Oil India National Level Essay Writing Competition 2018
14 September 2018
About Oil India Essay Writing Competition
Oil India National Level Essay Writing Competition 2018 is being conducted by Oil India Limited (OIL) to celebrate its 60th Anniversary. The essay writing competition application will begin on 15 August and end on 14 September 2018. is organising a national level essay writing competition. The Oil India essay writing competition is open for school and college students and prizes would be distributed on the 60th Year celebrations on 18 February 2019 at OIL’s Field Headquarters in Duliajan, Assam. The essay writing competition would be conducted in three languages that are English, Hindi and Assamese.
There is no registration fee for participation in Oil 60 years national essay competition and students pursuing school, college, undergraduate and postgraduate degree are eligible for Oil India national level essay writing competition 2018.
The essay must be written by aspirants and submitted online in PDF format. The winners of Oil India national level essay competition will be announced in January 2019. The first prize winners of Oil India national essay competition 2018 under each category and language will be invited for 60 years celebrations on 18 February 2019. Read Oil India national level essay writing competition 2018 article for information on essay submission format, eligibility, prizes, procedure, topics and more.
Oil India National Level Essay Competition 2018 Dates
Candidates can check Oil India national level competition dates from the table below.
Events |
Oil India National Essay Competition Dates |
Submission of essay starts |
15 August 2018 |
Last date for submission of essay |
14 September 2018 |
Declaration of winners |
January 2019 |
OIL India 60 years celebration |
18 February 2019 |
Topics for Essay Writing Competition 2018
The topics and word limit for Oil India national essay competition 2018 are mentioned below:
Topics of essay competition |
Category |
Maximum words |
Green Energy: A solution to climate change |
Junior level |
2000 |
Energy security in India: Challenges and opportunities |
Senior level |
3000 |
Oil India Essay Competition 2018 Eligibility
The eligibility criteria of Oil India national essay competition must be fulfilled by aspirants. Any candidate found ineligible as per the eligibility norms will be disqualified. The following are the Oil India national essay competition eligibility criteria:
Class: Candidates have been divided into two categories, which are:
- Category 1: This category would include candidates from secondary and senior secondary from class 9 to 12
- Category 2: Aspirants under this category includes should be in college/university/institute pursuing their graduate or post graduation studies
Not Eligible: Officers/Employers of Oil are not eligible to participate in Oil National Essay Writing Competition 2018.
Oil India Essay Writing Competition Reward
Each winner of Oil India national essay writing competition 2018-19 will be awarded an honorarium cash prize, a certificate and a memento as per the details below:
- Total 18 Essays would be selected for Prize Distribution
- There are 2 categories and in each category 3 prizes will be given
- The prizes would be given separately for all the three languages
Cash Prize |
Category 1 |
Category 2 |
Class 9 - 12 |
Undergraduate/Postgraduate |
|
First prize -1 |
Rs 20,000 | Rs. 30,000 |
Second prize -1 |
Rs. 15,000 | Rs. 25,000 |
Third prize -1 |
Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 20,000 |
Oil India Essay Writing Competition Application form and Process
The essays written by the eligible applicants must be submitted online on the website from 15 August 2018. The last date for online submission of essay is 14 September. It must be noted that there is no registration fee for participating in Oil 60 years’ national essay writing competition 2018-19. The essay for the competition should be written in MS Word or other software. The format of Oil India national essay is as follows:
The format of Oil India National Essay 2018-19
- The essay should be typed on A4 size electronic page
- The participant should submit the essay in PDF format only
- The scanned copy of handwritten essay will also be accepted in PDF file only
- The font size of the file should be 12 points in English (Arial), Assamese (Vrinda) and Hindi (Mangal) with 1.5 interlinear space
- There should be a margin of one inch on all four sides
- Name or any other details should not be mentioned on the body of the essay or the PDF to be uploaded
- The maximum file to be uploaded is 20 MB
Essay Language: The Oil National level essay writing competition 2018 should be written in three languages - Assamese, English and Hindi
Submission of the essay and document needed
- The essay has to be uploaded to the Oil India Website.
- Along with the essay, the participant should also submit the scanned copy of a certificate from the Head of school/college/university/institute where the participant is currently enrolled. The file size should be a maximum of 1 MB.
Oil India Essay Writing Competition Selection Process
The essays will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:
- Central theme an originality of ideas – 30%
- Coherence and organization of structure – 20%
- Creativity and presentation – 30%
- Clarity in language, expression and style – 20%
Oil India Essay Writing Competition Result 2018
The winners of Oil India national essay competition 2018-19 will be announced in January 2019. A total of 18 essays will be selected for prize distribution and online publication from the above two categories and three languages. The names of national winners will be available on this page once released by the authority. Oil India national level essay writing competition 2018 first prize holder in each language and category will be invited to participate for the celebration of concluding ceremony of 60th years’ Oil India Limited on 18 February 2019 at OIL’s Field Headquarters in Duliajan, Assam. OIL also reserves the copyright of the submitted essays and is free to publish and edit the essay on its own discretion. The decision of the OIL in deciding the winners will be final and no query and correspondence regarding the same will be accepted.
Assesment of the essay: All the essays received within the due date will be screened and evaluated by the committee constituted by OIL and then by the jury appointed by OIL. The assessment of essays will be done on the basis of originality of ideas, clarity of the content, sequence of presentation and creative writing skills.