As part of the CBSE Reading Mission, 257 students from Classes V to X of APS Noida registered for the CBSE Budding Authors Programme (BAP) 2024–25 in both Hindi and English during May 2024. Students attended CBSE-organised story writing workshops led by renowned authors over the summer break and submitted their stories via the BAP portal. Among them, Mannat Vats of Class X-C earned a Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Performance for her English short story, bringing pride and recognition to the school.