National Essay Competitions on Indian Constitution and Fundamental Duties
The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, in association with UGC, is organizing 11 rounds of National Essay Competition as part of the year long Fundamental Duties Awareness campaign of Govt of India to commemorate the 70th year of adoption of our Constitution. There will be one National Essay Competition every month, based on one Fundamental Duty. All students enrolled in any Higher Educational Institution in India are eligible to participate.
The details of the National Essay Competition are as follows :
*Essay competition registration closure date has been extended from 10th Dec to 17th Dec 2019 and allotment of Test Centre shall be communicated on 21st Dec instead of 16th Dec 2019.
| Competition | Announcement | Registration Open | Registration close | Allot centres | Essay Day | Result day |
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| 1st | 26-Nov | 26-Nov | 10-Dec | 16-Dec | 26-Dec | 11-Jan |
| 2nd | 26-Dec | 26-Dec | 10-Jan | 16-Jan | 27-Jan | 11-Feb |
| 3rd | 25-Jan | 25-Jan | 10-Feb | 16-Feb | 26-Feb | 11-Mar |
| 4th | 26-Feb | 26-Feb | 10-Mar | 16-Mar | 26-Mar | 11-Apr |
| 5th | 26-Mar | 26-Mar | 10-Apr | 16-Apr | 26-Apr | 11-May |
| 6th | 26-Apr | 26-Apr | 10-May | 16-May | 26-May | 11-Jun |
| 7th | 26-May | 26-May | 10-Jun | 16-Jun | 26-Jun | 11-Jul |
| 8th | 26-Jun | 26-Jun | 10-Jul | 16-Jul | 26-Jul | 11-Aug |
| 9th | 26-Jul | 26-Jul | 10-Aug | 16-Aug | 26-Aug | 11-Sep |
| 10th | 26-Aug | 26-Aug | 10-Sep | 16-Sep | 26-Sep | 11-Oct |
| 11th | 26-Sep | 26-Sep | 10-Oct | 16-Oct | 26-Oct | 11-Nov |
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Eligbility
- Should be a student of any Higher Education Institution in India
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Registration
- on Portal kartavya.ugc.ac.in
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Exam
- Online exam in designated centres
- Applicants can choose centre from drop down menus
- 2 hours duration
- Essay has to be written online
- Language – Hindi or English ( English can be written online, For Hindi paper will be provided at the exam centre, after writing essay will be scanned at the exam centre and uploaded )
- It has to be proctored exam
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Evaluation
- Experts will be identified in advance
- Essays will be sent online and (blind) evaluated online
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Costs
- There shall be no costs on the participants
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Prizes
- There will be 4 prizes: Rs. 15,000, Rs. 12,000, Rs. 10,000 and Rs 7500, along with certificates
For any queries related to National Essay Competition registration please contact at ntaessay@gmail.com
Subject for the first competition - “TO ABIDE BY THE CONSTITUTION AND RESPECT ITS IDEALS AND INSTITUTIONS, THE NATIONAL FLAG AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM” (Topic will be announced on the spot )
Students of higher education institutions, interested in the National Essay Competition are requested to fill-in the ‘Student Registration Form’ as under:
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