The Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel Memorial Trust, Chennai in association with SIV-G : Self Imposed Vigilance for Good Governance (www.siv-g.org) is conducting a Nationwide Online Essay Contest for the students of age group 15 to 23 years (as on 1.1.2009). The Theme of the Contest is ‘Integrity and Good Governance’. This contest is being organized as part of 134th Birthday Celebrations of Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel. The contest opens on 1st October 2009 for registration and submission of Essays. Last date for submission of essay online is 18th October 2009.
The entries will be evaluated by leading personalities from different walks of life. The first prize carries a cash award of Rs.5000/-, the second prize Rs. 3000/- and the third prize Rs.2000/-. There will be a good number of consolation prizes as well. The prize distribution function for these competitions will be held on 31st October, 2009 at Chennai.
The details of the Contest are as follows:
Student Age Group : 15 to 23 years
Topic :
(i) Inculcating integrity in public life – Sardar Patel’s way
OR
(ii) Relevance of ‘Integrity in public life’ in today’s context
OR
iii) Is integrity a supplement to Good governance or compliment ?
Words : 1500
Registration on the : From 1st October 2009 onwards
Website (You will see Sardar Patel contest when you register, if you don't see, please register and send your username to
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
stating that you would like to register for the contest). If you are already registered with siv-g.org, please send a mail to
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
stating that you would like to join the contest with your existing id (stating your existing username). We will take care of the rest).
Last Date for online : 18th October, 2009 (11.59 PM IST)
submission of Essay
at the website
Announcement of : 20th October, 2009
results(at the website)
Distribution of Prize : 31st October, 2009
How to Register
1. All students who are interested in taking part in this Contest are requested to Register before 18th October 2009 by clicking the following link :http://www.siv-g.org/index.php/component/comprofiler/registers.
2. Login through the main page (http://www.siv-g.org)
3. Goto http://www.siv-g.org
4. Enter your username and password at the top right corner of the page and click login.
5. Students who had already registered at www.siv-g.org for the earlier competition can use the same username and password for submiting the essay for this competition.
(Remember, by creating a SIV-G account, you not only get access to submit your Essay competition article, but also to submit other articles of interest to SIV-G or in Latest News in future
How to submit your Essay
1. Submit your Essays (remember that essay submission is possible only after logging in).
1. Go to the User Menu (at bottom left of main page)
2. Choose Submit Articles
3. Enter Title of the Essay,
4. Choose 'Online Essay Contest' in Section
5. Choose 'Sardar Patel Birthday Celebration' in Category
6. Enter your content of Essay
7. Submit by clicking 'Save" Icon
8. Ensure that you get the following message after submission : "Thanks for your submission. Your submission will now be reviewed before being posted to the site"
(Please note, You will receive an acceptance email after review)
Important:
When you submit the Essay, please provide the following details, without these details, your Essay will not be considered for the contest:
(i) Name,
(ii) Date of birth,
(iii) Address,
(iv) Telephone,
(v) Email
(vi) Name and address of School / College
(vii) Student identification number
(viii) Course and academic / school year.
SIV-G takes user privacy seriously and your details will be safe with us.
Terms and Conditions
(i) The Essay must be the sole work of the student.
(ii) Must be original, unpublished and undistributed material. We will do enough checking to ensure you have not copied from somewhere on the internet. For details as to how we do plagiarism detection, check this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism_detection
(iii) Must be accompanied with full bibliography/reference list.
(iv) Only 1 entry per student.
(v) Entries will be judged by a panel of eminent personalities and the best ones will be awarded. The list of judges will be updated here later.
(vi) Decision of the panel shall be final and binding.
Other terms and conditions:-
(i) Essay will not be returned (in any form)
(ii) By submitting the Essay, you accept that your Essay can be reused by us as necessary, not limited to, prepare a concise report on comments about essays etc.
(iii) Entrants agree to indemnify us from and against all claims,suits,and damages based on any claim of copyright infringement or unauthorized use.
(iv) By submitting the essay, Entrants agree that they have read the Terms & Conditions of the contest and agree to the Terms & Conditions of Entry.
Please note. Last date for submission of Essays online is 18th October, 2009. Make sure that your Essay is submitted before 11.59 PM (IST), 18th October 2009.
If you face any difficulty in either submission of Essay or you have any other questions, you can mail us at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
