Thursday, 6 August 2020

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ONLINE ESSAY COMPETITION ON THE THEME 'AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT-SWATANTRA BHARAT'

ONLINE  ESSAY  COMPETITION  ON  THE  THEME 
'AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT-SWATANTRA BHARAT'

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India is glad to announce an essay competition for school students at the secondary and senior secondary stages (classes IX, X, XI and XII) on the theme 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat - Swatantra Bharat', which envisions the emergence of a robust and strong nation committed to the welfare of all. It is a clarion call by the Honorable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi for a strong, vibrant and self-reliant India for all and an India of all.
The last date for submission: 14th August 2020, 11.59PM.

Students of Class IX to XII are eligible for Participation.


CERTIFICATION AND AWARD

Attractive prizes shall be announced shortly for the national level entries. However, participation certificates shall be jointly issued by NCERT and MyGov for all participants who submit their essays.

CRITERIA OF SELECTION

  • Selection of the best essay will be taken up at two levels. Firstly, SCERTs may form a committee of experts to examine the entries at the state/UT level and select the 10 best entries.
  • Next, the selected 10 essays from each state/UT will become a pool of selected essays for final selection at the national level by a team of experts selected by NCERT.
  • All the entries received within the due date will be placed before a Selection Committee for final selection. The decision of the Selection Committee will be final and binding on all the contestants.
  • Any legal proceedings arising out of the competition/its entries/ winners shall be subject to jurisdiction of Delhi only.

CRITERIA OF EVALUATION

The write-ups will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

  1. Central Theme – contextual (20%)
  2. Coherence and organization in structure (20%)
  3. Creativity (40%)
  4. Clarity in language expression and Style (20%)