Name of the Organization : Self Imposed Vigilance for Good Governance(siv-g.org)
Name of the Contest : Online Essay Contest 2012
Location : India

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Online Essay Contest 2012 :
As you are aware, SIV-G has been organising Nationwide annual Online Essay Contest for students since 2007 in association with the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Trust, Chennai. SIV-G is extremely pleased to announce the Online Essay Contest 2012.

The Online Essay Contest is for the students of age group 15 to 23 years (as on 1.1.2012). The Theme of the Contest is ‘Integrity and Good Governance’. This contest is being organized as part of 136th Birthday Celebrations of Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel. The contest opens on 20th September 2012 for registration and submission of Essays. Last date for submission of essay online is 20th October 2012.

The entries will be evaluated by eminent personalities from different walks of life. The first prize carries a cash award of Rs.5000/-, the second prize Rs. 3000/- and the third prize Rs.2000/-. There will be a good number of consolation prizes as well. The prize distribution function for these competitions will be held on 31st October, 2012 at Chennai.

The details of the Contest are as follows :
Student Age Group : 15 to 23 years

Topic :
(i) Sardar Patel - an icon for integrity in public life
(or)
(ii) Can a Lokpal root out corruption from India?
(or)
iii) Integrity in public life - how important for achieving good governance?

Words : 1500

Registration on the : From 20th September 2012 onwards
Website

Last Date for online : 20th October, 2012 (11.59 PM IST)
submission of Essay
at the website

Announcement of : 22nd October, 2012
results(at the website)

Distribution of Prize : 31st October, 2012

How to Register :
1. All students who are interested in taking part in this Contest are requested to Register before 15th October 2011.
2. Login through the main page (http://www.siv-g.org)
3. Goto http://www.siv-g.org
4. Enter your username and password at the top right corner of the page and click login.
5. Students who had already registered at www.siv-g.org for the earlier competition can use the same username and password for submitting the essay for this competition.

(Remember, by creating a SIV-G account, you not only get access to submit your Essay competition article, but also to submit other articles of interest to SIV-G or in Latest News in future)

How to submit your Essay :
Submit your Essays (remember that essay submission is possible only after logging in).
1. Go to the User Menu (at bottom left of main page)
2. Choose Submit Articles
3. Enter Title of the Essay,
4. Choose Online Essay Contest Submission in Category
5. Enter your content of Essay
6. Submit by clicking 'Save" Icon
7. Ensure that you get the following message after submission : "Thanks for your submission. Your submission will now be reviewed before being posted to the site"

(Please note, You will receive an acceptance email after review)

Important :
When you submit the Essay, please provide the following details, without these details, your Essay will not be considered for the contest :
(i) Name,
(ii) Date of birth,
(iii) Address,
(iv) Telephone,
(v) Email
(vi) Name and address of School / College
(vii) Student identification number
(viii) Course and academic / school year.

SIV-G takes user privacy seriously and your details will be safe with us.

Terms and Conditions :
(i) The Essay must be the sole work of the student.
(ii) Must be original,unpublished and undistributed material.
(iii) Must be accompanied with full bibliography/reference list.
(iv) Only 1 entry per student.
(v) Entries will be judged by a panel of eminent personalities and the best ones will be awarded.
(vi) Decision of the panel shall be final and binding.

Other terms and conditions :
(i) Essay will not be returned (in any form)
(ii) By submitting the Essay, you accept that your Essay can be reused by us as necessary, not limited to, prepare a concise report on comments about essays etc.
(iii) Entrants agree to indemnify us from and against all claims,suits,and damages based on any claim of copyright infringement or unauthorized use.
(iv) By submitting the essay, Entrants agree that they have read the Terms & Conditions of the contest and agree to the Terms & Conditions of Entry.

Last date for submission of Essays online is 20th October, 2012.

Make sure that your Essay is submitted before 11.59 PM (IST), 20th October 2012.

If you face any difficulty in either submission of Essay or you have any other questions, you can mail us at suresh@siv-g.org