PCRA Essay Competition 2017 : pcracompetitions.org

Organisation : Petroleum Conservation Research Association
Contest Name : Essay Competition 2017
Applicable For : Students of classes 7, 8, 9 & 10
Contest Last Date : 15.09.2017
Website : pcra [dot] org

Essay Competition :

Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India has been in the forefront to create mass awareness towards conservation of petroleum products, promoting fuel-efficient equipment and helping the government in proposing policies and strategies for petroleum conservation.

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Terms and Conditions :
Only schools in India recognized by Central & State Boards of India, can participate.
** It is mandatory for the Schools to conduct the competition in school premises in a fair manner.
** It is requested that all eligible (maximum number of) students take part in this competition, as this is in National interest.
** Schools to conduct Essay competition in one or more of the following languages- Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarat, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Maithili, Dogri, Nepali, Bodo and Santhali.
** Eligibility: Students of classes 7, 8, 9 & 10.
** One student can participate in only one language.
** Essay should not exceed 700 words.
** Student must submit essay in his/her own handwriting.
** Topic : Small steps of fuel conservation can make a big change
** Time Limit: 1 Hour
** School is required to evaluate the entries, and upload best two entries in each language, in which the competition has been conducted at the school, on www.pcracompetitions.org . For further details, please refer to this portal.
** Competition Period: 15.07.2017 to 15.09.2017. Last entry on or before 15.09.2017.
** The topics of the essay competition may be displayed prominently, at least a week in advance.
** Schools can advise students to prepare in advance for the scheduled competition. This shall enable the participants to obtain relevant information from various sources.
** This exercise is focused on increasing awareness in young minds for the National cause of Conservation of Fuel and Environment protection.
** Please check our portal www.pcracompetitions.org or website www.pcra.org/competitions.html for more details or contact PCRA on: 011-26715360 or email : contact@pcracompetitions.org

Important Guidelines:
** The decision of the Jury/Expert committee will be final and binding in respect of all matters concerning the competition.
** Plagiarism will lead to cancelation of entry.
** In case the participation in a particular language is very low, the prize winning entries shall be evaluated by an expert/ jury, appointed by PCRA.
** If the best entries do not conform to the general standard of entries in other languages, PCRA reserves its right to rationalize the prizes for that particular language.
** The decision of PCRA in this regard will be final and binding.
** The essay & painting entries submitted would be the sole property of PCRA, with rights to use and right to edit for any purpose it considers appropriate.
** Children of employees of PCRA are not eligible for the prizes.
** Schools should try to hold the competitions as early as possible to avoid last minute rush in submission.
** The final results shall be announced in December 2017. The awards will be distributed during the Saksham month period 16.01.18 to 15.02.18.