CONCEPT NOTE

On the occasion of completing successful seventy years of working of

the Constitution of India, Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur, announces the
National Essay Writing Competition on the topic ‘Fundamental Duties
ANNOUNCES as a means to achieve responsible citizenry’.

NATIONAL ESSAY WRITING Fundamental Rights all over the world constitutes of minimal as well as
COMPETITION ON the inevitable rights of and for people. Fundamental Rights can be
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES considered as a mark of maturity that a nation can achieve, accept and
present to itself as well as other neighboring countries. But, with Rights
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comes the corresponding Duties. While emphasizing on rights, the
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES AS A MEANS TO ACHIEVE RESPONSIBLE
citizens should not lose the sight of their duties towards the society at
CITIZENRY
large and the country, especially its safety and security imperatives.
ORGANISED BY
Rights without duties will lead to anarchy. In this context,

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION CELL, the Fundamental Duties serve as a constant reminder of national goals
as well as inculcate a profound sense of social responsibility. With this
SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, NAGPUR
view, the essay writing competition invites essays that seeks to broaden,
CELEBRATING 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF
CONSTITUTION DAY AND SYMBIOSIS explain, evolve, and expand the idea of Fundamental Duties.
GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR
 PRIZES
SUBMISSION GUIDEINES
1. The Competition is open to all the Undergraduates, in any stream, enrolled in any
  a)1st prize - Rs.5000/-
recognised institution/University in India.
b)2nd prize - Rs.3000/-
2. The participants must submit an attested copy of their students Identity
Card/bonafide certificate along with the essay. c)3rd prize - Rs.2000/-
3. The essay must be submitted in English language only and must be in Microsoft
Word Format(.doc/.docx).
The result of the competition will be announced on the
4. Only one submission per author is permitted. Co-authorship is permitted to a
maximum of two authors per essay. SLS NAGPUR Website.
5. All entries should include a cover page specifying name of the author, institutional A certificate of participation shall be e-mailed to all the
affiliation, course and year of study, e-mail address and contact number. contestants who have successfully submitted an essay.
6. Any identifying information should not be mentioned anywhere in the text of the
essay and violation the same shall lead to immediate disqualification.
7. Plagiarism of any nature will attract immediate disqualification. CONVENER
8. The suggested word limit for the essay is 3500 words inclusive of citations. DR. SUKHVINDER SINGH DARI
9. Every essay must have a title and an abstract. (350 words)
Director
10.Abstract and the Essay should be sent in one doc/docx file.
Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur
FORMATTING GUIDELINES
CO-CONVENER
The essay should be typed in Times New Roman, Font Size-12, Line Spacing-1.5, and Justified.
MS. SAYALEE SHEKHAR SURJUSE
The footnotes must be typed in Times New Roman, Font Size-10 and Line Spacing-1.
The margins should be 1 inch or 2.54 cm on all sides. Assistant Professor &
Every citation must follow the Harvard Bluebook, 20th Edition. Faculty Incharge-Research & Publication cell
Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Mail id-sayaleesurjuse@slsnagpur.edu.in
The essay must be sent by email only to researchandpublication@slsnagpur.edu.in with the
subject ‘’Submission for The SLS NAGPUR Article Writing Competition on FUNDAMENTAL STUDENT CO-ORDINATORS
RIGHTS’’ Mr. Kumar Shivam
Email- kumar.student@slsnagpur.edu.in
Last Date of Submission : 5th March, 2020 by 11:59 PM
Phone- 8529066843
Declaration of Results : 15th March, 2020
Mr. Mahadevan
Email- mahadevan.student@slsnagpur.edu.in
NO REGISTRATION FEE Phone- 9930503957