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Organisation : HelpAge NGO
Competition Name : When I’m 64 Contest 2016
Applicable for : Class 8th, 9th & 10th School Students
Last Date : 30th September 2016

Online Submission here : Available on Sept. 1st, 2016
Website : https://www.helpageindia.org/im64/

When I’m 64 :

A HelpAge India Contest for School Students. Write an essay, make a film using a mobile phone or design a product all about enabling Happiness after Sixty

Related :

IIIE Jaipur National Essay Competition 2016 : www.contest.net.in/14090.html

Categories :
1A. English Essay
1B. Vernacular essay
2. Video Film
3. Science Project

All topics will start with the perspective of “When I’m 64″so that the students visualize his/her life at that age.

“When I am 64 – Wondering what new skills I can learn from my grandchildren”
“When I am 64 – What new activities I can take up now that I am retired”
“When I am 64 – What I can do to involve young people in teaching under privileged children”
“When I am 64 – How I can use my past work experience to work for the betterment of my city”

Minimum word count: 1000.
Category 1A: Essays in English
Category 1B: Essays in the official vernacular language of the State

Eligibility: All students in classes 8th, 9th and 10th from all schools.

Online Submission Starts Sept. 1st, 2016

How to enter the contest :
for Students :
** Please contact your school and find out whether your school is participating in the contest, in which case they will be forwarding all Student entries. You can submit your entries in hard copy or soft copy format to your school.

** You can also participate directly by clicking on the Enroll Now button below.
** You can also post your essay or your project write up or your mobile video film on a CD to the local HelpAge India State office (address given in the website – Contact Us section).

for Schools :
** Please read the complete rules of the contest.
** Schools can upload all student entries on our website. Click on the Enroll Now button below to upload multiple student entries.

** Schools can also post student essays or project write-ups and mobile video films on CDs to the local HelpAge India State office (address given in the website – Contact Us section).The bunch of entries must have a covering school enrolment form.

Prizes for Students :
State Level :
1st prize: Rs 5,000
2nd prize : Rs 3,000
3rd prize : Rs 1,000
Certificates for all shortlisted participants

National Level Scholarships :
Winner – Rs 50,000
Certificates for all participants

Prizes for Schools :
State Level :
STATE SAVE STAR SCHOOL TROPHY:
Four Trophies, one each in the four categories respectively – English Essay, Vernacular Essay, Video Film and Science Project – for the School with maximum participation of students in each of these categories.

National Level :
NATIONAL SAVE STAR SCHOOL TROPHY:
Three Trophies, one each for the school sending in the winning entry in each of the three categories respectively – English Essay, Video Film and Science Project.

How will Winners be selected? :
** Students will have to upload their entries to here using the Contest Enrolment form – For Students.
** Alternatively, ensure that their hard copy entries reach the State HelpAge office (address given in the website – Contact Us section) by 30th September 2016.
** In every State, the Jury will shortlist the top 50 English essays, top 50 vernacular essays, top 15 video clips and top 15 science projects.
** These participants will be invited to a State event where the Essay category entrants will have to write a fresh essay at the venue.
** The video and science project entrants will have to present their entries to the Jury who may ask questions.

** The winning contestant from each State in the following categories: English Essay, Video Clip and Science Project will be invited to a National event at Delhi, where the final winner in each category will be chosen.

** STATE level prizes will be given at an event in the State Capital and date for this will be notified to the school and also on helpageindia.org. The outstation shortlisted candidates invited for the State event can be accompanied by a guardian and will be reimbursed Rs 2,000/candidate.

** NATIONAL level prize contest will happen at Delhi in the month of February 2017 and date for this will be notified to the school and also on helpageindia.org. The outstation shortlisted candidates invited for the National event can be accompanied by a guardian and will be reimbursed Rs. 10,000/candidate.