wbpad.gov.in State Level Essay Competition 2016 : West Bengal Parliamentary Affairs

Organisation : Department of Parliamentary Affairs Government of West Bengal
Contest Name : State Level Essay Competition, 2016-17
Applicable for : School & College students
Last Date : 21.10.2016

Notification : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/15858-essay-comp.pdf
Home Page : http://wbpad.gov.in/

State Level Essay Competition :

The State Level Essay Competition, 2016-2017 for students of the Government and Government-aided schools and colleges of this State has been organized by the Parliamentary Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal.

Related : WBPAD State Level Essay Competition 2015 : www.contest.net.in/1196.html

Details of the Competition are given below.
Category of participants: School students
Eligibility : Students of classes from Class-IX to Class-XII in any Government or Government-aided school
Topic of Essay : Global Warming and Climate Change.
Prizes and rewards : 1st Prize: Rs.20,000/- and full volume of Rabindra Rachanabali 2nd Prize: Rs.15,000/- and full volume of Rabindra Rachanabali 3rd Prize : Rs.10,000/- and full volume of Rabindra Rachanabali
Medium of writing : Bengali/English/Urdu/ Nepali/ Santhali/Hindi

Category of participants: College students
Eligibility : Undergraduate students in any stream in any Government or Government-aided college
Topic of Essay : Cultural Heritage of India
Prizes and rewards : 1st Prize: Rs.20,000/- and full volume of Rabindra Rachanabali 2nd Prize: Rs.15,000/- and full volume of Rabindra Rachanabali 3rd Prize : Rs.10,000/- and full volume of Rabindra Rachanabali
Medium of writing : Bengali/English/Urdu/ Nepali/ Santhali/Hindi

The envelope containing the essay along with the duly filled in Information Sheet as per the pro-forma below is to be superscribed with “STATE LEVEL ESSAY COMPETITION, 2016-17” and sent to The Department of Parliamentary Affairs, G-Block, 1st Floor, Writers’ Buildings,Kolkata – 700 001 within 21.10.2016.

Terms and conditions :
(1)Word limit for the essays for participants in both categories is 1500 words. Word limit should be strictly maintained
(2) One student can participate in one language only.
(3) Plagiarism will lead to cancellation of the essay.
(4) Students must submit their essays in their own handwriting.
(5) Credit will be given for organized and original thinking and also for quality of presentation with precision. There will be one single ranking taking into account all the essays written in different languages.
(6) The decision of the competent authority in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs will be final and binding in respect of all matters concerning the competition.
(7) In case of two or more candidates securing the same score, the authority reserves the right to divide the prize money amongst the rank holders accordingly.
(8) Consolation prizes may also be considered by the Department over and above the prizes declared above, if there are other commendable contributions besides those adjudged 1st ,2nd and 3rd.
(9) The Deptt. reserves the right to edit and publish and circulate the competition essays in print or electronic mode.
(10) Essays received without Information Sheet or received after the last date may be rejected. The authority is not responsible for any postal/courier delay.
(11) An Information Sheet in the following pro-forma is to be enclosed with the essay as top sheet by stapling /stitching.