ANNUAL ESSAY PRIZE COMPETITION-2009 (IIPA)

NDIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

INDRAPRASTHA ESTATE, RING ROAD

NEW DELHI-110002

ANNUAL ESSAY PRIZE COMPETITION-2009

Entries are invited for the Annual Essay Prize Competion-2009. The value of the prize for the competition will be as under:

First Prize Rs. 5,000/-

Second Prize Rs. 3,000/-

Third Prize Rs. 2,000/-

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.

The following subjects have been prescribed and it is open to competitors to choose any of them.

1. Domestic Violence in India: Causes, Consequences and Remedies

2. Globalisation and Economic Recession: The Indian Context

3. The Importance of Agriculture in Sustainable Economic Growth in India

Essay should be based on personal research or experience of the competitors and show evidence of original thinking and scholarship as well as a critical analysis of the subject. Broad generalizations should be avoided.

The essay should be in English or Hindi. The length of an essay should approximately be 5000 words and the competitors must indicate the total number of words of the essay contributed by them. Essays exceeding 5,500 words will not be accepted. The contestants must indicate the total number of words of the 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 can 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-de-plume on the outer cover with the following inscription.

“Annual Essay Prize Competiton-2009, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.

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 the 31^st August, 2009. The envelope should be marked “Annual Essay Prize Competition 2009”. The entries received after the due date may not be entertained.

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