41st UPU letter Writing Competition

The Department of Posts has proposed to conduct 41^st Universal Postal Union (UPU) letter writing competition at Namakkal on 08.01.2011. Applications are invited from the students by the Superintendent of Post Offices, Namakkal Division, Namakkal on or before 20.12.2011 with required certificates / information. The details of the competition is furnished below.

1.         Subject                                  :           “Write a letter to an athlete or sports figure

you admire to explain what the Olympic Games mean to you”

2.         Participants eligibility         :           Children up to 15 years of age as on 31.03.2011

3.         Content and form                 :           Composition must be presented in the form of

letter about 500 to 800 words length on the given subject.

4.         Date and Time                      :           08.01.2012(Sunday), 10.00 am to 11.00 am

5.         Language                               :           English or any Language listed in the 8^th

scheduleof the constitution of India

6.         Last date for

Submission of forms            :           20.12.2011

7.         Prizes (at National level)

            a.         One First prize                     -           Rs.2000/- and a certificate

            b.         One Second prize                 -           Rs.1500/- and a certificate

            c.         One Third prize                    -           Rs.1000/- and a certificate

            d.         Consolation Prizes                 -           Rs.250/- to the best entry from each

                                                                                    Postal Circle and a certificate

“The best entry at the National Level shall qualify as the official

Indian Entry fort the International competition”

  

            The Universal Postal Union shall select the award winning entries. The top three entries will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medal respectively along with Certificate and album of UPU official postage stamps from UPU.

             Since the competition is going to be conducted at National level, It is requested to nominate the best entries from your school and forward the applications in the prescribed proforma enclosed herewith for each student directly to the Superintendent of Post Offices, Namakkal Division, Namakkal – 637002.

            The application form should be submitted in duplicate along with photograph before last date to this office.