote early interventions for adolescent mental health, and normalize mental health as part of overall well-being.
