PAKISTAN IN STITUTE OF ENGI NEERING AN D APPLIED SCIENCES

EXPEDITION

2006INVITATION DRAFT

QUIZ COMPETITION | DEBATING COMPETITION | ESSAY & STORY WRITING CONTEST | All-Rounder | SKETCH AND DRAW

THE DRAFT CONTAINS AN INVITATION ALONG WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT AN INTER-UNIVERSITY COMPETITION
BEING HELD AT PIEAS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT AT PLS@PIEAS.EDU.PK OR WWW.PIEAS.EDU.PK/EXPEDITION

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EXPEDITION 2006

Principal/Vice Chancellor/Rector
___________________________________

Subject: Invitation For Inter-University competition in PIEAS

Respected Sir/Madam,

Assalam-o-Alikum,

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), is regarded as a prestigious

institutes of Pakistan. PIEAS offers postgraduate studies to young officers from various
Pakistani organizations (PAEC, KRL, NESCOM, PNRA, etc.) it also provides high quality
undergraduate studies in the field of computer sciences. In addition to that it also offers PhD
programs for engineers and scientists of government and private sector.

Within PIEAS, PIEAS Literary Society (PLS) operates with a vision to conduct literary activities
alongside the intense academic environment of PIEAS; the activities include essay & story
writing, speech & debate, quiz and poetry competitions. PLS has expanded its activities
beyond the campus of PIEAS and for the first time in the history of PIEAS in 2004, PLS
organized the Inter-University Literary Competition, Expedition 2004. Continuing the
tradition, this year, PLS is organizing a third such event, Expedition 2006. And like previous
years, this event will include different literary competitions, namely Debates, Essay & Story
writing; Quiz Competition, All-Rounder and Sketch and Draw Competition. Details of each
competition are attached as Annexes.

The PLS team cordially invites you and your university/institute/college to participate in the
events of the Expedition 2006. On their part the PLS team will leave no stone unturned in
effort to make you feel at home. Your timely response will be highly appreciated.

Thanking you in anticipation,

Mirza Bilal Ahmed Baig

President, PIEAS Literary Society
PIEAS, Nilore Islamabad.

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List of Annexes

Annex A Schedule of Events

Annex B General Rules of the Event

Annex C Rules for Debate Competition

Annex D Rules for Essay/Story writing Competition

Sample topics of Urdu and English Essay/Story writing

Annex D-1
Competition

Annex E Rules for Quiz Competition

Annex E-1 Sample Questions for Quiz Competition

Annex F Rules for All-Rounder Competition

Annex G Rules for Sketch and Draw Competition

Annex H Route to PIEAS (pick and drop points)

Annex I Nomination Performa

Annex J Facilities/Contact Information

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Annex A
Schedule of Events

Events Time/Date Venue

DAY 1 (Friday 19th May 2006)

DAY 1 (8:45 am)
Arrival of guests PIEAS

Morning Session (9:30 am – 12:30 am) Auditorium

Debates (Urdu)

Essay & Story writing (9:30 am – 11:30 am)

A-block Hall
Morning Session Competition (English + Urdu)

Break Refreshments / Prayers (12:30 noon - 1:45 pm) Cafeteria

Afternoon Session Debate (English) (1:50 pm - 4: 30pm) Auditorium

Break Refreshment (4:30 pm - 5:00 pm) Cafeteria

End DAY 1 Departure (5:00 pm)

DAY 2 ( Saturday 20th May 2006)

DAY 2 Arrival of guests (8:45 am) PIEAS

Morning Session Quiz Competition (9:00 am – 12:30 noon)

Auditorium

Break Refreshments (12:30 noon - 1:30 pm) Cafeteria

Afternoon Session All-Rounder (1:30 pm - 4: 30 pm) Auditorium

Break Refreshments / Prayers (4:30 pm- 5:00 pm) Cafeteria

Remaining Afternoon (5:00 pm)

Prize Distribution ceremony Auditorium
Session
(6:00 pm)
End DAY 2 Departure

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Annex B
General Rules
1. No institute/university/college is allowed to participate in any competition with out a senior
fellow/teacher as its guardian/supervisor/university representative.
2. Maximum participants from a university/institute/college will be Fourteen (14) plus one
supervisor/university representative.
3. Each team will have to send in, the names of participants and supporting documents well
before 12th May 2006 (Last Date) in the format attached as Annex H.
4. Participants for debates and essay/story writing and Sketch and Draw Competition can take
part in quiz competition and All-Rounder. However participants of urdu debates cannot take
part in essay/story competition and participants of English debates cannot take part in Sketch
and Draw competition because of simultaneous occurrence of theses events.
5. PIEAS does not offer boarding and lodging for Universities from Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Texila,
and Wah Cantt, however each member of the team can be picked and dropped from a specific
point and will be brought to PIEAS. Detailed route along with pick and drop points is
mentioned in Annex H.
6. Accommodation is limited and will be given on the basis of first come first serve.
7. Event will comprise on 2 days. Competitions will start at 9:00 am and end at 6:00 pm. There
will be Refreshment/Prayer breaks during different sessions as mentioned in Annex A.
8. Refreshments will be offered to all guests at specific timing.
9. All members of the team are required to carry their original NIC cards, ID cards of university/
Institution, signed Copies of Annex I and NOC from the Vice Chancellor/ Rector/ Principal of
representing university/institution while entering at the gate of PIEAS.
10. Maximum age limit for all the participants in any competition is 27 years before 1st January
2007.
11. Rules for each competition are given in annexes attached.
12. Decision of judges for each competition will be final. However, in case of any dispute, the
Rector of PIEAS will give final ruling.
13. The order of the University for the Participation will be set alphabetically.
14. The judges can disqualify any participant in any event, who uses un-parliamentary language,
uses personal remarks or use unfair means.
15. All the teams are bound to follow all the rules & regulations announced at the starting time of
any event.
16. No TA/DA will be admissible.
17. Every university is bound to participate in at-least three different events & maximally can
participate in all five events.
Essay Writing & Story Writing
English Story Writing 1 participant
Urdu Story Writing 1 participant
English Essay Writing 1 participant
Urdu Essay Writing 1 participant
Debate Competition
English Debate Competition 2 Speakers (1 - in favor & 1 - for against)
Urdu Debate Competition 2 Speakers (1 - in favor & 1 - for against)
Quiz Competition 2 participants
All-Rounder 2 participants
Sketch N’ Draw 2 participants

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Annex C
Rules for Debating Competition
1. Debating competition will be bilingual, that is, in Urdu and English.
2. There will be only one topic for debate and discussion, Topic is as follow:

English Topic:
Progress is hindered by traditions

Urdu Topic:

3. The contest will separately be held in English & Urdu.

4. The contestants participating in Urdu can also participate in English but single contestant
cannot participate in against & in favor of single topic in single language.
5. The evaluation will be based on contents, language & pronunciation, Presentation Style &
Oratory.
6. Paper Reading & Consultation of notes is not allowed & will be tantamount towards
disqualification.
7. Each university can send up to four participants, two for Urdu and two for English. One
member for each language will have to speak against the topic while other will have to
speak in favor of the topic.

Debate Competition
English Debate Competition 2 Speakers (1- in favor &1 for against)
Urdu Debate Competition 2 Speakers (1- in favor & 1 for against)

8. If only two participants participate from any university then one speaker must speak in
favor in English, other will have to speak against any of the topic in Urdu or vice versa.
9. Duration of each debate will be from 4 to 5 minutes. First bell will be rung after 4 minutes
& second after 5-minutes. On the second bell the speaker shall leave the rostrum. Marks
will be deducted in case these limits are violated.
10. Judges will have the full authority to disqualify any speaker. Disqualified person will have
to leave the rostrum immediately.
11. Speaker can only discuss the fact but cannot give any comment against any specific
Person/Government/National Institutes/Court of Law/Armed Forces/President.
12. The judges can disqualify any participant, who uses un-parliamentary language, uses
personal remarks or use unfair means.
13. All the teams are bound to follow all the rules & regulations announced at the starting
time of any event.

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Annex D
Rules For Essay & Story Writing Competition
1. The bilingual essay and story writing competition shall be held in Urdu and English. Both
competitions will be held parallel.

2. The invited institutes are requested to prepare two participants minimal and four maximal.
Participation in both essay and story writing is a must.

English Story Writing 1 participant

Urdu Story Writing 1 participant
English Essay Writing 1 participant
Urdu Essay Writing 1 participant

3. Incase of two participants; both will be expected to express in different languages and one
for each respective category i.e. story and essay writing.
4. Incase of more than two participants as per defined rule for two participants, additional
participants will have an option to choose.
5. The topics of both essays and stories shall be unveiled at the competition. Participants will
be free to choose any topic.
6. The evaluation will be based on content, flow, vocabulary, grammar, and originality of ideas.
7. Consultation of any material during the competition is not allowed & will be tantamount
towards disqualification.
8. Time for both essay and story writing will be one and a half -hour subjected to requirements
can be extended to two hours.
9. No essay should be less than 1000 words and more than 1500 words.
10. Extra time will not be given in any case.
11. Sheets and pens will be provided by PLS.
12. PLS and PIEAS are not responsible for giving copies of writings to their writers in any case.

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Annex D-1
Sample For Essay & Story Writing Competition
Write stories based on any of the following sentence

• All the remained were footprints on the sand.

• It was only one step, but in the wrong direction.
• I hate goodbyes.
• It was a perfect start, but then…
• Drinking coffee on a hot summer day is not the start of a perfect holiday.

Essay Topics

• Adaptation to western occasions.

• Stranger in the mirror.
• Check my knowledge, not my Ignorance.

Unfinished Story Lines

1. He didn’t know how much longer he could hold on the rope; the fish took the bate but he
never expected this much strength in the creature, the rope started to slip from his
hands, after a long struggle, between the man in his 60’s and a swordfish; the rope now
felt like a sharp knife but he could not let go. He had to show this big catch to everyone
back in the village, he had to prove to everyone that he was not that old….

2. Phillip William Henrick listened very carefully to the instructions that his father was
giving. Col. Henrick was a retired Arm officer who was now living with his only son, after
the end of the long civil war. He was giving his son instructions in a very worried tone.
Phillip was going to….

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Sample For Essay & Story Writing Competition

Urdu Story Writing Sample pattern

Urdu Essay Writing (Sample)

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Annex E

Rules For Quiz Competition

3. Each institute will nominate two members for quiz competition.
4. Competition will be held in English.
5. Quiz competition will be MCQ based, which will consist of three categories.
6. Questions in the rounds will be asked from
i. General Knowledge (5-7 Questions)
ii. IQ (3-5 Questions)
iii. Islam (3-5 Questions)
7. Five questions of general knowledge will be asked from three sections
i. Current Affairs
ii. General History
iii. General Science
iv. Pakistan
8. Incase of a tie, the teams will have an extra sudden death round.
9. Response time for each question will be 15 seconds after asking the question.
10. The judges can disqualify any participant, who uses un-parliamentary language, uses
personal remarks or use unfair means.
11. All the teams are bound to follow the rules & regulations announced at the starting time
of the event.
12. Decision of judges will be final. However, in case of any dispute, the Rector of PIEAS will
give final ruling.
13. The order of the university for the participation will be set alphabetically.
14. If more than 15 institutes send their team then preliminary round for the Quiz competition
will be arranged on 19th May 2006 one day before the quiz competition. Preliminary
round will be MCQ based written round covering the same categories as mentioned above.
15. Questions will be team based, that is no question will be asked from any individual
member.
16. Sample for quiz competition is given in Annex E-1.

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Annex E –1
Sample Questions for Quiz Competition
Following are the sample questions: -

• The capital of Turkey is

1. Istanbul
2. Jakarta
3. Delhi
4. Paris

• What will be the next number in the series 1, ½, ¼……….

1. 1/16
2. 1/18
3. 1/8
4. 1/1

• The biggest planet in the solar system is

1. Venus
2. Earth
3. Mercury
4. Jupiter

• Which of the liquid has highest specific heat

1. Water
2. Milk
3. Benzene
4. Mercury

• Who is known as “ yad-Allah”

1. Hazrat Ali (R A)
2. Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)
3. Hazrat Ayeaha (R A)
4. Hazrat Bilal (R A)

• Who was the first Mughal King in Sub Continent?

1. King Akbar
2. King Babar
3. King Shar Shah Soori
4. King Orangzeb Alamgir

• What is the national game of USA?

1. Hockey
2. Cricket
3. Ice Hockey
4. Foot ball

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Annex F
Rules for All Rounder

1. Each institute will nominate two members for All Rounder competition.
2. 16 Teams shall be selected to participate in All-Rounder. In case that the number of
teams exceeds 16, then a preliminary written test shall be held to select the first 16
teams with the highest scores.
3. The competition will consist of 5 rounds described as follows: -
• Bait Bazi
• Visual Round
• Kasoty
• Dumb Charades
• Extempore Speech
4. Bait Bazi itself will consists of the following two rounds
• Verses, which include one specific word given to the competing team. (Any
typical word poets usually use in their poetry like “Dil”, “Hijr”, “Wasal” etc.
Three words will be given to each team and a time limit of one minute shall be
followed.
• Verses, which start with one specific Urdu alphabet given to the competing
team like “ Alif “ , “bay” etc. Three alphabets will be given to the competing
team and a time limit of one minute will be followed.
• Evaluation will depend upon the correctness of the verse, its way of delivery,
pronunciation, emotional touch, fluency of reading and accent.
• Repetition of verses is not allowed.
• Verses from songs will not be accepted.
• Judges decision will be considered final.
5. Visual Round
• Two Video Clips of duration of about 1 – 2 minutes will be shown to the teams
that are on stage

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• The teams will be required to answer 2 questions each regarding the clips
shown
• Each question has a response time of 10 seconds.
• The decision of the judges will be considered final
• No repetition of video on demand of teams is allowed.
6. Kasoti
• Personality, Character, Place or any Man-made construction can be asked.
• 8-10 options will be displayed to each team playing for this event. Teams will
use these options to guess the correct answer.
• Correct guess within 4 options will score maximum points.
• 15 marks per option negative marking will start from 5th option onwards.
• Response time for guessing will be two minutes after the team has selected its
option.
• Judges decision will be considered final incase of any ambiguity.
7. Dumb Charades will proceed as
• A proverb is shown to one member of each team and he/she will act upon
silently while the other member has to guess the proverb.
• Three such proverbs are to be acted by the participants of each team.
• No humming or lip synching is allowed from the acting participant.
• Acting and guessing time will be of 1-2 minutes for each team.
• Evaluation depends upon the acting skills of the participants, correct guess and
guessing within the specified time limit.
• Decision of the judges shall be considered final.
8. Extempore Speech
• One member of each team will be given a random topic and will be required to
deliver a speech on the topic for a duration of 1 minute and 30 seconds.
• 2 minutes preparation time shall be given to each team to prepare the speech
before its turn to deliver.
• A buzzer will sound at the passage of 1 minute and then similarly at the passage
of 1 minute and 20 seconds
• Negative marking will be carried out once a participant exceeds the time limit

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• No change of topic on demand by any team is allowed.

• Speech is evaluated on the basis of material, accent, pronunciation, delivery,
expression and time constraint.
• Decision of the judges shall be considered final.
• The judges can disqualify any participant, who uses un-parliamentary language,
uses personal remarks or uses unfair means.
9. All the teams are bound to follow all the rules & regulations announced at the starting
time of the event.
10. This is an elimination event, 8 lowest scoring teams will be eliminated after playing
for the Bayt Bazi and Video Round. Only the top 8 teams shall play for the Kasoti
round, after which another 4 lowest scoring teams shall be eliminated and the
remaining 4 teams shall play for the Dumb Charades and Extempore Speech rounds.
11. All the teams are bound to follow all the rules & regulations announced at the start of
the event.
12. No arguments shall be entertained on any grounds whatsoever by the PLS.
13. Any team found to be employing unfair-means shall be disqualified immediately.
14. Any team can be disqualified at any stage without prior notice.
15. Rules are subject to change without prior notice.
16. Decision of judges and PLS shall be final and will not be liable to challenge. However,
incase of any dispute, the Rector of PIEAS shall give the final ruling.

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Annex G

Rules for Sketch N’ Draw Competition

1. Each institute will nominate two (2) members for the Sketch and Draw
competition.
2. The participants will draw their drawings on the “THEME” provided at the exact
time of the competition.
3. The evaluation will be based on the drawing skills, neatness and consistency with
the topic given.
4. Participants will be given a duration of 2 hours (only) to draw their drawings.
5. Participants will be provided 2/3 A2 sheets, a pack of Crayons, a pack of colors,
2/3 lead pencils, an eraser and a sharpener by PLS.
6. Drawings should be neat and must be drawn with the accessories provided by the
PLS.
7. Consultation with any other member and use of any other unfair mean is not
allowed and will be tantamount towards disqualification.
8. Decision of the judges will be final and unquestionable.
9. Extra time will not be given in any case.

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Annex H

Route to PIEAS (Pick and Drop Points)

1. The bus will depart from Saddar, Rawalpindi at 7:15 sharp.

2. The route of the bus will be

Saddar Æ Murree Road Æ Faiz-a-abad Æ Zero point Æ Aabpara Æ Convention

Center Æ Rawal Dam Æ latharar Road Æ PIEAS

3. At the time of departure the bus will follow the following route

PIEAS Æ Lehtrar Road Æ Park Road Æ Convention Center Æ Aabpara Æ Zero

Point Æ Faizabad Æ Murree Road Æ Saddar

4. The time will strictly follow.

5. Wait for any of the team will not be made in any case.
6. Main Stops are
• Saddar at KFC
• Mareer Chowk opposite “Daily Jang Office”
• Committee Chowk at “PM House” (ice cream parlor)
• Sixth Road at Sufi Auto Bakers
• Faizabad at Survey of Pakistan
• Aabpara at National Bank of Pakistan
• Park Road opposite Dream Land Motel

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Annex I
Nomination Performa

Name of University/Institute/College: ____________________________________

Complete Address: ____________________________________________________
Phone: __________________________ Fax: ________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________
Name of Person to be contacted: ________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________

For Debate Competition

1. Name of Speaker of English (in favor): ______________________________________
NIC No.: _____________________________________
2. Name of Speaker of English (against): _______________________________________
NIC No.: _____________________________________
3. Name of Speaker of Urdu (in favor): ________________________________________
NIC No.: _____________________________________
4. Name of Speaker of Urdu (against): ________________________________________
NIC No.: _____________________________________

For Essay & Story Writing Competition

English
1. Name of essay writer: ______________________________
NIC No.: _______________________________________
2. Name of storywriter: ______________________________
NIC No.: ________________________________________

Urdu
3. Name of essay writer: ______________________________
NIC No.: ________________________________________
4. Name of storywriter: ______________________________
NIC No.: ________________________________________

For Quiz Competition

1. Name of Participant:_________________________________
NIC No.: __________________________________________

2. Name of Participant:_________________________________
NIC No.: __________________________________________

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For All-Rounder Competition

1. Name of Participant:_________________________________
NIC No.: __________________________________________

2. Name of Participant:_________________________________
NIC No.: __________________________________________

For Sketch N’ Draw Competition

1. Name of Participant:_________________________________
NIC No.: __________________________________________

2. Name of Participant:_________________________________
NIC No.: __________________________________________

Name of the Guardian/ Official Representative /: _________________________

NIC No.:___________________________________________

Transport Facility
Will you avail the transport facility? (Yes __________________ No_________________)

What is the appropriate stop for your team according to the route described in
“Annex G”?
_____________________________________

Endorsement:
We agree to abide by the rules & regulations of the competitions.

_____________________________________

Name of the Principal/ Vice Chancellor/ Rector

_____________________________________

Signature of the Principal/ Vice Chancellor/ Rector

(With Official Seal)

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Annex J
Facilities Provided
PIEAS will be providing refreshment and transport facilities to all the participants of
expedition 2006 along with the faculty supervisors of each team. Please inform in
advance if any guest is to be brought along. University willing to avail the boarding
facility is required to inform it in advance as well.

Contact Information
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Dr. Muhammad Arif Gilgiti
Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS)
P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, PAKISTAN

TELEPHONIC CONTACT:
Tel: +92-51-9290273-4; 2207381-2 (4 lines)
Fax: +92-51-9223727

EMAIL ADDRESS:
PLS@pieas.edu.pk - PIEAS Literary Society
literary.society@gmail.com - PIEAS Literary Society
fac097@pieas.edu.pk - Dr. Muhammad Arif Gilgiti
bilalmughal@gmail.com – Mirza Bilal Ahmed Baig
marbab@gmail.com - Muhammad Arbab

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