National Essay Competition on Abundant Foodgrain Stocks, Ample Foreign Exchange Reserves and Poverty...

Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, GoI

announces

National Essay Competition

Topic of the essay
"Abundant Foodgrain Stocks, Ample Foreign Exchange Reserves and Poverty: Addressing the Challenges of India's Development Story"

Last Date of Submission: 31st August 2011

Who Can Participate?
The Competition is open to students who are registered for Ph D/ M.Phil/ Master Course and any undergraduate course in any university or deemed university in India. The participants must submit an attested copy of their student Identity Card along with the essay. The participant must also send a certificate from the Head of the Institution certifying that the candidate is a bonafide student of the university.

Prizes

The Department of Economic Affairs would honour the winners of the competition as under;

 First prize: 1,00,000/-

 Two second prizes: 50,000/- each

The written submissions may be sent to either as hard copy to the following address:

 Director(IES)

 Room no 59, North Block,

 Department of Economic Affairs,

 Ministry of Finance

 New Delhi

 Or in electronic format to ies.essay@nic.in

Length of the essay: The essay shall be no longer than 3000 words.

Rules and Guidelines of the National Essay Competition: http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/ies/Rules_Guideline_Essay_Comp.pdf