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Ministry of Finance

02-June-2011 13:19 IST

CAG’s Online National Level Essay Competition Begins Today

As part of the 150 years’ celebrations of the Institution of the CA&G of India, a national level on-line essay competition for the graduate and post graduate students in all the disciplines has been organized from today. The subject is “Role of CAG in Meeting Challenges of Good Governance.” The competition is open only for Indian citizens who are not more than 25 years of age.

The length of essay is 3000 words. The essay can be emailed to CAG’s Office from 1st June to 30th June 2011 till 5:00 Pm. Only one entry from one student is allowed. The essays can be sent either in Hindi or in English. There will be three prizes in both the languages. The award money for the first prize is Rs. 50,000, for the second prize Rs. 40,000 and for the third prize Rs.30,000. There will also be 10 consolation prizes in both the languages amounting to Rs. 10,000 each.

A 12 member panel has been constituted for selecting the winners.

The details regarding the competition rules and details are available at the websites: www.Saiindia.in/www.cag.gov.in.

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Eligibility for national essay competition: Indian graduates and postgraduates under age limit may submit one essay under stated rules. A national online essay competition invites graduate and postgraduate students of all disciplines who meet the eligibility criteria of Indian citizenship and the age ceiling to submit one essay of the prescribed length in Hindi or English by the stated deadline. Entries are limited to one per student, to be emailed to the CAG's Office within the announced submission window. Winners are to be selected by a twelve-member panel and awarded separate ranked and consolation prizes in both languages as specified; full rules are available on the published websites.