UniversuMM-2019

2nd MM NATIONAL LEGAL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION-

2019

1. INTRODUCTION
Department of Law Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University),
Mullana (Ambala) is pleased to announce its 2nd National Legal Essay Writing
Competition-2019. The competition aims to provide a platform to law students and
others to express their views on any one of these theme-

1. Globalization and Nationalism

2. Data Privacy in Digital Age
3. Role of Youth in Nation Building

First Prize Second Prize

Rs. 5,000/- Rs. 2,500/-

2. RULES & REGULATIONS:

THE EVENT SHALL BE ONLINE

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The Competition is open to all the students who are pursuing LL.B. (3years)
/LL.B. (5years) Integrated Course /LL.M. or any student from any recognized
University or College across the country.

IMPORTANT DATES
 Last Date of Submissions: 4th September, 2019
 Announcement of Result: 10th September, 2019

The essay must be written in English.

Co-authorship (maximum of two authors) is permitted. However, only one entry
is allowed per author.
Essays presenting original thoughts shall be considered for the competition. No
part of it should have been published earlier nor should it be under consideration for
publication or a contest elsewhere. Moreover any form of plagiarism will result in
disqualification of the essay. The organizers reserve all the rights related to essay.
No part of the essay, except the cover page, should contain any identification of
author. In the cover page the candidate must mention his name, class, affiliating
institution, e-mail id and contact number.
FORMAT GUIDELINES:
Font Times New Roman
Font Size 12
Line Spacing 1.5
Footnote Font Size 10
Footnote Spacing 1.0
Alignment Justified

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
 The submission shall consist of an abstract, essay and scanned copy of ID card of
the institute/ college/ university. An abstract should not be more than 300 words
inclusive of title and keywords.
 The essay should not be more than 3000 words (excluding footnotes and
abstract).
 A uniform pattern of citation must be strictly followed.
 All essay are to be submitted at legalessay.mmdu@gmail.com both word (doc or
.docx) and PDF (.Pdf) format with the subject titled as, “TITLE OF ESSAY:
NAME OF AUTHOR(S) & COLLEGE”.

1. JUDGING CRITERIA:
The first three winners will be given the attractive prizes and participation
certificates will be provided to all the participants. The judging criteria shall be based
on the following-
 Content
 Persuasiveness and Reasoning
 Organization and Format
 Language, Style and Grammar

2. CONTACT DETAILS:
Convener: Faculty Coordinator(s): Contact No.

Prof. (Dr.) Bindu Jindal Dr. Shipra Gupta 8059930251

Head & Dean Ms. Preety Gupta 8901189600

For any query please free to contact:

Student Coordinators: Phone No.

Ananya 7080552181
Sanjeev Kumar 9729550778