Purpose

To promote visual communication skill and creative expression among students and teachers.

Eligibility
The contest is OPEN to all students/candidates of ages 12-18 years and teachers from formal, non-formal, private and government schools from all states and union territories of the country.

Themes
The broad themes of the contest suggested: We and Our Environment Wonders: Gift to Humankind Monuments: Our Past Festivals: Celebration of Life Transportation: Life Line

Subthemes
Subthemes are not mention because participants are free to think any subthemes.

Rules and Regulations

The contest is open to all students/children of age groups 12-18 years from formal, non-formal, private and government schools from all states and union territories of the country. Content of the posters/photographs/video should not be obscene or hurt any religious or social sentiment. Each student and teacher may send five entries, one on each of the five themes referred above. For each entry students and teacher should write the theme and the title/caption of the poster/photograph/video clip. The entries should be sent through the Head of the Institution along with the certificate of bonafide work done by a particular student and teacher in the prescribed format.

Acceptable specification for contest: The Photographs may be in color or black & white in 5x7 or 8x10size. Digital photographs should be in size of 1024X768 (Pixels) and a print size of 8x10 Video should be in mp4, ogg, mov or wmv digital video format. It should be more than 2 minutes & less than 7 minutes & not more than 50MB. The size of the poster should be 15X20 or 20X30 and in at least 150 pixel/inch resolutions. Mention the name of the contest on the envelope. The contestant should write his/her name and complete postal address with e-mail/ fax / phone number on one copy only. All the entries will be screened by jury consisting of acclaimed artist, photographers, videographers and educationists. Posters/photographs/Video clips submitted to the competition will not be returned. NCERT will be free to use for educational purposes in their electronic or print publications. The decisions of the judges are final and not subject of arbitration. In all matters and disputes, the decision of the Joint Director, Central Institute of Educational Technology /NCERT, New Delhi will be final and binding.

Please note: 1. 2. All entries received would be showcased on the CIET website along with the particulars of the participant in the contest. The prize-winning entries will be treated as the copy right of the CIET/NCERT.

Submissions The last day for the submission of All India Poster/Photography/Video Contest for students and teachers (2013-14) is 21st January, 2014. Posters/Photographs/videoes may be submitted either: BY POST OR ONLINE Addresses for Communication: Joint Director, Central Institute of Educational Technology (NCERT), ChachaNehru Bhawan, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi -110016. Or Rajesh K. Nimesh Program coordinator 2nd floor, Room No. 219 CIET,NCERT

or e-mail: cietcontest.nimesh@gmail.com or Fax : 011-26868419 The organizers are not responsible for submissions that are lost, stolen, or damaged in transit. Please retain a copy of your photographs, as we shall not be returning the photographs once they have been submitted for the contest. No registration fee is charged for entry.

Entry Form (This form or a photocopy is to be used to submit your entries. Use separate forms for each entry you submit)

Student and Teacher Details Full Name: ________________________________________________________ Fathers/Mothers Name: _____________________________________________ Date of birth (For students): _______(day) _________ (month) __________ (year) Age (as on 1 January, 2014)________________________________ Address for communication: __________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________Pin:________________________ Phone ____________________________ Fax ___________________________ E-mail ___________________________________________________________ Name of School: ___________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________Pin:________________________ Entry Details: Poster 1: Title: ________________________________________________ Photograph 2: Title: ________________________________________________ Video clip 3: Title: ________________________________________________ Camera used: ______________________________________________________ Description: _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

Recent photographs of participating student

I do hereby certify that this is my original work. I permit the NCERT/CIET to use my posters, photographs and video clips in their electronic or print publications for educational purpose.

Signature of the Student/Teacher

Certificate (Please issue this certificate on the letterhead of the school and attach separate certificates for each poster/photograph/video submitted) This is to certify that Master/Ms. /Mr. ____________________________________ is a student of class __________________________ of this school. His/her age as per school record is___________years. A certified copy of the identity card of the student is attached with his certificate. I have read the rule and regulations of the contest and explained them to the participant. He/she and the school agree to abide by all the rules of the contest. I hereby certify that the poster/photographs/video submitted for this contest is his/her bonafide work. I also certify that the content of the posters, photographs and video clips are not obscene or intended to hurt the sentiments of any group of people. I have further ensured that the particulars entered by him/her in the enclosed form are correct.

(Principal/Head) Seal of the school