Essay, Videography and other Competitions: GBU Law School

About Gautam Buddha University,

Gautam Buddha University, established by the Uttar Pradesh Act (9) of 2002, commenced its first academic session at its 511 acres lush green campus at Greater Noida in August 2008. The academic programmes offered by the University are recognized by the University Grants Commission of India and various other Statutory Bodies, Councils, whichever are applicable in individual cases.

About School of Law, Justice and Governance

Gautam Buddha University-which has been legislatively conceived as “a center of excellence”- has started its ambitious multidisciplinary academic programme with the establishment of its School of Law, Justice & Governance in 2011. It is a university for people who have the ideas that make a difference in the world and who love to bring change. The School envisions to foster advancement of learning, teaching and research in the fields of law, justice and governance. The five-year integrated BA LLB programme has been running since July 2012.

About CELMAR

Centre for Environmental Law Management and Research-(CELMAR), has been set up in the School of Law Justice & Governance under the patronage of the Vice-Chancellor, Gautam Buddha University. The CELMAR was inaugurated by Dr. Prabhat Kumar, IAS, Vice-Chancellor, GBU dated 2nd October 5, 2018.

I. NATIONAL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

The School of Law, Justice, and Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida in collaboration with CELMAR and LAC is pleased to announce the National Essay Writing Competition. The competition encourages critical thinking, which is the process of reflecting on a problem and coming to a resolution. It encourages students to evaluate various arguments in order to develop stronger perspectives.

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students from any recognized university across India.
One author can only submit one entry for the competition, all subsequent entries will be disqualified by default.
Incomplete and plagiarized submissions would also result in immediate disqualification.
No restriction on the number of entries from any college or university.
Only Individual Participation is allowed

TOPICS (Choose any one of the following)

75 years of India’s Independence: The Way Forward
The Indian Legal System has a dearth of Female Judges
The Uttar Pradesh Population Control Bill: A Boon or Bane

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The participants must mail their entries to gbucelmar@gmail.com as a word document only.

The subject of the submission email shall be ‘Submission: Gautam Buddha University Essay Writing Competition.
The Participants may use References/Bibliography/ Endnotes/Footnotes. For footnotes and endnotes, all the participants shall follow the 20th Bluebook method of citation.
The essay must be written in Hindi or English only.
The word limit for the competition is 2000-2500 words (excluding
references/bibliography/endnotes/footnotes).
Co-Authorship is not allowed under any circumstances.
Plagiarism of more than 15% of any sort shall result in immediate disqualification.
All submissions must be typed and adhere to the following guidelines:
1. Body of the Text:
  - Font Type – Times New Roman
  - Font Size – 12
  - Line Spacing – 1.5
2. Sub-Headings:
  - Font Type – Times New Roman
  - Font Size – 14
3. Title/Main heading:
  - Font Type – Times New Roman
  - Font Size – 16
4. Foot Notes:
  - Font Type – Times New Roman
  - Font Size – 10
  - Single 1 line spacing
All the essays shall contain the Cover Page with the following details:
- Name of the Student
- Course of Study
- Contact Details
- University/College

CRITERIA FOR JUDGEMENT

All the entries will be judged on the following parameters:
- Adherence to the theme and word limit.
- Originality of ideas
- Language and Grammar
- Application of Laws
- Articulation of Ideas
The decision of the judges would be final and binding.

CASH PRIZES

The submissions of all will be critically evaluated by the judges and respective authorities on the criteria mentioned above, out of which the best 3 submissions will be rewarded with the cash prizes as mentioned below.
Note: Also e- certificate for participation will be provided to all the participants.
• Winner – Rs. 2000
• Runner up – Rs. 1500
• 1st runner up – Rs. 1000

IMPORTANT DATES

Last Date for the Submission of Essays:10 November 2021
Last Date for the registration: 05 November 2021

II. CASE PROBLEM ANALYSIS

The event of “Problem Analysis” is being organized by the School of Law, Justice, and Governance, CELMAR and LAC of Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida with the theme of the proposition based on ‘Environmental Law and Constitutional Law’.
Noise Pollution is one of the major concerns of scientists nowadays. Its effect on human health and welfare is recently considered as an important and vital issue which encourages scientists and interested agencies all over the world, such as World Health Organisation (WHO), to conduct more researches concerning the assessment of its levels and harmful effects.
The competition deals with the similar aspect of problems arising due to noise pollution attached with a proposition mentioned below which is needed to be reviewed, analyzed in order to find out cost-effective and innovative solutions for the management of environmental issues dealt in the proposition along with the touch of Constitutional laws and Environmental laws. The event aims to spread public awareness among the people about the rising concern of
Environment problems and gives a platform for providing an effective solution for the same.

Format

LANGUAGE
All submissions need to be in English only.
ELIGIBILITY
All students, scholars, and others from any program, college, or course are eligible for this
competition.
TEXT
1. Main Text :
  - Font Type – Times New Roman
  - Font Size – 12
  - Line Spacing – 1.5
2. Sub-Headings:
  - Font Type – Times New Roman
  - Font Size – 14
3. Title/Main heading:
  - Font Type – Times New Roman
  - Font Size – 16
4. Foot Notes:
  - Font Type – Times New Roman
  - Font Size – 10Single 1 line spacing
5. Numbering of the pages should be systematic.

NOTE: Competitors should strictly adhere to the given format.

MARKING CRITERIA

The Competitors will be marked on a scale on 50 marks as per the following:

Identification of Legal Principles – 10 marks
Clarity of the concept – 10 marks
Use of language and representation – 10 marks
Recognition of the Environmental and other issues – 10 marks
Effective Solutions/ suggestions – 10 marks

SUBMISSION:

Last Date for the registration: 05 November 2021
Last date of submission: 10 November 2021
The Competitors are required to mail their submissions to ‘ Gbucelmar@gmail.com
The file submission must be done in pdf format only, with the file name as “PA_name” eg. PA_rohan
The competitors are required to register at first instance in order to be a part of the event, absence of which the submission will not be accepted. The registration link is given below.

CASH PRIZES:

The submissions of all will be critically evaluated by the judges and respective authorities on the
criteria mentioned above, out of which the best 3 submissions will be rewarded with the cash
prizes as mentioned below.
Note: Also e- certificate for participation will be provided to all the participants.
• Winner – Rs. 2000
• Runner up – Rs. 1500
• 1st runner up – Rs. 1000

III. VIDEOGRAPHY COMPETITION

For further details and details regarding videography competition please click on the link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p34vuLue6gK1YIrNDpACGIwwVXhxt2S2/view

PAYMENT DETAILS

Payment mode can be NEFT/RTGS/GOOGLE PLAY/PHONEPE/PAYTM/UPI
TRANSFER/BHIM in favor of GAUTAM BUDDHA UNIVERSITY
BANK NAME – Punjab National Bank BANK BRANCH – GBU, Greater Noida
ACCOUNT NO. – 6660000100000025 IFSC CODE – PUNB0666000
NOTE: Please attach the screenshot and transaction ID in the registration form.
Registration Fee: Rs 100 for each competition

Registration Link

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