PUBLIC NOTICES

Public notices are announcements/news/information addressed to a large section of people or

to the general public. The notices are either published in newspapers/ magazines or displayed
on public notice boards at prominent places in the colony/city.

Main Features

1. Use the notice format.

2. Tone & style – Very formal.
3. Language – Simple and intelligible.
4. Include relevant matter: State issues/problems/rules clearly.
5. Put date of writing the notice at the top.
6. End with name & designation of the issuing authority.

General notices include court notices, tender-notices, sale/auction notices, obituary, club
notices, lost & found notices in addition to notices for general welfare of the public.

FORMAT

Name of the Firm/ Institution

Address

NOTICE
Date
Heading

Content including answering of questions like what, where, when etc or

issues/problems, rules and information related to subject matter

Full name
Designation
 LOST AND FOUND

1) Format: same as above

2) Content
a) Specification of the article lost or found
b) When and where was it lost/ found
c) Who is to be contacted- name, address, phone no.

SAMPLE

Q. You have lost your bag containing valuable documents (passport, certificates and a bunch
of keys) while travelling by Taj Express from Delhi to Agra. Write a notice for publishing in
‘The Times of India’ (Delhi) under ‘Lost and Found’ column. You are Naresh/Neha of
5A/42C, Janakpuri, New Delhi.

LOST/ FOUND

24th July 2020

LOST A BAG

Lost a bag, black leather containing some valuable documents including my certificate of All
India Senior Secondary Examination, passport and a bunch of keys on 23rd July, 2020 while
travelling by Taj Express from Delhi to Agra. Finder will be suitably rewarded. Contact Naresh
Gupta, 5A/42C, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Phone No: 8836353433

Naresh Gupta

OBITUARY

Format : Obituary and date

Content: Name of the deceased, age, cause of death, date, time, venue of the funeral, leaves
behind a no. of friends and relatives to mourn.
Concluding : May his/her soul rest in peace

SAMPLE

Q.You are Rakesh Talwar. Your grandfather expired on 1st August 2020. Write an obituary
for the same to be published in a newspaper.
 OBITUARY

2nd August 2020

With profound grief, we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved
Baldev Talwar on Friday, 1st August 2020 due to old age. Funeral will start from our
residence at 5 pm on 2nd August for Dharampeth Crematorium. He leaves behind a large
family and friends to mourn his loss.

In Grief:

Talwar family and friends

ADMISSION NOTICE

1) Format : Same as above

2) Content : date of issue of forms, time and venue, eligibility, person/official to be
contacted for submission of forms
Q1) On behalf of the Principal of Royal Public School Nagpur, write a notice announcing the
admission of children belonging to low income groups to the school. Invent the necessary
details.

ROYAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

NOTICE
th
25 June 2020
ADMISSION NOTICE

Admissions are open for the session 2020-2021 in the school for children belonging to low
income groups. Children between 7 to 10 years are eligible. Facilities like books and uniforms
will be provided by the school. The last date of registration is 5thJuly. For more details contact
the school office.

Sunita Iyer
Principal

COMPANY NOTICES

Content : purpose, date, time , venue and other relevant details

SAMPLE
Q. On behalf of the Managing Director of Shreeram Mills Pvt.Ltd. write a notice for the
Annual General Meeting to be held for the employees.

SHREERAM MILLS PVT LTD

NOTICE
25th June 2020
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

It is hereby informed that the 25th Annual General Meeting of Shreeram Mills Pvt. Ltd.
will be held on 31st June 2020 at 11am in the company’s auditorium. Individual notices are
being sent along with the agenda of the meeting with the shareholders.

Raghav Arora
Managing Director

GENERAL

Q1) You are the librarian of a public library. A decision has been taken that the library will
be closed on Monday and open on Saturday. Working hours will be 9am to 6pm instead of
9am to 5pm. The period for which books can be borrowed has been reduced from 3 weeks to
2 weeks. Write this notice.

RAJARAM DIKSHIT LIBRARY

NOTICE
25th June 2020
CHANGE IN TIMINGS AND RULES

All the members are hereby informed that with effect from 5th August 2020 , the library
will be open on Saturday and closed on Monday. Also it will remain open till 6pm and
books will be issued for 2 weeks instead of 3 weeks. Cooperation is solicited.

Radha Kulkarni
Librarian
 Q2. You are the Controller of Examinations of CBSE. The Central Government has declared
15th March a public holiday. CBSE has decided to shift all examinations scheduled for 15th
March to a later date. Draft a notice, announcing the change, in about 50 words for
publication in a newspaper.

EXAMINATION NOTICE

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, PREET VIHAR, NEW DELHI

5th March 2020

CHANGE IN SCHEDULE

Consequent to the Central Government’s decision to observe 15th March 2020 as a public
holiday, all the examinations of CBSE scheduled for 15th March 2020 have been shifted to 25th
March 2020.Candidates may contact the Principals of their examination centres for clarifications,
if needed.

Controller of Examinations
CBSE, New Delhi

Q3. Draft a notice, in not more than 50 words, informing the customers about the shifting of
the bank premises from the present to a new location. Also inform the customers the time and
date to shift the contents of their lockers. You are Rima, the manager of the bank. Invent
necessary details.

STATE BANK OF INDIA

C.A. ROAD, NAGPUR
22nd July 2020

SHIFTING OF BANK PREMISES

The customers are hereby informed that the premises of the bank will shift from its
present location to 255, East Wardhaman Nagar, Nagpur, 440008, with effect from
5th August 2020. Contents of the lockers can be shifted from 7th August to 14th
August between 2:00 and 5:00 pm. Bring authentic ID.

Rima Gupta
Branch Manager