42nd UPU Letter Writing Competition to be held on 06.01.2013

The Department of Posts has proposed to conduct 42^nd Universal Postal Union (UPU) letter writing competition at Namakkal on 06.01.2013. Applications are invited from the students by the Superintendent of Post Offices, Namakkal Division, Namakkal on or before 24.12.2012 with required certificates / information. The detail of the competition is furnished below.

1.        Subject	“Write a letter about why water is precious”
2.        Participants eligibility	Children up to 15 years of age as on 31.03.2013
3.         Content and form	Composition must be presented in the form of letter not exceed 800 words length on the given subject.
4.        Date and Time	08.01.2013 (Sunday), 10.00 am to 11.00 am
5.         Language	English or any Language listed in the 8th Schedule of the constitution of India
6.        Last date for Submission of forms	24.12.2012
7.        Prizes (at National level)           a.         One First prize           b.         One Second prize           c.          One Third prize           d.         Consolation Prizes	Rs.2000/- and a certificate Rs.1500/- and a certificate Rs.1000/- and a certificate Rs.250/- to the best entry from eachPostal 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 before last date to this office.