IIPA Annual Essay Prize Competition 2016 : Indian Institute of Public Administration

Organization : Indian Institute of Public Administration
Competition Name : Annual Essay Prize Competition 2016
Submission Last Date : 31 August 2016

Website : http://www.iipa.org.in/
Notification : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/15582-Essay.pdf

Annual Essay Prize Competition :

Entries are invited for the Annual Essay Prize Competition-2016.

Related : IIPA 2016 Annual Decision Making Contest : www.contest.net.in/15585.html

Prizes:
The value of the prize for the competition will be as under:
** First Prize Rs.10,000/-
** Second Prize Rs.7,000/-
** Third Prize Rs.5,000/-

Any competitor who has got a prize on one occasion will not, on any subsequent occasion, be eligible for an equivalent or lower prize. The joint authorship of essays shall not be allowed and any essay under joint authorship shall not be considered for competition.

Topics:
The topics for the competition are
(i) Decentralization and Public Service Delivery
(ii) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by UN General Assembly in September 2015
(iii) The Agrarian Crises

Rules:
** The essay should be in English or Hindi.
** The length of an essay should approximately be 5000 words. Essay exceeding 5500 words shall not be accepted.
** The contestants mustindicate the total number of words of the essay, failing which it will not be accepted.
** All essays must be typed in double space on one side of the paper only and those entries which do not adhere to the stipulation may be rejected.
** It should be submitted in triplicate under a “nom-de-plume” or “alias.”
** The full name and address of the competitor should be given on a separate sheet and enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the nom-deplume on the outer cover with the following inscription.

Application Procedure:
** All essays should be sent to the Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration,Indraprastha Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi-110002, by Registered Post, so as to reach him not later than August 31, 2016. The envelope should be marked “Annual Essay Prize Competition 2016”. The entries received after the due date may not be entertained.

** The essays will be adjudged by a body of judges and the award of the judges shall be final. The institute reserves the right not to make any award if none of the essays submitted meets the necessary standard. Any essay which receives an award shall become the joint intellectual property of the author and IIPA.