Syllabus

PRAVESH TO RASHTRAPATHI

PRAVESH

1.Have brief information of the origin of Scouting along with definition,purpose principles and method of
the Bharat Scouts and Guides.
2.)A Scout Aspirant must have holistic knowledge of the movement.
3.)Know the Scout Promise, Law & Motto   .   
4.)Have knowledge about the Scout, Sign, Salute and left hand shake and be able to demonstrate.
5.)Render daily good turn at home and maintain
a diary at least for a month. Know the parts of Scout Uniform and how to wear it correctly.   
6.)Know the composition and significance of the National Flag, the Bharat Scouts & Guides Flag and the World Scout Flag and Flag Etiquette.   
7.)Sing correctly National Anthem, BSG Prayer and BSG Flag Song. Know about the composer, duration and meaning of the song.
8.)Attend at least four Troop Meetings.
9.)Undertake a 4 hour purposeful outing with
his Patrol.
(ii) He then makes the Scout Promise to the Scout
Master and is invested as a Scout. He is eligible to wear Scout uniform and Membership Badge.

1. PRATHAM SOPAN

1.   LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF:

a)Be able to tell correctly “your duties at home”.
b)Be able to make your bed.

Know the health rules
c) regarding personal cleanliness.
d)Learn B.P. Six exercises and practice Yoga/Asana /Surya Namashkar.
e)Stitch a button.
f) Clean / Polish canvas/ leather shoes.
g) Make a personal First Aid kit and know its contents.
h)  Should know the Definition and Golden rules of First Aid


2. DISCIPLINE :
a) Learn about your Patrol, its Flag, Yell,
Song, Patrol Corner, Patrol Call or Cry and
participate in Patrol in Council

b) Learn & practice Hand & Whistle Signals.
c) Foot Drill: Savdhan, Vishram, Aramse,
Dahiney, Bayen & Pichey Mur.
d)Participate in a Troop & Patrol game.


3.ROPE WORK :

a.)Whip the end of a rope. Tie & demonstrate the use of the following
knots:

b.)Whip the end of a rope.
Tie & demonstrate the use of the following
knots:
c.)Undertake household responsibilities like
cooking, water storage, hospitality, cleanliness
etc. with the help of parents for a week.
d.)Participate in the following activities
(i) Discuss with your Scout Master and render some service involving any one of the points of Scout Law and submit a report to your Scout Master
(ii) Undertake a nature study project in consultation with your Patrol Leader and submit the report within ten days.

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3.  5. COMMUNICATION :
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5.  Be able to use the PCO & Mobile Phone and be acquainted with some of the facilities available on it.
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8. 6. OUT OF DOORS :
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10. a) Know the simple wood crafts signs & follow a trail with his patrol of not less than half a kilometre.
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12. b)Know & practice Road Safety Rules for pedestrians.
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14. c)Participate in a Nature Study Trail
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16. (i)   On the successful completion of the Pratham Sopan tests theScout shall be issued the Pratham Sopan Badge by the Local orDistrict Association as the case may be on the recommendation
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19. (ii)  Pratham Sopan Badge is a scroll with words “Tayyar”(devnagri script) It shall be worn in the centre of the left sleeve between the elbow and shoulder.

DIWTYA SOPAN

(1)Pioneering :
a) Demonstrate Timber hitch,

Rolling hitch, Marline spike/Lever hitch & Figure of Eight knot and their use.

b) Tie the following lashings and know their uses: Square and Figure of Eight.
c)  Demonstrate the uses of hand axe or chopperand know the safety rules and how to keep them sharp.

d)  Demonstrate the use, safety and sharpening of

a dagger or a pen knife and the use of a screw

driver, pliers and hammer.

(2)Fire :
a.  Know different types of fire used in camping/outing.
b. Lay and light a wood fire in the open with notmore than two match sticks

(3)  COOKING :  a) Know the working & maintenance of a kerosene, pressure stove or a Gas stove.

b) Cook in the open two simple dishes enough for two persons & make tea/coffee.

c) Know the safety precautions in case of a gas leak.

(4)  COMPASS & MAP : 

a) Know the sixteen points of a compass.  
b) Be able to find North by at least two constellations
c)Using a Compass know how to find the  bearing of various objects from your position.
d)Follow a trail laid out using compass bearing
& distances.
Know the terms: Scale, Direction, Conventional
e)signs, Contours & Grid Reference.Be able to use a tourist map
f)Be able to use a tourist map

(5)FIRST AID
a)     Have knowledge about wounds and know
how to deal with Bleeding, Burns and Scalds,
Sprains, Stings & Bites
b)  Demonstrate the use of Roller bandages.
c)     Demonstrate the use of a Triangular Bandage
for the Head, Hand, Knee, Foot, Ankle and
fracture of Arm.

d) Improvise a stretcher

(6)Estimation
(i)   With the help of improvised apparatus,
       estimate two distances/widths of not more
       than 100 metres but not less than 30 metres.

(ii)  Know the length of your stride/Pace and
      using this, estimate the distance travelled.

(7) OUT OF DOOR

Complete any one of the following :

a) Undertake a development Project in your school in consultation with the head of the institution.
b) Participate in a Social Service Camp/Camps covering at least for a month.
c) Serve in community fair or Mela including preparatory and post event assignments of Mela/fair.
d) Participate in an Anti-Litter Campaign with your Patrol and help to clean up an area around your school or headquarters.
e) Demonstrate the 3R’s of Conservation: Reduce, Recycle & Reuse.
f) To form and participate in Self Help Groups.
g)Such other sustained activities where Scout skills are made use of.

9) SENSE TRAINING
Know and play the following Kim’s games :
 Observation Game. Taste Games, Sound Games.
Smelling Games, Touch Game
10) Qualify for two from the following Proficiency Badges:
(i)    Cook
(ii)    Debator
(iii)   Friend to Animals
(iv)   Gardener
(v)    Handyman
(vi)    Cyclist
(vii)   Launder
(viii)  Reader
(ix)   Hospital man
11)DISCIPLINE:
a)     Know the various Troop Formations.
b)     Be able to march three deep with your
Troop smartly & in good order. Follow drill
commands during marching.
c)     Participate in four All Faiths Prayer meetings
in your Troop

12.)PATRIOTISM :
Collect information on our heritage and culture and
prepare a log

(ii)     Dwitiya Sopan Badge consists of the Bharat Scouts & Guides emblem with scroll “Tayyar” in Devnagri script
under scout emblem..

(iv)     Dwitiya Sopan Badge shall be worn on the left arm in place of the Pratham Sopan Badge.

  TRITIYA SOPAN

1.PIONNERING:

a)Tie & know the use of the following:
  Fireman’s Chair Knot,Man Harness Knot,
Bowline on a bite, Draw Hitch.
b)     Tie & demonstrate the use of Diagonal
Lashing
c)     Use another method of whipping other than
the one used in Pratham Sopan.
d)     Make a Flag Mast of at least three staves with
your Patrol and demonstrate Flag Break.
e)     Make a temporary shelter for yourself
f)     Know any one method of Splicing: Eye/ Back/
Short

2.)SWIMMING:

(a)     Swim fifty metres.

(b)     Know the safety rules of swimming and

(c)     Know how to deal with cramps.
                            OR
(II)     Earn any one of the following Proficiency
Badges:
  
  (i) Athlete (ii) Camel man (iii) Climber (iv)
Gymnast (v) Hiker (vi) Games Leader (vii)
Yoga (viii) Cyclist

3.ESTIMATION :
Be able to estimate height, depth, widths, numbers &
weights using recognized methods of estimation.

 

4.FIRST AID:

a)Know how to deal with emergency situations
such as Drowning, Electric Shock, General
Shock, Automobile Accidents and Human
Being caught in fire.

b)     Treat Choking.

c)     Deal with simple fracture of collar Bone,
Upper arm, Fore arm, Hip & Lower leg.

d)     Treat for Heat Stroke and Sun Stroke

e)     Demonstrate CPR Resuscitation).

f)     Place an unconscious victim in the Recovery
position.

g) Transportation of victim - One Rescuer & two
Rescuers (Cardio Pulmonary

5. MAPPING :
Be able to access a GPS Map & use it to follow a given
route.
                                           or

Draw a map of the area using Triangulation method
with the help of compass or Plane Table method. or
Sketch a map of the route undertaken for at least
four kms by using Road Traverse method or Gilwell
sketch

6. TALK :

During the Troop Meeting give a talk for about five
minutes on any one of the following subjects :

a)     National Integration,
b)     Child Abuse,
c)     Substance Abuse,
d)     Your future Scout Training,
e)     Gender Equality,
f)     Child Education, Child Health, Child Social
        Security & Child Labour,
g)     Free Being Me.

7. OUT OF DOORS :

a) Plan an overnight Patrol camp.

b)     Undertake a day hike of ten kms on foot with
Patrol/Troop members. Prepare meals & Tea.
Make a report & submit it within a week after
the hike is over. The hike route is to be given
by the examiner.

c)     Participate in a Night Game.

8.COOKING :
     Cook food for your patrol by using Backwoodsman
      method

9. SIGNALLING :
     Learn Morse Signaling and be able to send and receive
simple messages of ten words

10.PROFICIENCY BADGES :

     Qualify for any two of the following Proficiency Badges one from each group

Group A –
(i)     Civil Defence,
(ii)     Community Worker,
(iii)     Ecologist,
(iv)     Oarsman
(v)     Pioneer
(vi)     World Conservation
(vii)     Safety Knowledge
(viii)     Self Defense.

Group B -
(i)     Citizen
(ii)     Book Binder
(iii)     Naturalist
(iv)     Path finder
(v)     Aids Awareness,
(vi)     Healthy Man,
vii)    Drug Awareness,
(viii)    Boatman
(ix)    Computer Awareness

11. Knowledge :

 (a)  Knowledge of Scouting in India and WOSM
(World Organisation of Scout Movement)

(b) Know and understand the safety measures
while using ATM card and Mobile Phone. or
Using basic electrical / electronic devices,
making out gadgets useful at home, under
supervision of a trained Adult

12. Fire :

Complete any three of the following:

a) Safety precautions with regards to Fire.

b) Demonstrate Bucket Chain method of Putting
off fire

C) How to tackle Dry Grass Fire

d)Types of fire extinguisher and use thereof.

13     Service :-

Know and Understand the disease tuberculosis-its

symptoms, treatment and precautionary measures to

be preventing the disease, knowledge about Directly

Observed Treatments (DOTS).

Note :   

(i)     On the successful completion of the tests for the Tritiya Sopan Badge to the satisfaction of independent examiners arranged by Training
Counsellor and appointed by the Local or District Association, as the case may be, on the basis of the Certificates issued by the examiners, the Scout shall be issued the Tritiya Sopan Badge.

(ii)     Tritiya Sopan Badge consists of the emblem and the scroll as for Dwitiya Sopan Badge surrounded by a laurel.

(iii)     Tritiya Sopan Badge shall be worn on the left arm in the place of the Dwitiya Sopan Badge.

  RAJYAPURSKAR

1. Ensure Proficiency in the tests
   undertaken up to Tritiya Sopan.

2. Hold Tritiya Sopan Badge

3. Earn Ambulance Man Badge.

4. Undertake overnight hike for ten kms along with
group of Scouts of his own Troop and submit report
to the Scout Master within ten days.

                               Or
    
An overnight cycle hike for thirty kms along with
group of Scouts of his own Troop and submit report
to the Scout Master within ten days.

5. Work on one of the following for six Months and
submit a report – Kitchen Garden/Roof Garden/
Hanging Garden/Nature Collection.

6.Mapping:
    
Make a map by using any one of the method not done
earlier:
Plane Table or Triangulation or Road Traverse

7.     Camp Craft:

A).     Be able to pitch, strike and pack a Single/
Double fly tent.

B)     Splicing - Eye / Back / Short – anyone not
done earlier.

C)     Make a Patrol Pioneering Project

8.     Earn any three of the Proficiency Badges not earned earlier from among the given below:
 Sanitation Promoter, Public Health Man, Soil
Conservator, Solar Energy Awareness, Safety
Knowledge, Rural Engineer, Literacy, Community
Worker, Rural Worker

9.   Earn any two of the Proficiency Badges not earned earlier out of the following:
   
 Camper, Pioneer, Star man, Forester, Naturalist,
Tracker, Electrician, Signaller, Cancer Awareness,
Healthy Man, Nutrition Educator, Farmer, Dairy
Man, Sea fisherman, Free Being Me.

10. Have knowledge about the BSG website and gain
information about your Region.

Note :

(i)     Rajya Puraskar Badge consists of the emblem of the Bharat Scouts & Guides at the bottom, the Ashoka Chakra at the top, and word ‘SEVA’ in Devanagari script in the centre surrounded by a laurel. Rajya Puraskar Badge shall be worn in place of the Tritiya Sopan Badge

(ii)     The Badge is issued on the basis of certificate issued by an independent examiners appointed by the Local/ District Badge Committee and on satisfactory
completion of State Level Testing camp.

(iii)     Scouts who have already earned the qualifying
Badges will have to attend a Rajya Puraskar Testing
Camp organised by the State Association under the
supervision of the State Organising Commissioner

(S) where the knowledge and skills of the Scout will
be retested after being qualified in the State testing
Camp, the Scout will be eligible for the award of RajyaPuraskar Badge and Certificate.

(iv)  The State Chief Commissioner who is the final
authority to grant Rajya Puraskar shall issue from time to time suitable directives in respect of badge, tests etc. and ensure proficiency of knowledge and skills upto Rajya Puraskar Badge and Proficiency Badges.

(v)     This award is presented by the Governor or
Patron/President of the State Association on the
recommendation of State Chief Commissioner and
can be withdrawn under compelling circumstances
by State Chief Commissioner.

RAKSHTRAPATHI

(A) (i)The President of the Indian Union has been graciously pleased to authorize issue of a special certificate to a Scout who earns the Rashtrapati
Scout Award after serving as a Rajya Puraskar Scout for at least twelve months.

(ii)    The Scout Master who is
advanced trained shall inform
the National Headquarters
through proper channel on a registration form
available from the State Headquarters/BSG Website
that Rajya Puraskar Scout is completing requirements of Rashtrapati Scout Award. The Scout shall record his attainments for Rashtrapati Scout Award on the said form and submit the same to the Regional Headquarters through proper channel. In the absence of Scout Master, the Assistant Scout Master

who is Advanced trained will be competent to make
recommendations


(iii) Rashtrapati Scout Award certificates are presented at a formal ceremony by the President of India on the request of the Chief National Commissioner.

(iv)    Rashtrapati Scout Badge shall be worn on the left sleeve below the Shoulder Stripes and above the
Rajya Puraskar Badge along with the qualifying
Proficiency Badges of Rashtrapati Award.
      
(v)    The Chief National Commissioner shall issue suitable directives from time to time in respect of Badge, Tests etc. and ensure the standard of skills involved.



vi)    A Scout Master /Assistant Scout Master will recommend only up to 25% Scouts of the total census
of the unit (not exceeding 32) for Rashtrapati Award
in a year. Special cases could be recommended by
the District Chief Commissioner and State Chief
Commissioner subject to maximum of 50% in a year.


vii)Rajya Puraskar Scout, who has already fulfilled
all required conditions, will have to be tested at
State Level and certified by the State Organising
Commissioner concerned before coming for
Rashtrapati Scout Award Testing Camp organised
by the National Association under the supervision
of the concerned Assistant Director

B Tests for Rashtrapati Scout Award1.Hold the Rajya Puraskar Scout Award & be able to
maintain the standard.

2.     Camping

a)     Camp with his Troop/Patrol for three
consecutive nights in the open. Gatherings like
jamborees, rallies etc are not to be counted.

b)   Be able to improvise either a shelter or a hut or
a machan with available natural material for
two persons to sleep in

3.  a.  Hold the Disaster Management Badge
     b. Re-pass Ambulance man Badge

4.  Qualify for any two of the following Proficiency
Badges not earned earlier:
   
     a.     Aids Awareness
     b.     Handyman
     c.     Fireman
     d.     Pathfinder
     e.     Sea Fishermen
     f.     Hiker
     g.     World Conservation
     h.     Interpreter
     i.     Farmer
     j.     Free Being Me
     k.     Solar Energy Awareness
     l.     Event Manager
      m.    Self Defence
    n.     Backwoodsman

5.Participate in a sustained community development
project at least two hours in a week for six months on
any two of the following subjects:

A.Self Defence

B.Backwoodsman

C. Promote gender equality and empower
 women Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health

D. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria & other diseases

E. Ensure environmental sustainability. 

5.)Participate in a sustained community development
project at least two hours in a week for six months on
any two of the following subjects:

A.)Promote gender equality and empower
women

B)Reduce child mortality

C)Improve maternal health

D)Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria & other diseases

E)Ensure environmental sustainability. 

6.)Work as a Badge Instructor of a Pack or a Troop in
the vicinity. OR Teach games for younger children for
fifteen days.

7.)To have knowledge & prepare a log book on
Kanderstag adventure centre of WOSM in
Switzerland.

8.)Have knowledge about the WOSM website and gain information about Asia Pacific Region.

9.)Serve as Rajya Puraskar Scout at least for twelve
months.

Note   
   
(1)    Rashtrapati Scout Award is awarded by the
President of India.

(2)This award is presented by the President of
India on the recommendation of Chief National
Commissioner and can be withdrawn under
compelling circumstances by the Chief National
Commissioner.