National Level Essay Writing Competition

                                                          

                                                        

THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES POLITICAL SCIENCE AND HISTORY IN COLLABORATION WITH INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS

PRESENTS

NATIONAL LEVEL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

ON THE OCCASION OF 73rd INDEPENDENCE DAY 

Last date of Submission: 25th August 2020

We cordially invite all the undergraduate and postgraduate students

Of all colleges and universities across India.

Cash prizes: 1st prize: 10,000/-

                      2nd prize: 7,500/-

                 3rd prize: 5,000/-

CONTACT DETAILS:

Sanjana Krishnan

Sanjana.krishnan@law.christuniversity.in

7349753894

Aswathy Anil

aswathy.anil@law.christuniversity.in

8891314588

Introduction

The Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in collaboration with the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) announces to hold National-level Essay Writing Competition to mark the Independence Day 2020. The Essay Competition will offer students an excellent opportunity to engage their minds and showcase their talents despite the present pandemic-related restrictions.

                                                         

General guidelines and rules 

• All participants should be enrolled in a college or university anywhere in India at the time of submission.

• Entries are to be submitted online by email at essay2020@isph.christuniversity.in in MS Word format (Times New Roman; font size 12; 1.5 spacing) with name, telephone number and addresses of the student and the institution clearly mentioned.

• The submission should accompany self-attested copy of ID proofs, both institutional and government issued.

• Only one submission per participant is permitted.

• All submissions will be subjected to strict plagiarism check. Only those essays confirming to originality will be evaluated. Previously published essays or that were submitted to other competitions are not permitted.

• The last date of submission is 25 August 2020 (11.59 pm). Submission beyond this date will not be entertained.

• Essays will be assessed based on the clarity of content, structure of presentation, originality of ideas and writing skills.

• Results will be announced by early September 2020.

• Copyrights of all winning submissions will remain with the organizing institutions viz., Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and CHRIST (Deemed to be University). They will be carried on the websites of either or both of the institutions.

• Decision of panel of judges, constituted separately for English and Kannada, will be final and binding. No queries or correspondences in this regard will be entertained.

• There is no registration fee.

                                  

Instructions for Undergraduate Students 

• All the mentioned general rules and regulations are applicable to undergraduate students 

• Topic: India and Emerging Global Challenges

• Word limit: 2500

Instructions for the Postgraduate Students

• All the mentioned general rules and regulations are applicable to undergraduate students 

• Topic: ‘India’s Disaster Diplomacy in South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities’

• Word limit: 3000 words

Entry levels and prize amount is as follows:

Category	Languages	Prize Amount
UG	English Kannada	2*1st Prize: Rs 10,000 2*2nd Prize: Rs 7,500 2*3rd Prize: Rs 5,000
PG	English Kannada	2*1st Prize: Rs 10,000 2*2nd Prize: Rs 7,500 2*3rd Prize: Rs 5,000

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