Embassy of India
Oslo
Constitution Day Essay Contest
The Embassy of India in Norway would like to inform that The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi in collaboration with the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, is organizing an all-India essay competition. The main objective of this contest is to celebrate the Constitution Day on 26th November 2019 in order to commemorate 70 years of the adoption of the Indian Constitution and also to make people aware about the fundamental duties. Last Date of submission of entries is 26th January, 2020
Guidelines for the contest
Themes for the essays:
1. Junior (Students up to X) [Any of the below] (Word Limit: 800)
• Importance of fundamental duties for nation
• Salient features of Indian Constitution
• History of Indian Constitution
2. Senior (Students of X to XII) [Any of the below] (Word Limit: 1000)
• Role of Citizens in upholding sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
• Our duty to safeguard public property and abjure violence
• Basic Structure of Indian Constitution
3. Open (Any person) [Any of the below] (Word Limit: 1200)
• Securing Rights by following duties
• Building New India – Role of citizens duties
• Citizen Duties nurturing the spirit of Nationalism
Who can participate:
a) Children upto 15 years of Class X.
b) Adults: 10 + 2 and Class 10th onwards.
c) Anyone can participate and no upper age limit is prescribed
Entries can be submitted between 26th November 2019 to 26th January 2020. Result will be declared by 15th March 2020.
- You can participate in the contest only by registering on the MyGov platform (https://www.mygov.in ).
- Entry must be submitted on MyGov portal. For more Information on the contest please follow the link https://www.mygov.in/task/constitution-day-essay-contest/
- Multiple entries by a person are not allowed.
- The language of the essay may be in Hindi or English.
- You must be the sole author and owner of the copyright of the content submitted and the same should not have been previously published in any print and digital media.
- The entry must not contain any provocative, objectionable or inappropriate content.
- Government of India and MyGov does not accept any liability for the publication of unlawfully reproduced contents.
- Government of India and MyGov takes no responsibility for corrupted or late entry.
- All the entries submitted by the contestants can be used by Government of India and MyGov on their social media or website.
- The categories Junior/ Senior are restricted to Schools, therefore along with the entries participant should also submit certificate from the school/ institute where the participant is currently enrolled.
- The entries should include a separate cover page carrying the following personal information:
a) Name of the participant
b) Father/Mother Name
c) Residence Address
d) Mobile /Landline Numbers
e) Email Address
- Entries duly completed must be submitted using the online application system before 5:30 PM IST on the last day as provided above.
- The winner will be declared through email or by way of announcing his/her name on the MyGov blog page. The result of the competition will also be uploaded on the website of the Department of Justice (https://doj.gov.in/) & website of the Department of Legal Affairs (http://legalaffairs.gov.in).
- For further query, please contact Tel: 011-23383051.
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