All India Poster/Photography/Video Contest for students and teachers (2013-14)

 Organised by Central Institute of Educational Technology /NCERT, New Delhi

 Purpose

To promote visual communication skill and creative expression among students and teachers.

Eligibility

The contest is OPEN to all students/candidates of ages 12-18 years and teachers from formal, non-formal, private and government schools from all states and union territories of the country.

Themes

The broad themes of the contest suggested:

·         We and Our Environment

·         Wonders: Gift to Humankind

·         Monuments: Our Past

·         Festivals: Celebration of Life

·         Transportation: Life Line

Subthemes

Subthemes are not mention because participants are free to think any subthemes.

Rules and Regulations

The contest is open to all students/children of age groups 12-18 years from formal, non-formal, private and government schools from all states and union territories of the country.

Content of the posters/photographs/video should not be obscene or hurt any religious or social sentiment.

Each student and teacher may send five entries, one on each of the five themes referred above.

For each entry students and teacher should write the theme and the title/caption of the poster/photograph/video clip.

The entries should be sent through the Head of the Institution along with the certificate of bonafide work done by a particular student and teacher in the prescribed format.

Acceptable specification for contest:

• The Photographs may be in color or black & white in 5”x7” or 8”x10”size.

• Digital photographs should be in size of 1024X768 (Pixels) and a print size of 8”x10”

• Video should be in mp4, ogg, mov or wmv digital video format. It should

be more than 2 minutes & less than 7 minutes & not more than 50MB.

• The size of the poster should be 15”X20” or 20”X30” and in at least 150 pixel/inch resolutions.

• Mention the name of the contest on the envelope.

The contestant should write his/her name and complete postal address with e-mail/ fax / phone number on one copy only.

 All the entries will be screened by jury consisting of acclaimed artist, photographers, videographers and educationists.

 Posters/photographs/Video clips submitted to the competition will not be returned. NCERT will be free to use for educational purposes in their electronic or print publications.

The decisions of the judges are final and not subject of arbitration.

In all matters and disputes, the decision of the Joint Director, Central Institute of Educational Technology /NCERT, New Delhi will be final and binding.

Please note:

1. All entries received would be showcased on the CIET website along with the particulars of the participant in the contest.

2. The prize-winning entries will be treated as the copy right of the CIET/NCERT.

Submissions

The last day for the submission of All India Poster/Photography/Video Contest for students and teachers (2013-14) is 21st January, 2014.

Posters/Photographs/videoes may be submitted either: BY POST OR ONLINE

Addresses for Communication:

Joint Director,

Central Institute of Educational Technology (NCERT),

ChachaNehru Bhawan, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi -110016.

Or

Rajesh K. Nimesh

Program coordinator

2nd floor,

Room No. 219

CIET,NCERT

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ALL INDIA POETRY COMPETITION 2014

ORGANISER

The Competition is organised by The Poetry Society (India).

COMPETITORS

1.                  The Competition is open to resident and non-resident Indian poets and translators.

2.                  Members of the Governing Board and the Executive Committee of The Poetry

            Society (India) and the first prize-winners of previous All-India Poetry

            Competitions are not permitted to enter the Competition.

3.                  No Competitor may win more than one prize.

ADJUDICATION AND PRIZED

4.                  The Poems entered for the Competition will be read by a panel of eminent Indian poets who will select the prize-winning poems.

5.                  The decision of the judges will be final and The Poetry Society (India) will not enter into any correspondence about the results.

6.                  There will be seven prizes awarded in all.

7.                  The first prize will be Rs. 10,000/-

8.                  The second prize will be Rs. 5,000/-

9.                  Five commendation prizes of Rs. 1,000/- for the best poems in translation will be given.

10.              A list of prize-winners and the prize-winning poems will be uploaded on  www.indianpoetry.org

ENTRY

1.                  The following procedure be followed for sending the entries:

1. A copy of each poem  be sent through e-mail at  hkkaul@gmail.com

b.   Another copy of the same poem/s be sent in print/typed form through mail/courier along with the entry fee and cost of anthology.

2.                  Each entry must be either a poem written in English by the competitor or his/her translation into English of a poem by any poet in any of the recognized Indian languages.

3.                  There will be an entry fee of Rs. 200 per poem. Competitors may submit as many poems as they wish to submit.

4.                  In case of submission of  translated version of  copyrighted poems in English,  before submitting the poems, the translators should have obtained permission from the poets for the use of their poems for the Competition. Scanned copy/copies of the permission/s should be sent along with the entry/entries by e-mail and original copy/copies by post to The Poetry Society (India).   

5.                  Each poem must be the unaided work of the author or translator and it must not have been previously published or broadcast.

6.                  If it has been found that the competitor has copied in full or part a poem of another poet or downloaded in full or part a poem of another poet from the Internet, and submitted as an entry to the All India Poetry Competition 2014, suitable/legal action can be taken against the competitor.

7.                  The maximum length of a poem should be about 40 lines.

8.                  Competitors may submit as many poems as they wish provided that each poem is accompanied by an entry fee or Rs. 200/- per poem.

9.                  The entry fee must be paid by a Demand Draft drawn on any bank in India and made payable to The Poetry Society (India) at New Delhi. Payments sent by outstation cheques, cash or money order will not be accepted. The payments should be sent to The Secretary, The Poetry Society (India), L-67A, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017. The Demand Draft should be sent along with the Entry Form duly filled in and copies of poems sent by e-mail. Please make one DD for entry-fee payments to be made for all poems submitted and the cost of the anthology.

10.              Entries will be judged without the panel of judges knowing the identity of the competitors. Name of the poet should not be added to the text of the poem. The Poetry Society (India) will allot an identification number to each poem which has been received as an entry for the competition.

11.              Receipt of an entry will be acknowledged by e-mail after the receipt of DD, Entry Form and poems by courier/post.

12.              The worldwide copyright of each prize-winning or shortlisted poem, and of any other poem selected by the judges for special commendation will remain with the author, but The Poetry Society (India) shall have the unrestricted right to present the poem on television, radio or the stage, or to publish it at the time of the prize-giving, or at any time up to twelve months afterwards.

13.              All competitors shall be deemed to have read and accepted all the conditions of entry for the All-India Poetry Competition 2014 at the time of submission.

Entry Form

Closing date for entries-  June 30, 2014

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National Level Painting/Drawing Competition on Information/Cyber Security Awareness

Information Security Education & Awareness (ISEA), Department of Electronics & Information Technology invites entries for National Level Painting/Drawing Competition.

Eligibility: Students from VII to XI Standard across the country (State/CBSE/ICSE/NCRT)
The competition is organised by C-DAC, Hyderabad

Specifications
A3 Size Paper

Medium
Crayons/Water Colours/poster colours/colour pencils/ sketch pen

Last date: 15 January 2014
For details visit the website

Address
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
JNT University Hyderabad Campus
Kukatpally, Hyderabad - 500 085
URL: http://www.cdachyd.in

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Drawing/Painting Workshop for Students at Palakkad

The Palakkad District Library is organising a Drawing/Painting Workshop for the students of Lower Primary, Upper Primary and High School.

Date and Time: 27 -29 December 2013 from 10:00 am
Venue: Palakkad District Public Library, Near District Panchayat Office, Palakkad.

The workshop is organised under the leadership of eminent artists of Palakkad. Well known artists from Kerala will also be participating.

The students should bring the required materials like crayons, pencil, paint etc.

The students who wish to participate in the workshop may register their names to the Palakkad District Public Library on or before 23 December 2013
Contact: 04912500390, 8157937708, 9400564031, 9495356665

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Young Scientist - South India 2014 - Science Talent Hunt for School Students

The Hindu in association with Space Kidz India presents the Young Scientist Contest for School students. 
THEME
The Search for young talents of India in the field of Science and Technology and to create an International platform. The Young Scientist Program is designed to promote science awareness to middle and high school students’, to increase their understanding of science and to attract them into scientific careers through activities emphasizing hands-on research and encourage the participants what interest them to connect and collaborate with others to new discoveries.

CATEGORIES

• SPACE SCIENCES
• AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
• MEDICAL SCIENCES
• ROBOTICS
• ELECTRICALS / ELECTRONICS
• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

The competition is open to Students studying IX, X, XI, XII studying from Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka - irrespective of Board.
Individual Participation and Participation through schools are accepted
Email your registration on or before 15th December 2013 by sending your NAME / CLASS OF STUDY/ NAME OF SCHOOL AND CATEGORY OF PARTICIPATION TO THE EMAIL-ID: “youngscientist@spacekidzindia.com”

GUIDELINES

It is expected from schools to encourage their students to participate in  THE HINDU YOUNG SCIENTIST 2014 to showcase their ideas for a better future to the whole country.

Students are encouraged to work on a project within one of the FIVE categories specified above.

Each school can field in 1- 12 students – TWO INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS in each category (i.e - 2 individual projects in each category) and send their entries to Space Kidz India Office.

The students need to shoot a video of their completed project and copy it in a CD/DVD form of 6-8 minutes span along with e-copy of evidence and support documents saved in the same CD/DVD.


TIME FRAME

Last Date to Enrollment: 15th Dec’ 2013

Project Submission Deadline: on or before 15th January 2014


JUDGING CRITERIA

A panel of Professors from reputed Educational Institutions, Scientists will view the DVD’s and score the marks. Results of the TOP 10 projects in each stream will be published in the Space Kidz India / The Hindu, website and their schools will be duly intimated.

FINAL Event

The Winning students /schools will have to bring their working models with all the written material, to the venue on the 14th /15th February 2014 for the final event.

A Q&A session with eminent professors with regards to the model will take place at the venue. In-depth knowledge of the student participant will be scrutinized and 3 students from each stream will be chosen to compete for the “FINAL TITLE”

A common topic will be given to each of the 18 students, a time of 1hr will be given for preparation and then the students will have to speak extempore for 2mins about the same. Any on the spot models assembled /charts designed can be showcased to support the pertaining topic given for a minute, and bonus marks will be awarded for the same.

Finale will be held on 14th & 15th February 2014 at Hindustan University Campus, Chennai.

PRIZES

ONE WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AND AWARDED THE TITLE “ YOUNG SCIENTIST 2013”, an ALL PAID TRIP TO NASA FOR A SPACE CAMP - 3 DAYS

ONE RUNNER UP WILL BE CHOSEN AND AN ALL PAID TRIP TO A MALAYSIAN SCHOOL FOR 3 DAYS WILL BE AWARDED APART FROM A TROPHY AND CERTIFICATE

THE WINNER, RUNNER UP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOL PRINICIPAL’S WILL BE FELICITATED.

All participants will be awarded certificate of participation

For further information visit http://spacekidzindia.in/

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iKidsworld Talent Show

The iKidsworld Talent show is for the age group of 4 to 13 years.
Shoot a two minute video and upload it.
Airtel Digital TV will select 50 videos in two categories of 4-8 years and 9-13 years on a first come, first basis and showcase them on the iKidsworld interactive service.
Last date 7 December 2013

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43rd UPA Letter Writing Competition 2014

Subject
"Write a letter describing how music can touch lives"

Eligibility: Children up to 15 years of age as on 31.03.2014

Content and Form: Composition must be presented in the form of letter not exceed 800 words length on the given subject

Date and Time: Sunday 5th January 2014 10:00 am to 11:00 am

 Language: English or any language listed in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India

Last Date for submission of forms:  21.12.2013

Prizes (At National Level)
One First Prize : Rs. 2000/- and certificate
One Second Prize : Rs. 1500/- and certificate
One Third Prize : Rs. 1000/- and certificate
Consolation prizes : Rs. 250/- to the best entry from each Postal Circle and certificate

The best entry at the national level shall qualify as the official Indian Entry for the International Competition

Each and every entry must have the following details on its first page 

1. Candidates passport size photograph
2. Candidate's name
3. Date of birth
4. Male/Female
5. Father's Name
6. Name of the school/Institution
7. Full postal address

For further information contact the Chief Postmasters General/Posters General/Director Postal Services of your circle/region or visit http://indiapost.gov.in

Click here for the notification

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NCFE-National Financial Literacy Assessment Test

It is India’s first of it’s kind national-level test to measure the level of financial literacy among school students.  The Assessment would test students about their basic financial knowledge on topics such as money, budgeting, investment, banking, savings, insurance, retirement planning and financial planning.  Targeted towards school students of Classes VIII to X, this is the first of it’s kind test in India aimed at encouraging students to obtain basic financial skills and also giving a measure of Financial Literacy of students at the national-level.

Schedule

Registration Opens: 1st November 2013 (Register here)

Registration Closes: 29th November 2013

Test Date*: 12th January 2014  (Sunday) - National Youth Day

Result Declaration: 23rd January 2014 - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Birth Anniversary

Prizes

Level	For	Number	Certificate Type	Prizes
National	All India Toppers	National Top-5 (1-2-3-4-5) - Total 5 national awards	Certificate of Accomplishment	Medal, Laptop, Felicitation at an event conducted for this.
Regional	North, South, East, West & Central (5 regions)	Regional Top-3 (1-2-3) – Total 15 regional awards (National winners excluded)	Certificate of Accomplishment	Medal, Tablet Computer, Felicitation at an event conducted for this.
National	All India Top-100 after excluding the above 20 national and regional medal winners	All India Top-100 after excluding the above 20 national and regional medal winners	Special Recognition Certificate	Cash reward of Rs.2,000/- per student.
Participants  in the top 50 percentile	These are in the top-half of the total test-takers based on their performance in the test	This number varies based on the number of test-takers. For eg.: If 100,000 take the test, then 50,000 will be placed in this category.	Merit Certificate	-
All the remaining participants	-	-	Certificate of Participation	-

Registration and details

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Malayala Manoram - Yuvakshetra College Career Seminar

Malayala Manorama in association with Yuvakshetra College, Mundoor, Palakkad is oranising a Career Seminar on 9 November 2013.
Time 9.30 am to 1 pm
Venue: Yuvakshetra College, Mundoor, Palakkad

Entry Free!

Selected 200 participants will get Six months subscription to The Week weekly free.
For registration and further details contact 9539865016 (Yuvakhetra)
or 9495173551 (Malayala Manorama) between 9.30 to 5.00 pm

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shOObh Arts Competition-2013

shOObh Arts Competition-2013

Theme - WATER

Water is beautiful & we want people to love water, because when you adore something you tend to take care of it more.

NO PARTICIPATION FEE

CLOSING DATE – 14th November, 2013

Eligibility Criteria:
Participants must be between 5 – 17 years of age.
Participants must be bona fide students of the school they participate through.
The competition is open to all school children.
Participant could also be a foreign national.
Guidelines for Entries:
School can submit the best drawing/painting in categories mentioned below:
Group Classification
A Nursery - Upper KG
B Standard 1st – 3rd
C Standard 4th – 7th
D Standard 8th – 10th
E Standard 11th – 12th
F Over 18 years
Format of the entry: Paper (Any size)
Participants are free to use a drawing medium of their choice (pencil, colors, pastels, crayons, ink, etc.).
Each entry should be original, entirely done individually & should not have been previously submitted to any other competition or exhibited in any other forum.
Drawing may have a caption, but should the caption not exceed 2 lines & must be written in English/ Hindi.
The entries should not be mounted or framed.
The entry form (attached) should be filled up & completed in Hindi/English, or be accompanied by a translation in Hindi/English.
A maximum of two entries per category per school shall be entertained. Any entries beyond the specified limit shall be disqualified.
PASTE THE FORM at the back of the painting sheet, complete the form in your own hand writing along with signature of the Principal/ authorized signatory of the school with school stamp when submitting the painting.
All entrants not complying with the rules will be disqualified. The organizer’s decision shall be final & binding.
The organizers shall not be responsible for any loss/damage of an entry during transit.

Adjudication: The submissions will be judged on the basis of Originality & creativity.
Relevance to the competition theme.
The competition is open to all school children.

IMP: By entering this competition entrants will be deemed to have read these rules & agree to be bound by them. Organizer reserves the right to vary, cancel or modify the competition or it’s T & C in whole or part at any time.

Selection processes: The Jury shall select the Three most outstanding drawings/paintings submitted for each above mentioned group.

Closing Date: Entry should be sent through post by 14th November, 2013 to:

shOObh Arts Competition-2013
Registered post/ Courier/ Speed Post etc.
6-10, CSC, Pocket-E, Mayur Vihar-2, Delhi-110091
Ordinary Post Only
KNHO Post Box no. 9305, Delhi-110051

Prize & Certificate of Merit: Three selected finalists in each category will receive a Medal & Certificate of Merit.

Result: Winners shall be declared by shOObh Board.

Exhibition of Winning Entries: Winning entries shall be displayed at exhibition(s) across India.

Details and Registration form visit http://shoobharts.com/competition2013.html

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‘SAVE WATER – SECURE THE FUTURE’ - Painting Competition for Students

The Painting Competition is being organized under the Information, Education & Communication (IEC) Scheme of Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India and is aimed at creating awareness among school children on the importance of conservation & efficient use of water.

Who can Participate
The competition is open to school students of Classes 6, 7 & 8.
Winners of 1st, 2nd 3rd prizes in State / National Level competitions organized by CGWB during the last 3 years are not eligible to participate in the competition. Though winners of consolation prizes in the above mentioned competitions are eligible to participate, their paintings shall be considered only for 1st, 2nd or 3rd prize in the State/National Level Competitions as the case may be.

Theme
The theme for the school level painting competition (2013-14) is ‘SAVE WATER – SECURE THE FUTURE’

Details visit http://cgwb.gov.in/Painting/index.html

The painting competition will be held in three stages, as described below:

School level competitions shall be organized by the school authorities, ensuring participation of all/maximum number of students in classes 6, 7 & 8. Papers of A4 Size or larger may be used for the painting. There is no restriction on the use of any medium (Crayons, Water Color etc.).
 The three best (or prize-winning) paintings  selected by the school authorities from Kerala Region, along with details of  the number of participants in the competition are to be sent to the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board, Kerala Region, KEDARAM, Kesavadasapuram, Thiruvanathapuram – 695 004 latest by 20.10.2013.
Details such as name of the student, Class, age, Father’s/Mother’s Name, contact telephone number(s), Name, address and contact details of the school are to be written clearly on the back of the prize-winning entries being sent, together with the signature of the Head Master /Principal and School seal. Paintings received without the signature of the Head Master/Principal and School seal or sent directly by the students/parents will not be accepted. The details may be sent along with the pro-forma enclosed, duly filled.
Participation certificates shall be given to all students participating in the school level competition.

The paintings received from the school level competitions shall be evaluated by an expert committee for selection of the best 50 entries.

The best 50 entries selected from the school level competition will qualify for the State Level Painting Competition, proposed to be held at Thiruvananthapuram on 18.11.2013 (for Kerala Region)

Theme for the State Level Painting Competition will be disclosed at the venue.

The best three entries in the State Level Competitions shall be given cash awards and certificates.

Consolation prizes shall be given to the next 10 best entries and participation certificates to all 50 students participating in the competition.

The best 3 entries selected from the State Level Competition will also qualify for the National Level Painting Competition to be held in New Delhi on 27.12.2013. Attractive prizes will be awarded to the winners of the national contest.

Details of the competition & prizes to be awarded for the State / National level painting competitions shall be published in leading national dailies shortly.

Details visit http://cgwb.gov.in/Painting/index.html

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Bodha-2013 - Inter School Quiz Competition

Matrhubhumi-Nehru Group of Institutions
Bodha-2013 -  Inter School Quiz Competition

Eligility: Higher Secondary School students of Palakkad District. Team of two students from one school.
Date: October 25, 2013

The Quiz will be conducted in three rounds

October 25 _ School Level
November 9 - Zonal Level
November 14 - Grand Finale at Jobys Mall, Palakkad

Prizes
First Prize: Tropy and Rs. 10000 cash award and books worth Rs. 5000 for school library
Second Prize: Tropy and Rs. 7500 cash award and books worth Rs. 2500 for school library
Third Prize: Tropy and Rs. 5000 cash award and books worth Rs. 2500 for school library
Seven Teams will get consolation prize of Rs. 2000, trophy and books worth Rs. 1000 for the school library

The top ten teams at Zonal Level will be qualified for the Grand Finale.

The teams winning at school level will receive Rs. 200 cash award, medal and certificate

Further Information: 9639192328, 9947754586 (Palakkad)
9746782247 (Alathur, Vadakkanchery, Chittoor)
9447924064 (Mannarkad)
9847862613 (Ottappalam, Shornur)
9847083478 (Pattambi)

Source: Mathrubhumi Daily dtd. 01.10.2013

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