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International letter writing competition - 2017

1 . Subject
:
” Imagine you are an advisor to the new UN Secretary -General which world issue would you help him tackle first and how would you advise him to solve it ”
2 . Eligibility : Children up to 15 years of age as on 31.3.2017
3 . Content and form : Composition must be presented in the form of letter not exceeding 1000 words on the given subject .
4 . Date & Time : Sunday , 8th January , 2017 , 10.00 am . to 11.00 am
5 . Language
:
English or any language listed in the 8th
schedule of the Constitution of India .
6 . Last date for submission of forms : 21.12.2016
7 .
Prizes ( At national level )
a ) One first prize
:
Rs . 5000 / - and a certificate .
b ) One second prize
:
Rs . 3000 and a certificate
c ) One third prize
:
Rs . 2000 / - and a certificate .
d ) Consolation
:
Prizes Rs . 1000 / - to the best entry from each Postal circle and certificate .
The best entry at the national level shall qualify as the official Indian Entry for the International level Competition . The Universal Postal Union shall select the award winning entries . The top three entries will be awarded Gold , Silver and Bronze Medal respectively along with Certificate and album UPU official postage stamps from UPU .
8 . It may be ensured that each and every entry has the following details on its first page .
1 . Candidate ’ s passport size photograph :
2 . Candidate ’ s name :
3 . Date of birth
4 . Sex ( Male / Female )
5 . Father ’ s / Guardian ’ s name :
6 . Name of the school /
Institution and address
7 . Full postal address :
For further details please contact the Chief Postmaster General / Postmaster General / Director postal services of your Circle / Region . Information will also be available on the Department ’ s Website : http :// www . indiapost . gov . in
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