ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS

NOTICE

A notice is a medium to convey a message to masses together at the same time. It should be
simple, precise, clear and comprehensive.

Where Used : School, Organisations, Government Boards.

Why Used : to inform people about various events, issue and public instruction.

Distribution of Marks

Format : Name of the Institution,. Notice, Title, Date, Writer's Name with designation (1 Marks)

Contact : What, when, where, who, how, contact (2 Marks)

Expression : Overall organisation, accuracy, fluency (1 Mark)

Points to Remember

• Begin with Name of the issuing authority / Institution / Organisation /School / Society.

• Write NOTICE

• Date on the left hand side.

• Mention Purpose of notice and date, time, venue, duration of programme.

• Chief Guest (if any)

• Other details / relevant instructions

• Signature, Name and designation of the person issuing the notice.

• Write in a box.

• Word limit -50

 FORMAT

NAME OF ISSUING AUTHORITY / SCHOOL / ORGANISATION

NOTICE

Date : .................

TITLE / HEADING

Main Body of the Notice / Content

(i) Event

(ii) Date

(iii) Timings

(iv) Venue

(v) Chief Guest (if any).

(vi) Other detail and relevant instructions.

Signature

Name

Designation
Example: You are Rachit / Rachna, Incharge of Cultural Club of New Public School, Delhi.
Draft a notice for your school notice board inviting students to participate in the Inter House
Dance Competition which is going to be organised in your school.

NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL, DELHI

NOTICE
DATE
INTER HOUSE DANCE COMPETITION
An Inter House Dance Competition for classes VI-VIII is going to be organized in the school
on ------------ (date) at 10 am in the School Auditorium. The winners will be selected for
Zonal level. Interested students to give their names to the undersigned for participation along
with NOC latest by ……………. (date).

Signature

Rachit / Rachna
Incharge
Cultural Club
Self- Practice (to be done in the practice register)

1. As the Head boy / Head Girl of Government Girls Senior Sec. School, Dilshad Garden,
Delhi. You are organising a Career Counselling session for XI & XII students of your
school. Write a notice giving details of it to be displayed on your school notice board.(50
words)
2. Your school R.P.V.V. Gandhi Nagar, Delhi has completed 25 years of meritorious
service to the society. As President of the Student Council of your school, write a notice
in not more than 50 words, informing and inviting the name of the students to participate
in the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the School. You are Ram / Radhika.

3. You are Mrs. R. Ganguly, Art and Craft teacher of Riverdale High School, Assam. Draft
a notice in about 50 words to inform students about an Art and Craft Mela that will be
held in the School premises. Mention all other necessary details. (50 words)

4. You are Amita/ Anil the Physical Instructor of St. Mary's Convent, Bhopal. You have
organized an excursion to Kathmandu (Nepal) during the Autumn Break for the senior
students of your school. Write a notice in about 50 words informing the students about
the proposed excursion giving all necessary details.

5. You are the Secretary of Akash Flats Welfare Association, Varanasi. Write a notice to be
circulated to the members of the Association, requesting them to attend a meeting to
discuss about the security measures of the flats and appointment of new security guards.